NCSTC

About The Project

The organization steped into the area of Lohardaga with a project namely “Communicating women &child health” supported & catalized by NCSTC

  • Anemia, maternal mortality, low birth weight, prenatal mortality is major problems of the project area.
  • Seventy percent of women have anemia in Jharkhand.

In this situation we are intervening in two blocks of Lohardaga-Kairo & Kudu.

The main objective of this project is :

  • To inerpret & popularize the nutritional security aspect, astronomy, and space science.
  • To disseminate information and knowledge related to food security.
  • To promote appropriate nutritional practices.
  • To build capacity of local community on women health and nutrition.

Almost 500 women &adolescent were provided training so that they can be helpful to enhance scientific temper within the community.

Methodology:

  • Active involvement of all the stakeholders.
  • Orientation & training of informal health providers a key Resource.
  • IEC materials in local languages.
  • Schedule for vision screening camps and eye check up.
  • Referral services.
  • Product & services knowledge and their availability accessibility to urban slum population

Methodology:

  • Active involvement of all the stakeholders.
  • Orientation & training of informal health providers a key Resource.
  • IEC materials in local languages.
  • Schedule for vision screening camps and eye check up.
  • Referral services.
  • Product & services knowledge and their availability accessibility to urban slum population

Activities Organized:

  • FGD
  • Baseline Survey
  • Sharing of baseline report
  • Frmatio of kishori clubs
  • Training of Kishori clubs
  • Training of AWW, Sahiyas. PRIs
  • Promotion of Kitchen garden in 200 household
  • Celebration of days -nutrition week (1-7Sept), Breast feeding week (1-7 Aug).

Outcomes:

  • The rural women collectives have started discussing about the importance of hygenic behaviour to stay in healthy condition.
  • Altogether 200 households are directly linked with kitchen garden to enhance their nutritional aspect through The members of Kishori clubs.
  • Almost 3000 women &1500 adolescent are directly envoleved in the activities for bahavior change in the community.