Building toilets to fight disease

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In the village of Annathur in South-East India, where Humanium is carrying out a program of generalized sustainable development aid, villagers gathered to set up private toilets.  The importance of using toilets was emphasized during the awareness campaign led by our local partner, Hand in Hand India. Most households in Annathur had no access to […]

World Day against Child Labour

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World Day against Child Labour will take place on the 12th of June We often think that this reality does not exist. Today, however, there are still more than 215 million children workingin dangerous and degrading conditions around the world. Poverty is the main reason children have to work. In order to survive, they fall […]

Health Awareness Paintings in Azakusamudram, India

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The villagers of Azakusamudram, a small village in the south east of India which is being supported by Humanium, have been made aware of the basic principles of hygiene and health. Murals have been painted to highlight the importance of the basic principles of hygiene and health to the villagers. These paintings focus on the […]

Veterinary Camps in Annathur, India

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Thanks to Humanium’s efforts, several veterinary camps have been set up in the village of Annathur, to benefit not only animals but the human population as well. Agriculture and farming make up more than 70% of work done in this village, and serve as the main sources of sustenance for the villagers. The villagers’ survival […]

The project in the village of Sankarapuram was a success!

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In 2009, Humanium launched a global project for sustainable development in the village of Sankarapuram in south-eastern India. This project has now finished and we are proud to announce to all those who have followed and supported the project that it was a success! All of the joint objectives between Humanium and its local partners […]

Veterinary Camps

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1’912 animals were treated in the last two veterinary camps in Azakusamudram, South-East India. In order to ensure the good health of livestock, and allow their proper growth, two veterinary camps have already been held at the Azakusamudram village, where Humanium supports a global project for sustainable development. The animals are a source of milk, […]

Village child care center opening

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The child care center in the village of Azakusamudram in southeastern India has been entirely renovated thanks to Humanium’s support. Previously, the premises housing the child care center were dilapidated and hardly suitable to welcome children. Equipment was practically nonexistent, the children sat on the concrete floor, dishes were not washed, there was no water […]

Update on Ezhilarasan

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Ezhilarasan was a 10-year-old boy with a hole in his heart. His struggle to survive made him a symbol of courage and determination for everyone in his village. His grandmother and brother are still the only family he knows. They live together in a shanty, beyond the limits of the village. As members of the […]

Victory on malnutrition in Sankarapuram

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A great victory was won at Sankarapuram, India, where the Humanium Association implemented a nutritional program in 2009 : today, all the children are at a normal weight! When the nutritional program was debuted in the village, the majority of children had severe food deficiencies. Individualized monitoring was established, and each child was taken into […]