Woman Empowerment

A positive step towards complete nourishment

SONALI Nutrimix is a low cost FSSAI approved supplementary food that has a proven efficacy in addressing malnutrition issues in women, children. Comprising of indigenous ingredients, the composition can be customised to suit the beneficiary’s needs and is available in different exciting variants.

Awakening to the call of good health

Sonali Nutrimix, a low cost supplementary food, has been developed to provide nutrition to the malnourished children & women.

SONALI Nutrimix was born out of a scientific conviction deeply embedded into the Indian social context. India, in the 70s and 80s, was struggling to find solutions to the malady of malnutrition that was deeply affecting the deprived sections of society.

Having worked closely in the areas of mother and child health and nutrition, Shri Ajoy Kr Mistry took up a project in late 6 years to conceptualize a proper child nutrition supplement that would be

Made out of easily available ingredients
Affordably priced for the financially weak
Easy to prepare at home

The outcome of the project was very encouraging and SONALI Nutrimix was introduced to the world.

Ever since then there has been a constant endeavour to improve the flavour and form of SONALI Nutrimix.

SONALI Nutrimix and its Impact on Public Health Issues

Protein Energy Malnutrition

Supply of adequate energy for growth promotion and replenishing the negative energy balance

Superior quality protein for muscle mass building

Fat and carbohydrates for body building functions and growth promotions

Micronutrients especially B-vitamins and minerals like Iron, Calcium, Zinc acts as a catalyst for nutrient utilization, immunity boosting and growth promotion

Anemia

Superior quality protein promotes formation of hemoglobin, reducing incidences of anemia

Double fortification of the product with iron and iodine also supplies good quantity of iron and iodine

Presence of Vitamin C helps to promote Iron absorption reducing anemia incidences

Other micronutrients especially Vitamin B12, Folic Acid also help prevent other forms of anemia common among adolescents and women

Tuberculosis

Calorie dense food supplement consisting of superior quality protein, fat and carbohydrates for nutritional support

Enhanced fortified essential micro-nutrients promotes drug utilization, nutrition uptake to support speedy recovery

Micronutrients like Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin B-Complex, Zinc, Selenium and Copper reduces the risk of co-morbidities and also

acts as antioxidant nutrients which helps in neutralizing the damage caused by free radicals

Non-Communicable Diseases

Calorie dense food supplement consisting of superior quality protein, fat and carbohydrates for nutritional support for steady recovery, active lifestyle

Enhanced fortified essential micro-nutrients promotes drug utilization, nutrition uptake to support speedy recovery

Micronutrients reduces the risk of co-morbidities and also acts as antioxidant nutrients which helps in neutralizing the damage caused by free radicals and drugs

Immunity Booster

Steady nutritional supply for maintenance of nutritional status and health

Enhanced fortified essential micro-nutrients promotes immunity, nutrition uptake to support positive health

Micronutrients reduce the chances of developing morbidities and also act as antioxidant which helps in neutralizing the damage caused by free radicals

Mission :

Provision of Economically viable Nutrition Solution and Social entrepreneurship opportunity for the marginalised community especially women.

Key insights on the need for nutrition

Context

An estimated 40% of the world’s severely malnourished children under the age of 5 live in India, 49.5 % below age 5 are severely or moderately underweight. 3 in every 4 children are anemic and 1 in 3 is stunted.

At least half of Indian infant deaths are related to malnutrition, often associated with infectious diseases.

In the districts of West Bengal, 51.8% of the children below 2 years of age are malnourished. 22.09% of these children suffer from moderate to severe anemia. West Bengal is the fourth worst state with malnutrition status and anemia.

The most damaging effects of under-nutrition occur during pregnancy and the first two years of a child’s life. These damages are irreversible. Malnutrition impedes motor, sensory, cognitive, inclusive social and economic development. Malnourished children are less likely to benefit from schooling, are vulnerable to child exploitation and will consequently have lower income as adults.

Reason

Child malnutrition is rampant because:

Access to nutrition remains a challenge due to poverty and habitus.

Quality of supply and performance of nutrition are often inadequate. What the subalterns can afford or get is substandard.

Inefficiency and Ineffectiveness: Institutional services are plagued by high overheads and are often lopsided. Some equally critical services get less attention. For example, government initiatives provide nutrition, but lack follow up and monitoring to ensure consumption and impact.

Community Involvement: Development programs often treat communities as passive recipients. Their lack of involvement and ownership pose challenges to sustainability of programs whenever the institutions reduce attention and support.

Solution

HUMANITY TRUST has worked and is still working towards finding innovative and implementable solutions for this problem. Two aspects of this solution are nutritious product and nutrition related services.

Community + Model

Involvement and employment of women from economically marginalized community

Skill development and improvement in employability

“By the community, for the community” concept of dissipation of Zero Mile Delivery

A push to break the vicious cycle of poverty and promotion of socio-economic welfare

Community SHG

Community AWC

GH Micro Unit

Community Beneficiary

Women Empowerment

Humanity Trust has taken an initiatives to eradicate the poverty of those families who lost their breadwinner and jobs during dreaded Covid pandemic after visiting 383 no. of villages in Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram,Sundarban Costal, Kolkata Slum Area in West Bengal and 144 no. of villages of Mayurbhanj and Balaswar in Odisha