Land rights for Women ... can help ease India's child malnutrition crisis Despite progress on many fronts, India's child malnutrition rate rivals that of sub-Saharan Africa. Growing evidence shows a way forward – giving women legal control of the land they farm. An Indian child eats mid-day meals organised by the government of Andhra Pradesh at a shanty area in Hyderabad, India. Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP The findings of a new study (pdf) released last week … [Read more...]
Land rights for women can help ease India’s child malnutrition crisis
January 25, 2012 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: AFRICA, FEATURED, WORLD ISSUES, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Africa, babies, celebration, children, food, hunger, land rights, malnutrition, poverty, Sub-Saharan Africa, women nursing, women.