With 253 million adolescents, every fifth person in India is aged 10 to 19. The nation can thrive socially, politically, and economically only by ensuring their safety, health, education, and equipping them with essential life skills. This empowers the youth as crucial contributors to India’s sustained growth and development.

However, anemia is a major health crisis in India with rates among women and children remaining 20% and 15% more than the world average, resp. Anemia in children and adolescents results in poor intellectual ability, school performance and physical development. A key intervention is the Weekly Iron Folic Supplementation (WIFS) –  a tablet to school going children weekly. However, distribution in schools is far below requirement due to lack of coordination of supplies or due to resistance by students & parents. 

Sambandh is testing it’s Digital Program Implementation methodology to increase distribution levels by running a pilot in 5 districts of Meghalaya – Ribhoi, East Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills , South Garo Hills.