Haridashi Women Care and Child Nutrition Center

"A project to provide health and nutrition services to children and mothers"

Gokorno, just another village of Bangladesh. Not far from the meddling crowd of Dhaka city, yet lush with green and laced with calm and quietness. Breaking the silence, when our shallow-engine-driven boat approached the village, a group of joyous boys and girls greeted us as if we knew each other for so long!

A short walk took us to our destination- the "Haridashi Women Care and Child Nutrition Center (HWCCNC)", a small one storied building, brightly colored and conveniently situated at the outskirt of the village. We saw a swarm of village "mothers", with their babies in lap, flocked around the house, waiting eagerly to greet the person whose selfless dedication gave birth to this benevolent center.... more...

 

The Goal of The Project:

Rural women and children are the most neglected group of people in Bangladesh. Due to lack of health consciousness and easy access to medical care, expecting mothers don't get proper nutrition and health care during pregnancy. This deteriorates infant mortality and maternal mortality rates. Taking this into account, this project aims at -

Improving infant mortality and maternal mortality rate

Providing basic health care services to children and expecting mother

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