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Project FEmale
Project FEmale is a public health and education initiative focused on increasing nutritional awareness and reducing anemia rates among women and children in India!
We work at the community level to make iron intake accessible through three core strategies. We conduct nutrition education workshops and hands-on cooking sessions to help women understand the importance of balanced diets and prepare affordable, iron-rich meals using locally available ingredients.
We also distribute iron ingots as a safe, food-based alternative to supplements, helping increase iron intake naturally without any major side effects. What truly sets our work apart is our strong focus on follow-up. We regularly revisit communities to ensure that these practices are actually adopted and sustained over time.
This helps us build trust and track progress, which is crucial because consistency is what actually leads to long-term change in communities with low medical adherence is. So far, we have impacted over 200 women across 40 households and are working at 5 different sites, including schools, shelters, and local hospitals.
With the support of the Global Youth Action Fund, we are so excited to expand to 7 new locations and reach over 550 women, strengthening both our outreach and follow-up efforts!
Find out more: Instagram - @ironforfemale