In the village of Sankarapuram in India, 22 people with cataracts were operated on with the support of the Humanium association. Cataracts is an eye disease that is the result of the clouding of the eye, on the converging lens that is in the interior of the eye. If cataracts affects one in five people […]
Humanium helps the villagers of Azakusamudram, in the Southeast of India, with a new global project centred on mutual aid and sustainable development. During 24 months, Humanium and its local partners are going to support the village of Azakusamudram by displaying 7 additional programs of support in Education, Health, Microfinance, Human Rights, Environment, Citizenship and […]
Jeeva, a 45 years old woman living in Sankarapuram, is a councellor of her village. Though she studied up to sixth class, she is empowered socially and economically through the intervention of the project development activities supported by Humanium in her village. Now, Jeeva is a member of Om Sakthi self-help group. She proudly says, […]
Last July, the United Nations recognized that the right to water is a fundamental right. Yet, in the world and in particular in India, this right is far from being a reality. The Humanium NGO takes action at the local level in order for this right to become reality in Indian villages. Since July 28th […]
As a complement to public awareness campaigns, the Humanium NGO creates consciousness raising paintings on the village walls. As a result, the villagers continue to have access to key information in order to live a healthy and dignified life. Spreading awareness is fundamental in order to help a village develop in an autonomous and sustainable […]
The children of the village of Annathur, in south-east India, will see their village transforming day after day. In the coming months, all the village children will have the right to go to school, and their mothers will receive training and tuition, and learn to read, write and count … The idea is that the […]
To allow villagers access to safe drinking water whilst ensuring the hygiene of water points, two water management platforms have been constructed. Up until now, the village of Sankarapuram has not had adequate facilities to ensure the hygiene of water points, not being equipped with drainage systems to allow the infiltration of the water into […]
In order to fight under-feeding and malnutrition, Humanium has implemented a nutrition program based on mothers’ awareness of feeding practices and children’s health recovery. Thanks to this program, Sankarapuram malnourished children get food supplements. These ready- to- use food supplements are mainly composed of local seeds which have high nutritive value at low cost. To […]
In order to improve the health and hygiene of the community, Humanium regularly holds medical camps in Sankarapuram, and educates the villagers on health problems specific to rural living. Two medical camps have already been set up in Sankarapuram, benefiting more than 300 inhabitants. These camps are run by qualified doctors and nurses, who provide […]
Ezhilarasan is only 10, but he has become an embodiment of courage and determination for Sankarapuram’s villagers. Ezhilarasan lost his mother when he was only 1. Abandoned by his father, he was left in the care of his grandmother. They now live in a house overhanging the village of Sankarapuram, without running water or electricity. […]
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