Saoner, 4 September 2024: Fortune SuPoshan is a flagship project of Adani Wilmar, which is implemented by the Adani Foundation across 17 locations in 11 states in India. The project aims to contribute to the government's Poshan Abhiyaan on reducing malnutrition and anemia among children below 5 years, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating women. The project is delivered in the community through community level volunteer known as SuPoshan Sangini. These Sanginis are trained to identify and refer malnourished children, provide home-based counselling, conduct cooking demonstrations, organize focus group discussions and nutrition camps, conduct village-level programs, develop kitchen gardens and create community awareness about malnutrition-related issues.

Today the project has been launched in Saoner taluka of Nagpur district. According to National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) the level of severe malnutrition in the wasting category among children under five years is 20.0%, and the overall wasting level is 34.4%, 33.9% of children are underweight, 70.5% of children under 5 years and 53.6% of women aged 15 to 49 are anaemic.

Project Fortune SuPoshan aims to support the nutrition drive to achieve the Prime Minister's goal of a well-nourished India and contribute to the work of ICDS for a malnutrition and anaemia-free society. Each Suposhan Sangini will collaborate with three Anganwadi centers and support monitoring and measurement, family counselling, group discussions, developing kitchen gardens and wash baskets and work to strengthen IYCF and WASH practices. The work will be done in coordination with the ICDS department. Each Sangini will be equipped with weight machine, infantometer, stadiometer and a modern tablet where she will teach informative videos using technology.

The project will be implemented for a period of 4 years starting from the baseline survey by the third party. The project was launched at Late Ram Ganesh Gadkari Natya auditorium by District Parishad President Mrs. Muktatai Kokkade. She chaired the event and expressed the importance of working on critical issues like malnutrition and anemia towards a healthy society. She assured all possible support towards success of this novel cause.

Shri Govind Rao ji Thakre, Sabhapati of Panchayat Samiti Saoner appreciated the efforts of Fortune SuPoshan project.

Shri Yogendra Chauhan, Plant Head of Adani Wilmar Limited Saoner, congratulated the team and shared his wishes for the successful intervention. Mr. Vivek Yadav, Head of Health and Nutrition from Adani Foundation, Ahmedabad presented the project information. HR Head Saoner of Adani Wilmar Limited concluded the program by thanking everyone. Over 120 participants were present in the event including SuPoshan team, Zilla Panchayat office bearers, officials from ICDS and Health departments, Anganwadi workers and Suposhan Sangini.

About the Adani Foundation

Since 1996, Adani Foundation, the community engagement arm of the Adani Group, has remained agile and deeply committed to making strategic social investments for sustainable outcomes across India. It is empowering and enriching the lives of children, women, youth, and marginalised communities in the core areas of education, health and nutrition, sustainable livelihood, community development, and climate action. The strategies of the Foundation are integrated in national priorities and global Sustainable Development Goals. Adani Foundation is currently operating in 6,769 villages across 19 states, positively impacting 9.1 million lives.