The majority of Sarenga’s population hail from the Tribal community and live well below the poverty line. The village depends on agriculture and on daily wage labor in the non–agricultural season for their livelihood. The community is severely burdened by chronic food insecurity, limited employment and a lack of accessible health care and education.
Many children are forced to spend their days caring for their families, collecting wood and fetching water for the village. This has resulted in a poor literacy rate, especially among women and girls. Additionally the community suffers from anemia, malnutrition, diarrhea, stomach ailments and many other health problems due to a lack of health care facilities.

In 10 focus villages in the Sarenga region the project provides suport services to children of school going age to reduce dropouts and increase the literacy rate. The support offered to the children includes study materials, books and uniforms as well as games and play equipment.
Additionally the  project provides general health check ups as well as a commumity health and sanitation.

Downloadable Resources:

Project Sheet