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| Uttarakhand - Activities |
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ACF’s activities in Roorkee centre on health and sanitation and agro-based livelihoods. ACF has partnered with the Government on multiple healthcare projects. We are the Mother NGO of the district. ACF and the Uttarakhand Health and Family Welfare Society (UKHFWS) run a Mobile Health Clinic Project under the National Rural Health Mission(NRHM), to strengthen the healthcare services in 38 villages of 4 blocks in Haridwar district. The project supplements the services of the existing public health delivery system and ensures that the people are able to access quality healthcare services.
ACF is partnering the District Health and Family Welfare Society (DHFWS) to run the District ASHA Resource Centre (DARC). The ASHA workers are trained and taught about the components of NRHM. ACF and UKHFWS are also jointly implementing a Reproductive and Child Health initiative. The project aims at delivering health services to improve the reproductive health of the women in the villages
ACF and the Health Department of Uttarakhand conducted the two training modules for ASHA. ACF being the Mother NGO and DARC for Haridwar district, had the responsibility of training all the ASHAs. Trainers from our existing staff and Field NGOs have completed training over 1900 ASHAs so far.
A Composite Targeted Intervention Project (CTIP) is being implemented by ACF and Uttarakhand State AIDS Control Society (UKSACS). A team of 8 persons reached out to 5000 male migrants of Bhagwanpur Industrial Area. Thirteen hot spots have been identified in seven villages and vulnerable individuals sensitised to safe sex, prevention of sexually transmitted illnesses (STIs) and HIV/AIDS.
Fortnightly general health camps were held for nine villages. A medical officer, pharmacist and supporting staff visit the villages regularly to provide healthcare facilities to the community. Several patients were treated at the general health camps. In addition, gynaecological camps were held and blood donations were also organised.The 18 Village Health Functionaries (VHFs) continued providing services to 7 villages. Our health programme also includes adolescents. Eighteen adolescent groups with 450 girls of ages 11-18 have been formed. The girls are taught about health and hygiene and their concerns addressed. Families were provided with financial and technical support to construct 150 low cost toilets, to encourage them to make their villages open-defecation free.
Wadis have been established on farmers’ fields, on which saplings of guava, amla, bel, pomegranate, karonda and papaya were planted. The farmers availed of training and other inputs on a contributory basis. Vermin -compost pits were built on farmers’ fields and in addition, NADEP pits were constructed with support from the Agriculture Department. Farmers underwent regular training in organic farming, vegetable cultivation, horticulture, integrated pest management (IPM), integrated nutrient management (INM), animal husbandry and cattle and dairy management. The more successful farmers were trained as motivators and resource persons. These training programmes created awareness amongst the farmers about modern methods of agriculture; they now seek various interventions and access to better technology, on their own. Farmer clubs were formed by ACF after holding meetings with the farmers and exposure visits were organised. To promote kitchen gardening, packets of seeds were procured from National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and distributed amongst the community. Nursery raising was also encouraged and has begun in the area. Agro-based livelihoods like bee-keeping were promoted as an alternative source of income. Forty-seven beneficiaries were provided with 424 boxes for bee rearing.
Twenty-five biogas plants were installed in the villages. Some of the older plants required maintenance, which was carried out.
Newly appointed teachers of the Bhagwanpur block attended a training programme, where the focus was on quality education. Libraries were established in higher secondary schools. To promote sport in the schools, they were given kits for cricket, football, volleyball, badminton, chess and carom. Whitewash, minor repairs and infrastructure support was provided to the schools. ACF is running eight Non Formal Education(NFE) centres in 7 villages, with a total enrolment of 260 girls. The NFEs enable girl children to become literate and hone their skills in embroidery, mehendi application and tailoring that they can use as a vocation in the future.
Roorkee now has a total Self Help Groups(SHGs), with a strength of over 430 women. More than 200 members benefited from inter-loaning and used the money to improve their lifestyles. Many SHG members started their own small scale entrepreneurships like, dairy products, small stores and agricultural activities to help their families. ACF helped the SHG members with a revolving fund to help them take up income generating activities. Some members used this fund to set up small shops in their villages.
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