Why SOCIAL
Once, Mahatma Gandhi said, "Poverty is worst form of violence". When 84 % of households in the country suffered a decline in their income in a year marked by tremendous loss of life and livelihoods, the number of Indian billionaires grew from 102 to 142, Oxfam India's latest briefing 'Inequality Kills' has revealed. In India 2% wealth is kept by 50% people. India's 1% richest people have total 58% India's wealth. Worlds 8 top people keep 50% of world’s wealth. In India, inequality, poverty is reason of lack of focus on social indicator..
Extent of the problem
Amongst multiple factors affecting people’s health in rural areas, sanitation and nutrition play a crucial role. According to UNICEF, 1.2 million children’s died in India who are below 5 year & 40% among then died in 4 weeks. 5.9 million children died in India, Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan. UNICEF said India & Nigeria is economically strong but not able to reduce no of death. While several government initiatives and schemes have been launched to promote better health, sometimes the facilities are not easily accessible in the remote terrains of rural India. Landlessness, Empowerment, Size of families, Illiteracy, Poor Health/ Malnutrition, Child Labour, Helplessness, Inflation, Saturation are the Poverty Issues in India.
Our Approach
BTCF is working with and for communities to foster healthy lifestyles and improve access to good health in rural areas. Development may be possible without growth but growth is not possible without development. Development is freedom which is often associated with modernization, leisure, computerization, industrialization, efficient transport & communication network large education system.
1) Social Indicator- Literacy
2) Health Indicator- Malnutrition
3) Economic Indicator- Wealth, Economic Opportunities
1) Global Childhood Report Released by Save the Children
2) Oxfam India
3) World Population Prospects
