Shining Eyes

3ooo children under five years of age die in India every day as a consequence of under

malnutrition. The Santals in our rural project area around Santiniketan, West Bengal, are subsis

ence farmers who cultivate rice. Vegetables, eggs, meat and fruits are rarely available with these

families. Instead they use to eat plain rice, sometimes along with some pulses or potatoes. As vitamins,

minerals and protein is missing in the diet, most of

and B lack as well as mental retardation. They suffer from preventable infections frequently and are ther

fore at risk of dying. Pregnant women mostly suffer from night blindness and anemia.

We have built up a 40-bedded preventive health care centre

malnourished and infected children as well as to the pregnant ladies. We offer five nutritious meals a day

and teach the mothers of the malnourished children h

offer nutrition and hygiene education at our health care centre and guide the mothers to start kitchen ga

dens and duck husbandries in their homes to change the deeply rooted food habits slowly. Children wi

fever, diarrhea and pneumonia receive a profound medical treatment at our hospital.

Furthermore, we assist the villagers to build up washing houses

tion and prevent diseases from the outset. Mothers are guided by

their hygiene habits. All malnourished children under five years and pregnant women receive a cooked

supplement meal. The children are measured and weighted regularly to monitor their weight and health

development. Dr. Monika Golembiewski, a pediatrician from Germany, builds up this medical village deve

opment with preventive focus since 19 years and makes every effort to enable the Santal children to have a

healthy development. For the last five years her daughter in

her in her efforts. We clearly see the success of

birth weight , morbidity decreases and a strong mental development of the children is observable.

After the nutrition program: Shining Eyes!

Need for vitamin, mineral and protein

We would like to provide micronutrient supplements

in the village based nutrition programmes.

supplementation of the ICDS Anganwadi Centre

Indian government free of cost. We assume that children

richer in vitamins, minerals and proteins

child care. We want to identify the most effective way to

Shining Eyes – medical development project in India

3ooo children under five years of age die in India every day as a consequence of under

malnutrition. The Santals in our rural project area around Santiniketan, West Bengal, are subsis

ence farmers who cultivate rice. Vegetables, eggs, meat and fruits are rarely available with these

lies. Instead they use to eat plain rice, sometimes along with some pulses or potatoes. As vitamins,

minerals and protein is missing in the diet, most of the children show clinical signs of

and B lack as well as mental retardation. They suffer from preventable infections frequently and are ther

fore at risk of dying. Pregnant women mostly suffer from night blindness and anemia.

preventive health care centre at Santiniketan to give medical care to the

malnourished and infected children as well as to the pregnant ladies. We offer five nutritious meals a day

and teach the mothers of the malnourished children how to prepare a healthy meal at low cost. We also

offer nutrition and hygiene education at our health care centre and guide the mothers to start kitchen ga

dens and duck husbandries in their homes to change the deeply rooted food habits slowly. Children wi

pneumonia receive a profound medical treatment at our hospital.

e assist the villagers to build up washing houses with toilets to improve the hygiene situ

tion and prevent diseases from the outset. Mothers are guided by our village health workers to improve

their hygiene habits. All malnourished children under five years and pregnant women receive a cooked

meal. The children are measured and weighted regularly to monitor their weight and health

. Monika Golembiewski, a pediatrician from Germany, builds up this medical village deve

opment with preventive focus since 19 years and makes every effort to enable the Santal children to have a

healthy development. For the last five years her daughter in law Silvia, a development economist,

. We clearly see the success of the nutrition programmes, as newborn babies have a higher

birth weight , morbidity decreases and a strong mental development of the children is observable.

After the nutrition program: Shining Eyes!

vitamin, mineral and protein supplements:

micronutrient supplements for the malnourished children in

programmes. Moreover, we plan to conduct a randomized control trial on the

ICDS Anganwadi Centre meals for children under five, which are provided by the

. We assume that children could be more healthy, if Anganwadi meals were

richer in vitamins, minerals and proteins or rather if the mother knew more about nutrition, hygiene and

want to identify the most effective way to reduce child malnutrition in West Bengal, India.

edical development project in India

3ooo children under five years of age die in India every day as a consequence of under- and

malnutrition. The Santals in our rural project area around Santiniketan, West Bengal, are subsist-

ence farmers who cultivate rice. Vegetables, eggs, meat and fruits are rarely available with these

lies. Instead they use to eat plain rice, sometimes along with some pulses or potatoes. As vitamins,

the children show clinical signs of iron lack, vitamin A

and B lack as well as mental retardation. They suffer from preventable infections frequently and are there-

fore at risk of dying. Pregnant women mostly suffer from night blindness and anemia.

at Santiniketan to give medical care to the

malnourished and infected children as well as to the pregnant ladies. We offer five nutritious meals a day

ow to prepare a healthy meal at low cost. We also

offer nutrition and hygiene education at our health care centre and guide the mothers to start kitchen gar-

dens and duck husbandries in their homes to change the deeply rooted food habits slowly. Children with

pneumonia receive a profound medical treatment at our hospital.

with toilets to improve the hygiene situa-

health workers to improve

their hygiene habits. All malnourished children under five years and pregnant women receive a cooked

meal. The children are measured and weighted regularly to monitor their weight and health

. Monika Golembiewski, a pediatrician from Germany, builds up this medical village devel-

opment with preventive focus since 19 years and makes every effort to enable the Santal children to have a

lvia, a development economist, supports

nutrition programmes, as newborn babies have a higher

birth weight , morbidity decreases and a strong mental development of the children is observable.

for the malnourished children in our hospital and also

a randomized control trial on the

for children under five, which are provided by the

be more healthy, if Anganwadi meals were

ore about nutrition, hygiene and

reduce child malnutrition in West Bengal, India.

Santals in the project area use to cultivate rice Hygiene and nutrition are inadequate

Early motherhood is very common Eye diseases are the order of the day

Our children’s hospital is a preventive centre Sick children receive medical treatment

Their mothers are trained in nutrition In the villages we build up washing houses with toilets

All children in the villages are weighted, measured and physically examined

The children blossom out during the nutrition programmes, the newborns have a higher birth weight

Hygiene improvements are practiced Kitchen gardens enrich the diet at home

Moringa leafs are dense of proteins, vitamins and minerals and are mixed in the children’s food

Shining Eyes – medical first aid for children and socioeconomic village development in India e.V.

Dr. Monika Golembiewski, Buchernstr. 5/2, 74223 Flein, Germany, e-mail gegol@t-online.de

phone Germany 0049 7131 250221, phone India 9434945665, www.shiningeyes.de