aarogya.com - A Brick and Click Approach
aarogya.com - An attempt to help you make informed health choices,transcending language, striving to get to you the collective experiences of your peers
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A propos de vous
Prénom
Tushar
Nom
Sampat
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A propos de votre organisation
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T-Edge Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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Pays
Inde, MM, Pune
Pays dans lesquels ce projet crée un impact social
Inde, MM, Numerous cities
Votre organisation est-elle une
Entreprise
Depuis combien de temps votre organisation opère-t-elle ?
Plus 5 années
Votre organisation a-t-elle reçu des récompenses ou des prix ? Si oui, indiquez-nous lesquels.
Manthan Award in 2007 ( for aarogya.com) and 2008 ( for Drug Abuse Monitoring System implemented for National Institute of Social Defence, Ministry of Social Welfare, Govt. of India)
NASSCOM Foundation's Social Innovation Honours Award for our work with support groups on aarogya.com
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Dr, Anil Awachat is a social activist and writer. aawachat@rediffmail.com +91 9822061064
Mr. Gary Lewis is the Regional Representative for Asia Pacific, UNODC gary.lewis@unodc.org +66856672662
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Stabilité (le projet a dépassé les premières étapes et obtient de bons résultats)
Depuis combien de temps le projet existe-t-il ?
En place depuis plus de 5 ans
Le besoin : quel problème tentez-vous de résoudre ?
Need for a platform or clearing house which connects healthcare givers with those in need of health related services/information. One that also uses local languages for communication. A platform that that also makes available shared experiences, helping people make informed health related choices. One that brings together and focuses the energy of disparate groups working for similar goals. Delivering support to the under served or to specific groups. A platform that reaches out to its beneficiaries using multiple modes of communication. One that benefits all its participants. Addressing the skewed doctor patient ratio, by empowering GPs to use Internet and IT to enhance their efficacy and reach. Building many communities of practice.
Information and its availability is the key.
La solution: quelle solution proposez-vous ? Soyez précis !
Parallel approaches stemming from a core platform to connect health care seekers with health care givers.(In the broad sense). http://aarogya.com is a health portal that has thousands of pages of content in 3 languages :English Marathi and Gujarati.
Support Groups like http://addictionsupport.aarogya.com which inter connect all stakeholders.Activities like "Utthaan", which link the real world to the internet based platform. ( brick and click model)
Searchable databases of doctors who answer queries/clear doubts at no cost.
aarogya.com carries out activities like "Vivah" for those living with HIV, "Utthaan" for those recovering from addiction and IT4Doctors for sensitising and helping GPs across the State, use Internet and IT
Our model helps us connect with those who do not have access to Internet. Mobile based access and use of videos is already being introduced. Thus delivering needed information and support to help alleviate health issues, often in local languages.
Le système : décrivez un exemple spécifique montrant de quelle façon votre initiative fonctionne ; indiquez vos principales activités.
We have painstakingly built a portal which has thousands of pages of content,searchable databases with thousands of records and numerous interactive features and sections. Some eg: health directory, ask the doctor, support groups.The content is translated into regional languages. Think of it as a platform or clearing house. We also have on field activities
For Example:: aarogya.com gets over 3000 visitors every day. Our field activities have contributed to us being known by many. The addictionsupport.aarogya.com has worked with both Central and State. Govt. and NGOs in the field. The content is in English Marathi and Gujarati. Realizing that a major factor in sustaining recovery is gainful employment, we approached Ministry of Social welfare for supporting the Utthaan project. The project connects all the stakeholders and Industry to help train, counsel and get employment for those who have been treated for their addiction thus increasing their chances of staying sober and re-assimilating into society as productive members. The implementation of this project involves reaching out to de-addiction centres, addicts and their families, vocational training organisations and industry. Connecting the stakeholders, guiding them, holding sensitation programs, maintaining records and also creating an online platform. In order to ensure that the under served who do not understand English or have access to Internet are also reached, the brick and click model is essential.
Another example is our IT4Doctors project with Intel and Indian Medical Association - it4doctors.aarogya.com
Le marché : qui sont vos collègues et vos concurrents ? Identifiez les autres personnes qui travaillent à répondre au même besoin et indiquez ce qui vous différencie d'elles. Comment ces concurrents pourraient-ils influencer votre réussite ou votre croissance ?
There would be numerous groups and organisations working to address the needs we identified but we do not know of anyone following our approach. We basically are trying to synergies all the organisations working for a common goal and are working to be a platform to bring such organisations and their intended beneficiaries together. Probably the greatest challenge would be to send out a clear message that we are not competing with anyone and aim to only be a platform and a clearing house. Getting all organisations to take ownership of the platform we have built is the key to our success.
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Impact social
Création de l'organisation : nous voulons tout savoir sur votre déclic. Expliquez-nous oú et quand les fondateurs se sont rendu compte que cette solution possédait un véritable potentiel pour changer le monde.
My personal experiences (http://addictionsupport.aarogya.com/i-am-recovering/recovery-testimonies...), an understanding of the skewed doctor patient ratio, my interest in health and a desire to apply my understanding of Internet and IT led to creating this platform in year 2000 - much before "support groups" were fashionable in India :)
Décrivez le but de votre initiative, en insistant sur les résultats que vous souhaitez obtenir
A platform to connect health care seekers with health care givers. (of all types). The platform - aarogya.com has numerous features eg:
Health directory to ask the doctor guidance. Queries can also be sent by SMS. With a feature for visitors to share their experiences or opinion of the service.
Support groups for different issues and conditions. The most vibrant ones at present are addiction/HIV and sanvedana - an epilepsy group. These support groups have a wealth of resources to help the visitor.
Numerous features like blood search/community/tips/news updates
Some of the content is in Marathi and Gujrati, 2 regional languages of India.
All this is linked with the real world by collaborating with Govt./NGOs and with initiatives like IT4Doctors and Utthaan
Jusqu'à ce jour, quels résultats a obtenu votre projet ?
aarogya.com has been consistently getting over 3000 daily visitors.Thousands of these have got information on health related issues. Many have been given support by doctors connected with aarogya. Many in active addiction have found treatment and counseling. Many in recovery from addiction, have found gainful employment. They are now helping those still in addiction. Many living with HIV or with Epilepsy have found life partners and have been helped in coping with their condition.
A large number of our visitors/beneficiaries do not speak English or have access to Internet
Hundreds of doctors have been taught the use of Internet to become more accessible and to be more effective
Our work with Support Groups was recognised by NASSCOM Foundation with The Social Innovation Honours Award and we have directly contributed to making a difference in hundreds of lives. This is borne out by numerous media reports on many of our projects. We have gone beyond borders in our reach.
Quelles sont vos prévisions en termes d'impact au cours des cinq prochaines années ?
Resources permitting, we will reach a much larger non English speaking, population. Reach much deeper to serve small towns and villages effectively using networks/collaborations, mobile technology, and video. Just the IT4Doctors initiative with Intel and IMA aims to cover over 100,000 doctors by Mar 2013. Doctors, who then will make a greater difference. We are hoping to extend projects like Utthaan across the Country. We hope to grow to a stage where people naturally think of aarogya.com for any health related information/support/guidance,sure that they will benefit from the best collective knowledge and from access to right professionals. The value of sharing one's experience strength and hope in helping those similarly afflicted, is unparalleled when delivered using multiple channels.
Les meilleures propositions possèdent un programme solide détaillant leurs prévisions pour atteindre et suivre leurs objectifs de croissance. Identifiez vos objectifs à 6 mois pour accroître vos résultats
Définissez les trois tâches principales à accomplir pour atteindre ces objectifs à six mois
Tâche 1
Tie in financial resources to keep the project going on track
Tâche 2
Prepare a detailed business plan and connect with possible strategic investors/mentors
Tâche 3
Ensure the maintenance of tempo on various planned activities of aarogya.com
Et maintenant, voyez les choses en plus grand ! Identifiez vos objectifs à 12 mois
Définissez les trois tâches principales à accomplir pour atteindre vos objectifs à 12 mois
Tâche 1
Enhance the team with multi skilled people and share the responsibility of the growth plan with them
Tâche 2
Build fruitful associations and partnerships and synergise our working
Tâche 3
Ensure that information of what our work reaches our beneficiaries and there is two way communication
Viabilité
Quels sont vos différents partenariats ?
We were very lucky to get a socially aware angel investor in Mr. Nimish Shah of Enam, in his individual capacity. They withdrew in2001. We managed to forge successful working partnership with Min of Social Welfare, Govt. of India and Govt. of Maharashtra, UNODC and over 400+ NGOs working in Drug Abuse Prevention across India. As also NGOs in HIV/AIDS Intel and Indian Medical Association are our recent partners. Besides we associate at a personal level with NGOs like SMSOne, Sanvedana et al. Recently we had discussions with Wockhardt Foundation. This is an ongoing and continuing process.
Actuellement, votre projet cible-t-il d'autres populations, lieux ou marchés spécifiques ? Si oui, lesquels et pourquoi ?
Many organisations, have expressed interest in working with us in areas like Maternal and Child Health, Rural/Urban poor etc. The "Utthaan" project can easily be extended to People with Disabilities. The http://addictionsupport.aarogya.com group gets requests from the SAARC region (Our association with UNODC had laid the basis for this kind of reach). However we do not want to over extend ourselves and are going forward carefully, keeping a firm eye on available resources. We feel our model is easy to replicate and scale,however human and financial capital is the key to sustainable growth.
Quel environnement et quels facteurs organisationnels internes font la réussite de votre projet ?
A well knit team which has a strong sense of belonging and ownership. The willingness to multi task and step into numerous functional roles. The partnerships and the support and involvement of all constituents of the platform.
Deep desire to make a difference whilst also working for profit and courage of our convictions. The ability to weather difficulties and disappointments made possible because of the presence of all of this.
The ability to adapt and fulfil identified needs and the support and involvement of all stakeholders.
More importantly the availabilty of resources
The confidence of our financial backers, Blessings and good luck :)
Expliquez plus en détails les besoins et les offres indiqués ci-dessus ou proposez un type d'aide non mentionné dans la liste
The needs and the offers though almost similar, there could be situations where we share to the best of our ability with those who for whom it would be useful and in turn get support in terms of the similar resource from some one more accomplished. Its all about balancing, sharing and collaborating.
One category I really would be happy to get support in is the category of making a business plan
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