By Atul Lekhra | Programme Incharge
Dear Friend,
Delwada is a peri-urban region situated about 25 kms away from Udaipur. There are almost 18 colonies here. During the second wave of Covid- 19, around 60 people were found positive out of which 8 people lost their lives. The vaccination rate was low here and the whole community was not vaccinated. Despite several attempts by frontline health workers about the importance of vaccines, people weren't ready for vaccination.
Seva Mandir started a campaign called Hum Sajag (We are Aware) for reaching out in areas with the most vaccination hesitation in southern Rajasthan, using a combination of different traditional theatre forms and music. The campaign extensively focused on spreading awareness about the virus and its spread. Through repeated meetings and persuasion, teams focussed on reducing fear and stigma around vaccination. In the beginning, only a few people joined but eventually, the number increased. Similarly, when the topic of vaccination was introduced in the community, the women of the community refused to take the vaccine because they had already lost their vaccinated family members. Some women shared their concerns about chronic diseases like thyroid, diabetes, heart problems and how they fear vaccines might have side effects for them. Even one of the woman said, "If I feed my child after getting vaccinated, the virus will come through milk in the child". After repeated meetings and individual follow-ups, the trust started building in. Now, more than 80% of the families have been vaccinated, and thank Seva Mandir for the efforts made.
This year the people of Delwara and other villages where Seva Mandir work celebrated the Festival of Lights- Diwali with confidence and without any fear, as most of the people are now vaccinated. After a long time once again life seems to be again coming back to normal.
All thanks goes to You and to all our supporters without whom this success would not have been possible. Manyyyyy... thanks to you. We hope that you will continue your precious support to our project.
Take care.
Regards
Atul Lekhra & the Seva Mandir Team
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