Karunai Illam Trust / Tuesday, 24 April 2018 / Categories: Key Messages Why do we do this work? Poverty and illiteracy in India India is a growing economy. Yet most children get fewer than six years of schooling and one in nine is illiterate. Poor diets mean that 38% of children under the age of five are so underfed as to damage their physical and mental capacity irreversibly, according to the Global Nutrition Report.” – Economist magazine Jan 13-19 2018 Print 3912