Health Awareness Among Adolescents

Samarthan is implementing a project titled “Adolescents and Youth empowered with knowledge and life skills for improved reproductive and sexual health in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh” since 2008. This is being implemented with support from the UNFPA.  The project is being implemented in 205 villages from three blocks of Sehore district. The project …→Read More

Developing resource material and organizing trainings for handling HIV/ AIDS

State Resource and Training Centre

Under the Targeted Intervention programme of NACO,  Samarthan set up the State Resource and Training Centre was set up in Chhatisgarh. The objective of the programme was to provide services to targeted population to reduce incidences of HIV/ AIDS. Under the third phase of this programme,

Various resource …→Read More

Improving nutrition levels through keener PRIs

Smarthan in partnership with the Chhatisgarh Government started a programme to improve engagement of PRIs in nutrition and health. 10 Gps from 5 blocks each of Rajnandgaon and Bastaar were identified on the basis poor outreach of health and nutrition programmes. A block level resource team comprising Sarpanch, women and child development department functionaries, …→Read More

Orienting the young minds to ensure their rights to good hygiene and sanitation

Children are the most ignored section of society owing to their inability to voice their opinion. Samarthan started a pilot project to advance children’s a right to receive adequate services on water and sanitation and to flourish in a hygienic environment in 16 villages of Sehore district.

Meetings were held with PRI representatives, VHSCs, …→Read More

Improving reproductive health through adolescent and youth volunteer groups

Samarthan has focused on improving the reproductive health of the young community through formation of groups of adolescent boys, girls and young couples. Adolescents and youth represent almost one-third of the population of India.  Adolescent pregnancy, risk of maternal and infant mortality, sexually transmitted diseases and reproductive tract infections and rapidly rising incidence …→Read More

Child Friendly Panchayats

Many children in India are still far behind in terms of healthcare, education and other basic facilities. The condition in Madhya Pradesh is among the poorest in some of the indicators.

60% of children in MP are malnourished Infant mortality rate in rural areas is 76 per 1000 live births Only 32% of children …→Read More