Village Bela Bahadurpur · Sitamarhi, Bihar

Nurturing smiles of children in rural India

We work in rural villages to ensure children grow up with the nutrition, education, and wellness they deserve — because every child's smile is a new dawn.

Our Programs Our Story
Who we are

A promise to every child in the village

Our Vision

To build a future where every child in the village has access to nutritious food, quality healthcare, and meaningful learning — empowering them to live with dignity, joy, opportunity, and hope.

Our Mission

To establish a village-level community centre that brings nutrition, education, and primary healthcare under one roof — built in genuine partnership with the community itself.

NUMK Care Foundation, through Navuday Muskaan, works at the grassroots level in Village Bela Bahadurpur, Sitamarhi — bringing children access to daily nutrition, joyful learning, and basic healthcare.

We believe lasting change cannot be imposed from outside — it must be built with the people it serves. When children are fed, they attend school. When they are given books and guided learning, they become curious. When families are engaged as partners, they sustain and expand what is built.

"Navuday" means a new dawn. "Muskaan" means a smile. One child, one smile, one new dawn at a time.

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Rooted in communityWe work alongside families, not above them. The community centre model is built to last.
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Holistic careNutrition, learning, and wellness together — because no child can learn on an empty stomach.
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Transparent & accountableIncorporated as a Section 8 Company under the Companies Act, 2013 — governed by a board with mandatory annual filings and audited accounts.
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30,000+
Nutritious meals served to village children
Dr. Renu Chatterjee with children Dr. Tanuj Sidhartha with children Boys at Muskaan Pustakalay

Our team and the children of Bela Bahadurpur

What we do

Programs that change lives

Each program addresses a specific, urgent need — so every child in Village Bela Bahadurpur has a fair chance to grow, learn, and thrive.

Poshan — nutritious daily meals for children
Poshan

One free nutritious meal every day for village children — designed to address protein and iron deficiency. We use iron-rich ingredients including moringa leaves, lentils, and locally sourced vegetables. Iron and protein supplementation through moringa began in 2025.

🍱 30,000+ meals served · Since Dec 2023
Nutrition · Active
Swasth Bachpan — child health
Swasth Bachpan

Regular health check-ups, growth monitoring, health education, and medicines for children in the village. Most recently, a health camp was held on 10 May 2026 for all enrolled children.

Wellness · Active
Muskaan Pustakalay library
Muskaan Pustakalay

A village library with a growing collection of books and digital devices including laptops and Wi-Fi access. Open 6 days a week — a genuine learning hub for the village. Open since February 2025.

Learning · Active
Padhai — education and digital literacy
Padhai

Online English, Science, and Mathematics classes via live video since August 2024. Hands-on digital literacy sessions running since May 2025. As of May 2026, 30 children are enrolled in our academic programme.

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AI Personal Tutor — coming soon We are working to give every child their own AI tutor — personalised learning that adapts to each child, in their own language, at their own pace.
Learning · Active
From the ground

Latest updates

Stories and milestones as they happen in Village Bela Bahadurpur.

May 2026
30 children enrolled for academic success

Thirty children from the village are now formally enrolled in our Padhai programme — receiving English, Science, and Mathematics classes alongside digital literacy training at the Muskaan Pustakalay.

Learning
May 10, 2026
Health check-up camp held for all children

A full health check-up was conducted for children enrolled across our programmes — growth monitoring, general health assessments, and health education provided to all participants.

Health
May 2026
Basic Science classes begin

Science has been added to our curriculum at the Pustakalay, giving children in Bela Bahadurpur access to foundational science education alongside English and Mathematics.

Learning
2025
Iron & protein supplementation through moringa begins

Moringa (sahjan) leaves — rich in iron, protein, and essential vitamins — are now incorporated into daily Poshan meals. A low-cost, locally sourced response to the high rates of anaemia among village children.

Nutrition
The context

Why this matters

Rural Bihar faces a well-documented convergence of challenges for children. These are the realities that drive our work every single day.

⚠️ Ongoing Challenges in Rural Bihar
42.9%of children under five are stunted — a sign of chronic undernutrition that affects brain development and learning.
69%of children under five are anaemic, highlighting a critical need for iron-rich nutrition and healthcare.
22.9%suffer from acute wasting — a sign of severe, immediate malnutrition requiring urgent intervention.
📚Learning outcomes in rural Bihar remain far below national averages, with many children completing primary school unable to read a basic paragraph.
✅ Reasons for Hope
↓ MMRBihar's maternal mortality rate fell from 374 per 100,000 in 2005 to just 100 in 2022 — outpacing the national average decline.
94%of rural households in key districts now have tap water under the Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal initiative — reducing waterborne disease.
🌱When children are fed, they come to school. When families are engaged as partners, they sustain and expand what is built. We have seen this firsthand in Bela Bahadurpur.
"We are not here to deliver charity. We are here to build something lasting — a community centre model that is low-cost, locally embedded, and capable of growing with the village itself."
Our team

Leadership & Governance

NUMK Care Foundation is guided by a board with deep roots in Bihar and a genuine long-term commitment to the community.

Dr. Renu Chatterjee
Director, NUMK Care Foundation

Dr. Chatterjee is a physician who has served the people of Sitamarhi District for more than 40 years. Her lifelong dedication to community health is the moral foundation of our organisation, and her deep relationship with the families of Bela Bahadurpur gives our work its local credibility and trust.

Dr. Tanuj Sidhartha
Director, NUMK Care Foundation

Dr. Sidhartha is a physician based in the United States. As an NRI with strong ties to Bihar, he brings international perspective, fundraising capability, and a personal commitment to giving back to the land of his roots — reflecting the growing NRI community's desire to invest meaningfully in rural Bihar's future.

Get in touch

We'd love to hear from you

Whether you want to volunteer, partner, or simply know more — reach out anytime.

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AddressNUMK Care Foundation
Bela Bahadurpur, Sitamarhi
Bihar, India
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Want to volunteer? We welcome teachers, doctors, photographers, and anyone who cares. Write to us at tanuj@navudaymuskaan.com