My name is Manas Kumar. I am 17 years old and a Grade 12 student at the DPS Electronic City, Bengaluru.

I’ve taken up this campaign to support children from low-income homes who are battling cancer. Many of them are also malnourished, and without proper food and nutrition, their fight becomes even harder. With your help, we can give them the strength they need to heal and hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Nutrition is a critical element in the successful treatment of these children who go through the difficult journey of fighting cancer. Although there are several people and organizations which 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 patients 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 NGO Cuddles gives the ration kit which helps these kids get the right nutrition and aids them as they fight cancer. The cost to impact a child and the family for a month is just INR 4500.

Support my campaign and together we can help save the lives of these cancer warriors.