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Urban Nutrition Program:

Improving Nutrition & Access to Clean Water

Project Goal

Improve health and reduce malnutrition through innovative water and nutrition solutions.

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  • immersion + research
  • transforming + designing
  • implementing + finalizing
  • fortifying + measuring

Overview

Design Impact will partner with Deep Griha Society (DGS) to analyze and improve their community nutrition program that provides meals in three Pune slums. This project aims to develop a new program that enables DGS to provide more nutritious meals (characterized by an increase in protein and iron) while maintaining or reducing existing costs. In addition, lack of access to safe drinking water is an issue that has negative health effects on the communities served by DGS. In an effort to improve the health of Deep Griha’s constituency, Design Impact will use on-site research to develop testable systems that improve the delivery of nutritious food and safe drinking water to these communities.

Project Updates

Fellow

Anisha Shankar completed her graduate work in community-based natural resource management at the University of Delaware. Anisha has designed, implemented, and managed conservation outreach to businesses in Washington State’s Puget Sound region. She has worked at Delaware- and Pune-based environmental non-profit organizations, and as a newspaper writer in Pune, India.

Partner

Location: Pune, Maharashtra

Deep Griha Society aims to improve the livelihoods of people living in the slums of Pune, India. DGS offers quality medical care and focuses on a variety of family welfare programs that promote education, health, and self-help initiatives. These programs assist thousands of beneficiaries within Pune and several nearby villages.

Outcomes

  • Improved access to nutrient-rich food for DGS communities; increased quality of DGS nutrition programming
  • Improved access to clean water for DGS communities