We recognize ourselves as a change maker because we work for positive change in knowledge, attitude and practice of community. In my localities, people were living with ill health, harmful practices which lead to increased maternal and child mortality. In absence of sanitation and personnel hygiene; lack of knowledge in this regards, they were suffered from water born diseases, vector born diseases etc. With the help of our initiatives, we are able to aware, sensitize and motivate them to avail better health services; and to adopt healthy practices. It has led to pregnant women are getting full ANC and immunization, being able to go to PHC for institutional delivery; newborn getting intensive care and immunization. We were also able to change the attitude of govt. service providers through various advocacy activities. Now days, community are united to demand, avail health services, and living with enhanced healthy practices.
These all demonstrate the changes in community, which are the result of our best efforts.
I feel connected to Kishanganj and especially to the villages where I am working for last two years.
1. Public participation in monitoring and evaluation of on going developmental program.
2. Male participation in RCH program.
3. PRI should more focus over health.
4. Ensurance of family counseling and health education to grass-root service provider like; ASHA, ANM, AWW, TBAs.
Project Disha: the programme is running in pothia block,kishanganj,bihar.we are covering 40,000 people in four panchayat namely Damalbari,Jahangirpur,Parlabari and Raipur.there is very low litaracy in my intervention area and health services.Only one PHc covered these panchayats which is approx 40 kms from the intervention area.There is not a single high school in these panchayat,so people are unable to get education and health services.Due to lack of govt health services mostly people go for delivry at home and it led to increase in mother and child mortality.There is a majority of muslim groups, who do not go out for ANC or taking children for immunization.There are many myths and misconception about immunization.To highlight these problems,we started talking to the religion people like molvi's and Maulanas and others and also did door to door house visit and gave them the right information about immunizaton etc.We are also doing ANC through our Health camps and also stop them to go to Local RMPs .We also trained the TBS's in the area to reduce the mother and child mortality. I am involved with Project Disha with last two years.I am working as cluster level coordinator looking after 25 villages.
