Summary
We aim to change the health status of 5000 people in 30 Indian villages by preventive health awareness, provision of toilets, drinking water and counseling to ensure a good and healthy life
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
Janvikas’s project is located in 30 remote villages in Maval region of western India where approximately 80 % of people lack access to basic health care services , 70 % homes do not have toilets and majority of the population lacks knowledge about preventive healthcare. Janvikas will provide health awareness programs on HIV AIDS, Anemia, TB and Reproductive health, coupled with assistance in constructing drinking water facility and toilets to ensure better and holistic health for the people
How will this project solve this problem?
Create awareness about HIV AIDS,TB,Anemia through camps, Provide free of cost eye check up,Detect Anemia in women and adolescent girls and provide nutritional supplements and counselling for its elimination,Conduct body literacy and reproductive health training programs for boys and girls, create awareness about use of toilets and persuade people to construct low cost toilets in homes,organize people to plan and implement safe drinking water schemes
Potential Long Term Impact
Around 5000 people will become aware about HIV AIDS,TB and other diseases , Anemia in around 2000 women and girls will be reduced due to nutritional help and counseling,150 toilets will be constructed in a year in homes and practice of defecating in the open will be reduced, people will come together to build sustainable and environmental friendly safe drinking water supply scheme which will improve their living conditions and ensure good health for the community.
Project Message
"Last year Janvikas helped us in constructing a local water supply scheme. I feel happy that now I don't have to stay up till late to fetch water from the narrow stream located so far away!"
- Ranjana Umbarkar from Jadhavwadi Village, a member of women's Self Help Group
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $305
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding.
Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as
indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the
"Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $305
.
The original project funding goal was $25,000.