Kishanganj shows why Lalu lost Bihar
Project Disha
Under Project Disha Azad India Foundation seeks to improve the health profile of the rural community in four panchayats of Pothia block in Kishanganj district covering nearly 37 villages with emphasis on safe motherhood in three years. The AIF has given training to traditional birth attendants and opened two RCH centres at Arrabari madarasa and village Damalbari.
They will reach out directly to 3800 people including 1000 adolescent girls and boys, 800 pregnant women, 2000 infants in the age-group (0-2) .The project will train women on RCH issues, health rights and facilitate formation of SHGs in the intervention area.
The main objectives of the program are
Pregnant and nursing women enjoying improved maternal health through access to healthcare services (Institutional/trained tba). Improved survival rate of children 0-2 years (immunization) Adolescent boys and girls enjoying improved reproductive health and empowered to exercise their health rights.
No of Project Staff
8 community health workers ( 4 male and 4 female)
2 Dais and 2 workers ( for RCH centres)
2 Cluster level coordinators
The intervention area
Name of the block : Pothia
Number of villages : 37
Number of panchayats : 4
Name of the panchayats : Damalbari,Parlabari,Jahangirpur and Raipur
Impact of Project Disha (2007-09)
| Benchmarks | Expected Impacts | Actual Impacts | ||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
| Traditional Birth Attendants | 20 TBAS | 21 TBAs | ||
| Pregnant Women | 400 | 1769 | ||
| Infant upto 2year | 1000 | 1081 | ||
| Adolescent groups | 300 boys 300 girls |
810girls 750 boys |
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| Community members | 500 women 500 men |
2722women 2261 men |
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| PRI members and religious leaders | 10 | 75 | ||
| TOTAL Unique Lives Impacted | 3043 | 9503 | 8963 | |
Name: Anjuma Khatoon with her baby daughter,
Age: 26 years,
Husband's name: Noor Alam,
Vill: Belbari,
Panchayat: Raipur,
Block: Pothia,
I am married for last ten years. My husband works as migrant laborer. I got pregnant twice but I was unfortunate that both the times I gave birth to still born babies. I got pregnant third time. Then Md Nazir Alam and Manjari Begum who work for Azad India Foundation visited our village. They were conducting meeting on health issues related to pregnant women. I told them about my problem. They advised me to visit the lady doctor at RCH centre at Arrabari Madarasa for three check-ups.They also got iron tablets for me. I also got 2TTs done at the gap of two months. They also convinced my husband to take me for delivery at the hospital. I followed their advice very religiously. By grace of God I gave birth to a healthy baby daughter at hospital after so many years.
Name: Umeda Khatoon
Age: 35 years
Husband's name: Md Imazuddin
Vill: Kolha
Panchayat: Parlabari
Block: Pothia
I am Umeda Khatoon resident of village Kolha. I have five children, 2 sons and 3 daughters. The CHWs of Azad India Foundation conducted meeting on family planning methods in our village. On their advice I started taking contraceptive pills to avoid unwanted pregnancies. But taking pill every day was difficult and sometimes I used to forget also. Then Md Ramiz Raza (CLC) and Budni Devi (Dai) came to our village and asked us whether we are interested in getting IUD insertion done. It will free us from day to day hassle of taking pill. They also spoke to my husband about benefits of family planning who luckily agreed. So I got IUD insertion done at the Surya clinic. For few days I had some discomfort but now I am perfectly fine.
Project Disha - Case Studies
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