Sponsoring Kolhewadi, new project village of 750

CRHP’s new partnership with Kolhewadi has proven successful over the past few months. With the help and facilitation of our Mobile Health Team, the village of Kolhewadi has selected Vadana Adale as their Village Health Worker (VHW). She is a graduate of the 10^th standard and is a very motivated individual eager to work with her community and CRHP. She has already begun attending CRHP’s bi-weekly VHW trainings. A Women’s Group, consisting of 10 women from the village, now meets with Vadana and CRHP staff members to discuss personal finances, village dynamics, and other relevant topics. Several unique visits have also been made to plant medicinal trees within the village and to begin a kitchen garden project. Beginning January 1, CRHP is beginning a new project, funded by a grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), to establish kitchen gardens in individual’s homes and increase nutrition education. Kolhewadi is one of five villages that CRHP is working with initially as a part of this project. To strengthen community participation in health and development projects within the village, CRHP’s social workers have begun meeting regularly with men’s, women’s, and adolescent groups.

Over the next few months, the Mobile Health Team will begin on-site surveys to document the health status and demographics of the village. Once analyzed, education will begin at the village regarding communicable and non-communicable diseases. Farmer’s Clubs and Adolescent Groups will be established and incorporated into our existing programs to put health in the hands of the people.

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