08/08/2025
🌸 INNER WHEEL CLUB SHIMLA MIDTOWN 🌸
District: 308
Date: 07/08/2025
Project Category: Reach Out for a Better World 🌍
Sub-Category: Family Welfare – Health & Community.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
On the occasion of Breastfeeding Week, the Inner Wheel Club Shimla Midtown organized an informative and impactful awareness session at Anganwadi Center, Barmu, Village Kelti.
The session was specially curated for pregnant and lactating women, focusing on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for the health and well-being of both mother and child. The ASHA worker of the area delivered a comprehensive health talk, explaining:
The benefits of exclusive breastfeeding,
Proper techniques and recommended duration,
Addressing common myths and doubts related to breastfeeding.
An interactive Q&A session followed, where mothers’ queries were addressed with empathy and clarity.
A heartwarming highlight of the event was the honoring of one lactating mother with a special token of appreciation who is feeding two other babies beside her own baby.
To promote maternal and child nutrition, the club distributed:
Nutritious snacks – including jaggery (gud), channa, milk, and daliya, Sanitary Napkins.
Vitamin and calcium supplements for mothers (sponsored by Ms. Neha Sharma),
Baby kits for all infants (two sets sponsored by Mrs. Neeru ji).
This initiative aimed to spread awareness, improve maternal health, and support early childhood development, especially in rural areas.
Beneficiaries:
11 pregnant and lactating women from Village Kelti
Sponsorship & Expenditure Details:
Supplements sponsored by: Ms. Neha Sharma – ₹6,960/-
Two baby sets sponsored by: Mrs. Neeru ji – ₹350/-
Amount spent by the club: ₹3030 /-
✅ Total Amount Spent: ₹10340/-
With warm regards,
Neha Sharma – President
Rajni Salwan – Secretary
Inner Wheel Club Shimla Midtown
