Why is it important to help India?

Take a look at India Poverty Facts…

According to UNICEF

• There are over 25 million orphans in India.
• 5,000 children under the age of 5 die every day in India due to preventable causes.

According to the World Health Organization:

• 49% of Children under five years old are stunted for their age.
• 43% of Children under five years old are underweight.
• Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 62/64.
• Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 53/54.
• 49 % of the world's underweight children, 34% of the world's stunted children and 46% of the world's wasted children, live in India.

According to the United Nations

• More than 56% pf households do not have electricity connections in India
• 27.5% of Indians live below the poverty line
• More than 60% of women in India are chronically poor

*According to the Global Hunger Index: India has the highest child malnutrition rate of the world's regions.