By R.BALU | DIRECTOR
RURAL WOMEN HEALTH STATUS ANALYSIS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Overall Goal:
Promotion of health of 1500 women in the reproductive age groups and 1000 adolescent girls in 25 rural villages
Related to question 10: How will this project fulfil the aims of your organisation?
One of the main aims of this project is promotion of physical and mental health of women and children in the rural villages in the service area of BOSS .
Objectives
o To improve the reproductive health of 1500 women in the 25 project villages;
o To enhance the health status of 1000 adolescent girls in the 25 project villages;
o To organize consultations with 20 formal and informal tribal leaders in each project village in safeguarding the health of women in the reproductive age group and of adolescent girls;
o To involve the women self-help groups @ 20 women per village and providing essential knowledge to them in aspects relating to prevention of common communicable diseases;
o To organize health education programs for 20 adult women per village on all aspects of common communicable diseases that include HIV/AIDS/STDs and Covid 19 / Corona
Activities:
- Identification, selection and training of one male and one female filed workers - the training will be in aspects related to the organization and conduct of qualitative studies – Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group Discussions & Direct Observations, analysis of data collected with regard to needs assessment and development of appropriate educational methods and media –
- Organization of Baseline Survey – involves selection of sample population, and actual conduct of survey
Key Informant Interviews will be organized among 3 persons each among Village Health Nurses, Community Nutrition Workers, School Teachers, Formal and informal leaders, and leaders of women self-help groups
Focus Group Discussions will be held among 10 representatives each among newly married young women, mothers of young women, mothers-in-laws of young married women, and pregnant women
Analysis of data and development/collection of educational aids like flashcards, flip charts, pamphlets, Video Cassettes etc
- Organization of group education programs for young women in the reproductive age groups @ 20 persons in each of the 25 project villages
Topics for discussion - Problems of women’s reproductive health and child health that are common in their communities Causes and factors responsible for these health problems - Non-medical factors – social, economic, educational and cultural that can contribute to health problems – prevention of these problems – local beliefs and practices regarding women’s reproductive health and child health
- Organization of consultation programs with formal and informal leaders in each of the 25 project villages @ 20 leaders per village
The programs are meant for seeking the cooperation and support of the leaders for carrying out the activities connected to the project and to sensitize them about the need for and importance of the project taking into consideration that the present day health of women in their villages .
- Organization of health education programs on primary health care and first aid for adolescent girls
Identification ad selection of participants based on their interest and willingness and motivation – the process will involve consultations with self-help groups of women in the project villages
One day group education programs for 20 adolescent girls in each of the 25 project villages
Topics for discussion – menstrual hygiene, saying “no” to sex before marriage, use condoms when sexual activity is unavoidable, consequences of premarital sex on the individual and the family, counseling for girls in need, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases etc.
Lessons in first Aid with the help of Community Health Nurses & Sector Health Nurses
- AIDS / HIV prevention and awareness education to women SHGs
Organization of one day education programs for 20 members of self-help groups of women in each of the 25 project villages The content will include:
- An overview of HIV/AIDS/STDs – causation, methods of spread, methods of prevention, emphasis on the use of condoms when someone cannot avoid from indulging in sex, need for undergoing blood test when there is suspicion about past sexual act, need for empathetic understanding and humane treatment for the infected and affected persons etc.
- A Project Implementation and Monitoring Committee will be set up with representatives from the formal and informal leaders’ groups, and representatives of the target groups and some representation from the staffs and members of the implementing agency.
- This committee will meet once in 3 months month to review the progress of the project from various angles and will suggest suitable suggestions and modifications for speedy and effective implementation of the project.
- Apart from this, the Project Coordinator – the Executive Secretary of BOSS will organize regular weekly and monthly meetings with the project staffs to review the progress of the project at every stage of the project.
- The Implementation and Monitoring Committee will take on the responsibility of organizing the internal evaluation of the project.
- On completion of the first year the Implementing Agency will arrange for the annual evaluation through the Project Monitoring and Implementation Committee.
- Some of the indicators for evaluation of the project would be:
Any changes in the following aspects:
By R.BALU | DIRECTOR
By R.BALU | DIRECTOR
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