Neevv is a social enterprise dedicated to improving health and life outcomes for current and future generations. With a focus on nutrition, Neevv aims to create and nurture demand for good nutrition, prevent and respond to malnutrition, and improve the nutrition status of individuals, families, and communities. They are committed to addressing underserved needs, sustainability, and social and environmental impact.

As a catalyst for nutrition innovation, Neevv builds, tests, and scales ideas through innovative food solutions, community engagement, collaborations, technology, and policy engagement. They specifically target the critical nutrition needs during the foundational thousand days, which includes pregnancy, lactation, and infancy up to two years of age.

Over the next five years, Neevv aims to impact two million mothers and children, focusing on addressing anemia and other micronutrient deficiencies to break the cycle of childhood stunting.

Recognizing malnutrition as a major public health problem, Neevv acknowledges that undernutrition persists globally, affecting 1 in 2 preschool-aged children and 2 in 3 women of reproductive age worldwide. They emphasize the need to address this issue, as malnutrition is the underlying cause of nearly half of all deaths among children under five years old.

In India, where Neevv is based, child malnutrition remains a challenge despite progress in improving food security and nutrition. Significant percentages of children are underweight, stunted, and wasted, and a large number of pregnant women are anemic. Neevv believes that addressing undernutrition has significant implications for the wellbeing and economic health of a country.

They emphasize the critical role of nutrition in growth, brain development, immune function, and vital bodily functions. Lack of good nutrition can have devastating lifelong consequences, including physical growth issues, intellectual development impairments, mental health problems, susceptibility to diseases, and reduced earning potential.

Neevv highlights that childhood malnutrition is responsible for high childhood mortality rates, disease burden, and lower lifetime earnings. Furthermore, adequate childhood nutrition, especially during the first thousand days, is crucial for a child's overall development and significantly impacts their future physical and mental health, intellectual ability, and earning potential.

Breaking the intergenerational cycle of undernutrition and stunting requires improving the nutrition status of women and children. Neevv's dedicated team, which includes Rima Pande, Amarjeet Sinha, Iksha Chhabra, Keerthi Priya, Himanshu Sinha, and Sowmya Ramesh, is actively working towards these goals.

To learn more about Neevv and get involved in their mission, you can reach out to them through their website. Neevv is committed to making a lasting impact on health and nutrition for current and future generations.