The Needs

“The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.”
-Mother Teresa

Physical

Every 15 seconds a child under 5 years old dies in India.

47% of children ages 0-5 are malnourished and 2.2 million die every year of preventable causes.

6.5% of all children will die before age one.

Spiritual

India is a land of many religions including Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Christianity.

The great diversity of religion and language (1600 dialects), creates hindrances to communication, education, health care and economic stability for all the people, especially the poor.

Educational

1 out of 3 adults are illiterate

Only 1 in 3 girls goes to school

Due to the poor social, economic and physical status, 50-60 million children ages 6-11 or nearly 25% of the total child population are not attending school.

Social

9% of all children are orphans

35 million orphans

Nearly 1/3 of India’s population lives below the poverty line ($365 per year)

Over 2 million uneducated and unskilled women and girls turn to prostitution.