Maternal Health Initiative Kanpur (rural)
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Our idea is to make FRUs functional and fully equipped, educate women and other on maternal health, establish SHGs to make women economically independent, develop leadership among them to undertake advocacy and to act as pressure groups. Also, develop capacities of TBAs, ANMs, doctors and others for ensuring proper and 100% institutional deliveries in a hygienic environment. Project also proposes to handover the project to women groups once they become economically viable entities.
About You
Section 1: About You
First Name
Shamim
Last Name
Mohammad
Website
Organization
Samajik Seva Vikas Sansatha
Country
India, UP
Are you an individual between the ages of 18 and 35 who would like to apply for a nine month Young Champions Program mentored by an Ashoka Fellow?
No
Section 2: About Your Organization
Organization Name
Samajik Seva Vikas Sansatha
Organization Website
Organization Phone
+91-8087700740 / +91-9410002130
Organization Address
Project Office: Plot No. 74 A, Machhariha Bazar, Yasoda Nagar, Kanpur (UP)-India
Organization Country
India, UP
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Your idea
Name Your Project
Maternal Health Initiative Kanpur (rural)
Country your work focuses on
India, UP
Describe Your Idea
Our idea is to make FRUs functional and fully equipped, educate women and other on maternal health, establish SHGs to make women economically independent, develop leadership among them to undertake advocacy and to act as pressure groups. Also, develop capacities of TBAs, ANMs, doctors and others for ensuring proper and 100% institutional deliveries in a hygienic environment. Project also proposes to handover the project to women groups once they become economically viable entities.
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Innovation
What makes your idea unique?
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Impact
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What impact have you had?
Through this initiative we anticipate that the project if implemented in true spirit, it will bring awareness on importance maternal health issues. Will be able to form SHGs in every block of the district and will bring economic independence in thousands of households in the district of Kanpur (rural). Project will be able to make all the FRUs in the PHCs and CHCs functional by working hand in hand with the government. Will be able to ensure at least 80-90% institutional deliveries. Will be able to develop local leadership amongst women for advocacy and the capacities of the service providers in the district.
Problem
Our project addresses to increase couple protection rate to bring down the alarming fertility rate in the district; it proposes to address rural poverty by establishing SHGs of women and encouraging viable income generation activities through microfinance. It proposes to operationalize functioning of the FRUs with a view to institutionalize 80-90% deliveries. It proposes to develop local leadership amongst women so that they can take up maternal health issues in their hands. It focuses on developing capacities of local service providers such as TBAs, ANMs, and doctors. Last but not the least, it aims at strengthening First Referal Units (FRUs), which include fully functional OT, delivery room, blood storage facility, neonatal care corner, and bio waste management system.
Actions
Our society is trying to get some initial support to initialize implementation of the proposed project. Proposed project was developed and presented infront of the three high level members of College of Health & Human Sciences, Ohio University, Ohio, USA. Hence, technically it is a sound project. Meanwhile, our society is building a network with village panchayats, and officials at block levels.
Results
At the end of the project we propose to attain the following:
1. MCH services would be accessible to al l the villagers at PHCs/CHCs levels
2. Knowledge on MCH issues of the community will increase
3. Every block will have at least 100 SHGs comprising of 2000 women
4. At least 50% SHGs would be running economically viable micro enterprises
5. It will reduce prevalence of poverty in the district
6. All the SHGs will be operating depots and will make contraceptive accessible to all the eligible women of the district
7. Representative of each SHGs would be trained on advocacy and sustainability issue sof the project
8. Public health system will have better FRUs as they will get upgraded
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
My organization is blessed to have a group of highly talented and educated youths. They only require proper funding for the project. Their capacities also need to be upgraded on issues of maternal health. It will require technical assistance from the state government, which we will manage. However, technical assistance from some specialized agency from India and abroad will go a long way to enthuse confidence in the local community. Trained manpower for the project would be challenge, but I am sure project would propose attractive pay package to attract the best people in the development sector.
What would prevent your project from being a success?
Inadequate and irregular funding, trained manpower might be an issue if attractive pay package is not offered. Non cooperation or little cooperation from the state government might affect some components of the project, but we do not foresee such situation in future.
How many people will your project serve annually?
More than 10,000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
Less than $50
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
Sustainability
What stage is your project in?
Idea phase
Is your organization a
Non‐profit/NGO/citizen sector organization
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
If yes, provide organization name.
Samajik Seva Vikas Sansatha
How long has this organization been operating?
1‐5 years
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
Yes
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with government?
Yes
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
Support of the Government in this initiative is critical as, it proposes to strengthen the public health system managed and run by the government. FRUs are critical places which have direct bearing on the MMR of the area. Bankers support would be critical to link the women SHGs and help them to get subsidies provided by the government. This project can not think of being success until unless it does not forge partnership with the local government institutions, NGOs and village panchayats.
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
1. Adequate & regular funding
2. Trained manpower
3. Technical & monitoring support from a specialized agency
The Story
What was the defining moment that you led to this innovation?
Seeing my mother dying in front of my eyes due to profuse bleeding resulting due to prepartum hemorrhage. High MMR, IMR, rampant poverty, high density of population unemployment in the district motivated us to think on these lines to serve the humanity.
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
I have recently completed a master degree in International Development majoring in public health from the Ohio University, USA under International Ford Fellowship. I was selected as an International Ford Fellow from India by virtue of my demonstrated community leadership qualities and contributions in empowerment of marginalized sections of society in different parts of India. In my 12 years of experience, majority of my work experience is on “Women Empowerment through Microfinance, rehabilitation of PWDs, School Health Promotion, Reproductive Health, Maternal & Child Health, and providing legal aid to women & children in distress.
I have had an opportunity to work at the grass root level in the rural parts of India as a Community worker and trainer in NGOs. Furthermore, I am a trained master trainer in networking through SHGs, Clusters, and Federations by the NIPCCD, New Delhi and reproductive health by the International Planned Parenthood Federation. I have led several national and regional level community development projects in India successfully. My passion is to build the capacities of various stakeholders including TBAs, ANMs, Nurses, NGOs and others at community level in maternal and child health. Above all, I am an accredited professional in childhood disabilities and also published several articles on social and public health issues.
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