My name is Tanish. I am 15 years old and a Grade10 student at Phoenix Greens School of Learning, Kokapet, Hyderabad.

I have undertaken this campaign to support children who have cancer and their families with a monthly ration basket. This will benefit children in 2 cancer hospitals in Hyderabad - Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and the MNJ Institute of Oncology.

I have undertaken this campaign because this is a critical element in the treatment of these children who go through the difficult journey of fighting cancer. Although there are several people and organizations that sponsor the treatment of financially stressed patients, there are very few that help out with an equally important issue - "THEIR FOOD AND NUTRITION".

Children from low-income homes are often malnourished. Malnourished children respond poorly to medical interventions such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and/or surgery, with increased episodes of toxicity, interruptions in hospital admissions, and inability to take timely chemotherapy in full doses, leading to a poor response to treatment. Overall, malnutrition increases the rate of abandonment of therapy and doubles the risk of death due to cancer.

The cost to impact a child is only INR 4500 with the monthly ration kit/basket. This is enough for the family.