Campaign Story
About the project
In many villages of Madhya Pradesh the Sahariya tribe resides. Due to poor financial conditions, the members of this tribe tend to ignore issues related to health. Most of the people are landless and so in the absence of sustainable livelihood or opportunities to grow their food, the Sahariya tribe has continued to languish in poverty. This also explains causative factors of alarming rates of Severely Acute Malnutrition (SAM), Moderately Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and large-scale anemia, particularly among women and girl children of Sahariya community.
Making a difference
CRY America project VSS works towards survival of newborn children ensured through strengthening preventive and protective mechanisms on maternal and child health, reduction in the cases of malnourished children, combating child malnutrition through strengthening the livelihood system of the community and also enhancing household food security. The key activities under the project are regular home visits to sensitize families on the importance of institutional delivery, organizing health camps to address maternal and child health issues.
The Way Forward
● 45 frontline workers will be strengthened on the MIS system.
● 15 Mothers’ Cooperation Committees (Shyogini Matra Samiti) covering 225 members will be capacitated.
● District-level consultation with the different government departments and media to share learnings, experiences and framework of the project.
● Identification and tracking of 202 pregnant women for Ante Natal Care, Immunization, Iron & Folic Acid supplements and ensuring institutional delivery.
● Networking with heath workers and monitoring for 100% immunization of 171 children.
● Training of 500 adolescent girls on marriage, birth preparedness, menstrual hygiene and nutrition.
● Training sessions to be organized with health workers and project staff on exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding.
The Way Forward
● 100% targeted people from reference communities will get awareness training during the project period about COVID-19 & its protection systems
● Survival of newborn children ensured through strengthening preventive and protective mechanisms on maternal and child health
● Reduction in the cases of undernourished children
● Combat child malnutrition through strengthening the livelihood system of the community and also enhancing household food security
● Provide critical education support in this extended gap period, so that children can return to school with confidence
Project Impact
2,571
children underwent capacity building training on various health programs
165
institutional deliveries out of total 186 deliveries
24
children referred to Nutrition Rehabilitation Center & 22 recovered
170
children underwent age-appropriate immunization
520
adolescent girls trained in menstrual hygiene and on how to avoid anemia
165
babies were breastfed within the first hour of birth, ensuring the crucial intake of colostrum
15
seed banks, involving 270 community members, have been strategically established
345
members of children and adolescent collectives attended monthly meetings
Last Year’s Grant Disbursed : $53,911
Current Year’s Approved Grant
From Fragile Beginnings to Nurtured Growth
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