Sponsoring Kolhewadi, new project village of 750

Due to unforeseen circumstances, CRHP has switched to working with a new Project Village. We are excited to announce our new Project Village Kolhewadi. This partnership began 2 months ago and has since progressed steadily. Members of the Mobile Health Team have completed visits to each home and have used this data to create a social map of each family within the village. As the Mobile Health Team continues to work with Kolhewadi, they find more socially minded individuals and participation among both men and women is excellent. Currently, CRHP and the Kolhewadi community are in the process of identifying their Village Health Worker (VHW). Once chosen, she will begin weekly trainings with other VHWs on CRHP’s campus.

Two weeks ago, the Mobile Health Team and several International Volunteers planted trees in Kolhewadi to promote environmental sustainability. In the upcoming months, environmental education and sanitation will be emphasized through group meetings and demonstrations. In the next weeks, a survey will be conducted with the help of the community to identify the health status of community members and current community organizations. Farmers’ Clubs and Women’s Self-Help Groups will also be formed, and the Adolescent Girls and Boys Program will be introduced in the coming months. Communicable and non-communicable disease control, education, prevention, and action will be taught to Farmers’ Club and Self-Help Group members. They will then gain responsibility for teaching the rest of the village. Over time and through increased interactions between CRHP professionals and the Kolhewadi community, the livelihoods of each class and caste will change to create gender and social equality.

We are excited to continue working with this community. Please stay in touch for more information about CRHP’s work by signing up for our monthly newsletter at www.jamkhed.org or by following our social media pages.