2. Overview
• Introduction to India
• Challenges for children in India
• Save the Children in India
• Itinerary
• What to bring
• Making the most of your visit
• Before you depart
• Forms
3. Introduction to India
Key Facts
•Capital City: New Delhi
•Total Population: 1.21 Billion (2nd largest population)
•Official Language: Hindi (with English as a subsidiary language)
•Local Time: +5 hours
Further Info
•Life Expectancy: 65 years
•More children under-five die in India than any other
country in the world - nearly 2 million each year
•More starving children than whole of Africa
•1 of the fastest growing economies in the world
•Inequality
•UK Aid cut by 2015
4. The situation for children in India
• 20% of the world’s under-five deaths.
• Preventable
• Almost 50% of all children under five are
malnourished
• 100,000 maternal related deaths (2009)
• 7 million children are thought to be out of school
• The Right to Education Act 2009- government legally responsible for ensuring all
children 6-14 attend school + quality teaching + environment conducive to learning .
Yet thousands of the most vulnerable children across India still have no access to
education + poor quality.
5. Save the Children in India
• Save the Children has been working in India for over 60 years and is one of the
country’s largest child rights organisations.
• Supporting 600,000 children and their families across 54 districts in 13 states
• Innovative programmes
- child survival
- access to quality education
- child protection
- disasters and emergencies
• Working to directly reach
1.17 million children a year by 2015.
6. Health Programmes
• 2009- EVERYONE campaign in India- MDG 4
(a reduction by 2/3 of under-five child mortality by 2015)
• We’re continuing to improve the health of thousands of children and
mothers throughout India, and work to dramatically reduce the numbers
of children and mothers dying.
• We’re focussing our work in the most marginalised and poorest
communities in seven states - Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar, Rajasthan, West
Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. We are:
• Promoting the importance of accessing services related to maternal,
new born, child health and nutrition.
7. Health Programmes
• Training community health workers
• Providing health services to the most
marginalised families living in India’s
slums.
• Mobile Health Units providing essential medical care and education on good
sanitation practices to mothers and children.
• Working with actors such as the Department of Health and Family Welfare
in order to support the delivery of health and nutrition services to communities.
• Using our evidence to influence policies and programmes
8. Our Visit- Trip Objectives
- To understand the situation for children in India
- To visit health workers (including midwives, doctors and nurses) to learn
about the challenges they face
- To understand how international aid works and how these vital finds save
lives every day
- To meet and interact with communities to discuss health needs, concerns
and challenges.
9. Our Visit- Dates
Sunday 20th January- Sunday 27th January
2 days travel, 5 days visiting programmes, 1 day
relaxation and fun!
10. Our Visit- What to bring
ESSENTIAL Other
Passport Torch
Notepad & pens
Clothing Daypack (i.e. a very small back
Comfortable sturdy boots/shoes pack)
Formal shoes Drinking bottle
Waterproof jacket
Loose, modest clothing Money belt
Warm clothing for evenings
RECOMMENDED
Health & Hygiene Sandals
Toiletries Sun hat
Insect repellent (DEET)
Towel (travel) Ear plugs
Basic first aid kit (antiseptic spray, rehydration Snack foods (Cereal Bars,
sachets, blister kit, plasters, pain killers) flapjack, nuts)
Sun block Camera
Anti-malarials Swimming wear
Personal Medication (if needed)
Sunglasses· Beach towels
Anti-bacterial hand gel
11. money
•The Indian Currency is called the rupee and
denoted as INR.
•Rupees can only be obtained on arrival
and not in advance.
•International debit cards can be used to withdraw money from ATMs. ATMs are
found in cities and most large towns.
•International credit cards are accepted at a growing number of shops, restaurants
and travel agents, hospitals etc.
•Cash and travelers cheques of major currencies can be bought as a back up – US
Dollars, Sterling and Euros are easy to change in cities and major towns, though one
should always use banks or registered exchange bureau.
•When traveling to small towns you should have a good supply of rupees.
12. climate
Delhi: Subtropical (hot, wet summers, dry, cool, winters)
January: Winter- Days are mild and dry in North India with
average temperature of 10-15 degrees and can be cold at high
altitudes. Nights are cold.
13. Security
First Day: Travel and Security Briefing at Save the Children Delhi Office
Risks
•Terrorism
•Civil disturbance
•Natural disasters
•FloodS
14. SECURITY
• As a capital city Delhi is relatively safe for visitors.
• South and central Delhi is heavily policed and there are also numerous security
guards hired by residents, both individually and as collectives.
• There are police patrol vehicles at major intersections and special English speaking
tourist police at major tourist sites.
• However, visitors have been victims of serious assault in Delhi- there is always a
possibility of theft or scams designed to part you from your money.
• Be vigilant and follow the personal safety advice.
• Do not walk alone in the city after dark.
• Always agree a price in advance for any transaction
• Most scams/touts are around New Delhi Railway Station and the surrounding
tourist hub, Janpath and major tourist sites.
15. Other
• India has a high degree of mobile connectivity. Local SIM
• Internet is widely available in hotels and internet cafes and Save the Children
office.
• Landline telephone is also reliable. There are private STD/ISD call booths with
direct local, interstate and international dialing.
16. FORMS
• Essential information forms
• Child Safeguarding Agreement
• Disclaimer
• Visa
• Travel Insurance
Editor's Notes
The news shows that when children have access to health workers, vaccines and enough of the right food, they live to fulfil their potential. It shows that aid works – and that together we can influence world leaders to do the right thing.
Now, a deadly combination of climate change, rising food prices and the global economic crisis means the number of children across the world going hungry is actually on the rise. a life sentence of hunger Malnutrition is the hidden cause of over 2.6 million child deaths every year; every hour of every day 300 children die because they can ’t get the food they need. children are left so weakened by relentless hunger that their starved bodies can ’t fight off illnesses like diarrhoea or pneumonia. You won ’t see it on their death certificates, but malnutrition is the biggest underlying cause of children dying globally. For those who survive, hunger can be a life sentence. long-term malnutrition causes devastating and irreversible damage to children ’s bodies and brains, permanently stunting their growth and meaning they do less well in school and later life. And when children are consistently getting too little to eat, they ’re far less able to cope when things reach crisis point, as they have across Africa. Right now, extreme hunger has gripped the entire width of the continent – from Senegal on the west coast to Somalia on the east. More than a million children there face starvation. This devastating crisis is yet another indication that the international response system isn ’t working. Too often help comes too little, too late, and children pay the price with their lives.
