The Nutrition Project – Super 5
Manthan Sansthan, in association with Barefoot College had been working for the development of malnourishment amongst the children of rural communities of Rajasthan. ‘The Nutrition Project’ introduced the ‘Super 5’, a traditional nutritional supplement, an amalgamation of five natural products- wheat, peanuts, sesame seeds, bengal grams and jaggery. The supplement is a nutritional mix to combat undernourishment in children and iron deficiency in women. B.Barefoot department of Barefoot College Tilonia is the production unit of Super 5.
The campaign was initiated with the implementation of consumption of the Super 5 by the rural children. We have reached out to 1186 children in age group of 6-14 years of 13 schools in ajmer and naguar districts. Base line healthcheck-up campshave been conducted in schools to know the initial health status of the children. Soon after that, super 5 is being distributed among the children providing two sachets of 25g per day per child. Awareness sessions regarding nutritional food and sanitation have been conducted with the children. Quarterly health camps will be organized soon to know the changes in the health status of the children consuming Super 5.