By DEBADUTTA DASH | Secretary, Sukarya USA
HEALTH AWARENESS SESSIONS AS PART OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Asha, who lives in the Lapala village of Tijara district, makes it her prime duty to visit the Sukarya health camps without fail. Witnessing the personalized care and services provided by the Sukareya team, she soon starts attending the health awareness sessions with much enthuisiasm and hope. After a few sessions she quickly realizes the importance of all the discussions and presentations, the crux of the matter, which is all about breastfeeding. As a young mother it is a life changing learning for her. She makes sure that her son received her breast milk during nfancy, for the first six months.
Among other sessions as part of its Integrated Rural Development Program, Sukarya holds regular health awareness sessions at least once in every month in the villages of Tijara Block of Alwar district in the state of Rajasthan. Pregnant and lactating womenlike Asha from the village community gather and learn about the benefits of breastfeeding their new born children. When questions are asked and apprehensions are cleared in these sessions, feedback are always welcomed. The women learn that a child, in its infancy, needs the most critical care from her mother in the form of breastfeeding for the first 6 months of its life. It is medically proven fact that breastfeeding immensely helps strengthening the immune system of babies and longevity. For families in the villages mother's milk helps in saving costs of buying milk for the kid and also circumvents the effort of boiling and sterilizing. Moreover, in the initial few months when the child is most vulnerable to common viruses and bacteria, the necessary antibodies to develop immunity come from the mother’s milk.
Today, Asha shares her story to other women in her village of how her motherhood was a smooth sail. Her child, a healthy eight-month-old boy now, did not suffer from any diseases and illness as other infants do. Moreover, the boy has grown up to a very healthy weight and height, which is a source of immense joy to his parents. Other women, who have seen Asha’s child grow, gave testimonials on her story. Not only do they understand the importance of breastfeeding today, but also make sure to spread awareness around the issue. Asha today conveys tremendous gratitude to Sukarya for the health of her child.
Asha’s words are no less than a small victory for Sukarya. The envisaged mission of mother and child healthcare taking shape gives immense pride to all of us involved at Sukarya. Hundreds of stories remain to be told and heard, glorifying the hard work of Sukarya team and the depth of the IRDP Program.
Project Progress Report - December 15, 2017 to March 14, 2018
-Number of Medical Health Camp organized – 09
-Number of Patients treated - 471
-Niumber of counseling sessions conducted- 77
-Number of laboratory checkups done- 88
-Number of Home Visits /Patients follow up done by Community Health workers -308
-Number of Health awareness sessions organized in community- 18
-Number of people benefited through the health sessions – 337
Nutrition
-Number of cooking demo/Nutrition awareness session organized –2
-Number of women participated in the cooking demo session- 42
Adolescent Reproductive & Sexual Health [ARSH]
- Number of ARSH sessions organized at Government School – 2
- Number of Girls participated in the session – 79
Water, Sanitation & hygiene [WASH]
- Number of sessions/activity organized with government school on WASH -2
- Number of School children participated in WASH activities- 71
Vocational Training Centre [VTC]
- Number of youths enrolled under VTC –Computer courses- 69
-Number of Students appeared for NIIT computer course- 37
-Number of students cleared exam and received the NIIT certificates – 37
-Number of Students acquiring English language – 69
-Number of life skill sessions conducted with VTC students – 9
-Number of students benefited through the sessions- 69
PRI [Panchayat Raj Institution] training
-Number of trainings conducted with PRI members – 3
-Number of PRI members attended the trainings – 42
Village Health & Sanitation Committee
-Number of Village Health & Sanitation committee activated & regulated- 3
Women Empowerment & Livelihood
-Number of Self-Help Group [SHGs] operational in the village- 6
-Number of Women are associated with SHGs – 90
-Number of women acquiring skills training on Tailoring & stitching -10
-Number of women are being develop to start small business unit as ladies tailoring work -3
Connecting community people with Government Schemes
-Number of people connected with government schemes- 39
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