Project Gram Swaraj Sangh (GSS)

CRY America Project Gram Swaraj Sangh works to strengthen the health of women and children living in the Rapar block of Kutch district. Factors such as low immunization rates, limited access to healthcare, inadequate staffing and infrastructure, and prevalent superstitions around pregnancy and childbirth lead to low birth weight and high infant mortality. A lack of awareness and persistent gender inequality drive girls into early marriage, further undermining their health and well-being.

The project works to provide health and nutritional support to children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers across 23 hamlets in the Rapar block. Key activities include counselling pregnant women on institutional deliveries, promoting postnatal nutritional awareness, and linking families to government programs. The project also focuses on forming Women’s Collectives, Adolescent Collectives, and Girl Child Collectives to address issues such as infant mortality, low birth weight, child marriage, and girls’ education.

● Track and register 90 pregnant women in the first trimester to ensure regular ANC follow-ups
● Ensure 80 institutional deliveries
● Ensure 398 adolescent girls receive IFA and deworming tablets
● Immunize 155 children across 23 villages
● Link 160 pregnant and lactating mothers to government health programs for maternity benefits
● Conduct 46 food demonstration programs to promote diet diversity and iron-rich foods
● Ensure exclusive breastfeeding for 20 children (0–6 months) and complementary feeding for 30 children (6–9 months)
Enroll 320 children in Anganwadi Centers
● Refer 6 SUW children to NRCs or public hospitals and ensure recovery of at least 4 children
● Promote consumption of iron-rich foods (including drumstick leaves, vegetables, and pulses) in 50 households
● Conduct 96 adolescent group sensitization sessions on health using audiovisual tools
● Conduct 23 street plays highlighting the legal consequences and health risks of child marriage