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Health
| Project Name | Prevention of Violence against Women and Children- Health Systems | |||||||||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 912500 | |||||||||||||||
| Project Description | "SNEHA’s Health Systems program is based on the core belief that there cannot be normalization of violence and that violence against women is a public health concern. There is a need to work with the healthcare providers to address gender-based violence within the ambit of the public health system. The goal of the program has been to strengthen the public health system’s capacities to respond to violence against women and children and deliver services to address the needs of these vulnerable groups through: (a) Crisis & Counseling intervention, (b) Legal aid assistance, (c) Medical assistance, and (d) Police intervention." | |||||||||||||||
| Locations | Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH) | |||||||||||||||
| Causes | Healthy Community > Others | |||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women | |||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | We were able to reach a total number of 446 women and Children of all genders. | |||||||||||||||
| Impact | We have been able to provide counselling support to 446 women and children across the two Women’s OPDs, One Stop Centre (OSC) and SPGRC. Out of the cases in the 2 Women’s OPD, OSC and SPGRC, 67% of the matched cases (where we could take both pre and post test) reported a reduction in violence they were facing. This highlights the effectiveness of SNEHA’s intervention. | |||||||||||||||
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| Project Name | Prevention of Violence against Women and Children- One Stop Centre | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 1000000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Project Description | The project addresses the urgent need to combat violence against women and children (VAW) in Mumbai. This project aims to bridge the gaps in public hospitals and One Stop Crisis Centres by training healthcare professionals to recognize and respond to Violence against women and children, transforming hospitals into safe spaces where survivors can access medical care, legal aid, and psychological support. The main focus is on integrating responses to violence against women and children within public health systems. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locations | Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Causes | Healthy Community > Others | ||||||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women | ||||||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | We were able to reach a total number of 685 Women and Children Directly and 1370 Indirectly of all genders. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Impact | ●Over the last year, 55% of cases were referred by healthcare providers at KEM to OSC, showcasing their enhanced ability to identify gender-based violence (GBV) cases. One of the reasons for this was the large group of healthcare providers we conducted training with. In the quarter, we could do this sensitisation training with 245 healthcare providers. ● 8% of cases were referred to OSC by the police, showcasing our strong working relationship with them. In the year, we have collaborated with 160 police officials to collaboratively support the survivors. ● We conducted 3 core group meetings this year. As a result of this, members of the core group and the initial response team played a key role in directing individuals to the OPD. Healthcare providers not only provided initial support and basic counseling but also encouraged survivors to pursue additional help at the OPD, ensuring a more thorough response to their needs. ● We also counseled and provided psychosocial support to 88% of the women survivors who came to the OSC. ● We also conducted 89 awareness sessions in different wards of KEM, addressing patients and their relatives, making them aware of the different aspects of GBV and the services that OSC provides. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Project Name | Maternal and Child Health Nutrition- Aahar | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 956000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Project Description | Initiating and establishing support for community based urban integrated health service delivery model for RMNCH and TB mitigation in selected communities in Wadala. with the objective of establishing a community based integrated health service delivery model, build the capacity of community volunteers on aspects of RMNCH and TB and to improve referral and services related to tuberculosis. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Locations | Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Causes | Healthy Community > Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | We were able to reach a population of 17,060 Families in the 31,579 Household community. We have reached 9,579 Married women in Reproductive Age (MWRA) and 1659 Pregnant Women. 3,677 Children between 0-2 yrs of age were benefited by SNEHA in the FY 2024-25. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Impact | Targeted Maternal and Child Healthcare Interventions: Throughout the year, the program team conducted regular visits to pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under 2 years old, with the support of ICDS sevikas and community volunteers. The focus was on early ANC registration, anemia screening, and addressing low birth weight and malnutrition in children. Thematic group meetings for Maternal and Child Health: Group meetings played a crucial role in sharing information, identifying concerns, and facilitating referrals on maternal and child health, family planning, and related topics. These regular meetings provided maximum coverage within a limited time. The team conducted sessions with pregnant women, lactating mothers, and parents of 0–2-year-old children, focusing on nutrition, antenatal care, breastfeeding, family planning, tuberculosis, and sanitation. Menstrual Surveillance: Menstrual surveillance (MS) was conducted for married women aged 15-35 years to detect early pregnancies and improve antenatal care. The team prioritized women who had not been visited in the past 3 months or those not using family planning methods, conducting visits during the first 20 days of each month. During these visits, information on family planning, contraceptives, and government schemes was shared. Total No. of MWRA: 9579 No. of people received awareness on reproductive health: 8267 No. of MWRA referred for contraceptive services: 3295 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Project Name | SNEHA Shakti- Swasthya Sevika- NurseAid | |||||||||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 134269 | |||||||||||||||
| Project Description | The Nurse Aide Programme is an 8-month long course that trains young women to become nurse aides in private hospitals, nursing homes, and maternity homes. Through the course, SNEHA seeks to offer employment opportunities for aspiring nurse-aides and also address a system-wide demand for health care workers. The programme covers around 651 communities and sub communities across Mumbai. | |||||||||||||||
| Locations | Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH) | |||||||||||||||
| Causes | Education & youth opportunity > Others | |||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Women | |||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | This year, the team mobilized 1578 students, out of which 279 enrolled for the course. Due to various reasons there have been some dropouts, but 179 students graduated the course and out of the 179, 168 students have been successfully placed for jobs between age group of 18- 35. | |||||||||||||||
| Impact | Three batches were completed during the project period, i.e. November 2023 to June 2024, March to October 2024 and July 2024 to February 2025. The project has achieved the set targets by enrolling a total of 279 young women across these 3 batches. Of the women enrolled, 179 (64 percent) graduated, 168 (94 percent) of them have been placed in clinics, nursing homes and private hospitals. The retention rate of the students placed is 94 percentage (151/160) for the completed batches (July 2023, November 2023 and March 2024) in 2024-25. This is after 4 follow-ups at regular intervals with the students after placement till 6 months. The remaining 9 students (out of 160,) two have enrolled for higher studies (GNM & physiotherapy), two students have taken up jobs in other field due to financial need and better salary, three have relocated to other cities, one student got married, and one has some personal issues. As this program is specially for women. SNEHA looks at the aspect of inclusion of women who are destitute, divorced or separated. The enrollment inclusion criteria also focus on “Right to Education” even including middle aged women (above 35 years) as per the financial need of the woman. | |||||||||||||||
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| Project Name | Public System Partnership- Building Bridges | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 155610 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Project Description | Strengthening Public Health Systems to deliver quality healthcare services in urban informal settlements. In India, about 35,000 women die from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications each year. Nearly all of these deaths are preventable with adequate prenatal care and education. We believe that strengthening delivery of public health services and raising community awareness of these services can improve health outcomes among pregnant women and their newborns. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Locations | Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH),Thane > Maharashtra (MH),Palghar > Maharashtra (MH) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Causes | Healthy Community > Healthcare access | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Women | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | - Total number of 307585 persons were benefited by our project. Direct Beneficiaries: - Doctors and Health care providers (HP staff and Higher Facility staff): 1599 - Frontline workers: 1944. - Pregnant women referred by facilities: 13340 Indirect Beneficiaries: - Total deliveries across 7 MCs: 86255 - Households covered by MAS/HC: 205000 - Volunteers (HC/MAS members): 2990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Impact | Strengthened Governance & Coordination: Partners’ Meet with seven Municipal Corporations fostered greater accountability among healthcare providers, improving pre-referral communication and documentation. Enhanced Monitoring & Responsiveness: Direct oversight by public health officials enabled swift issue resolution at UPHCs, including same-day infrastructure support (e.g., MBMC examination table). Regular monitoring by Head PHNs and Public Health Managers ensures effective service delivery. Capacity Building & ASHA Empowerment: One-on-one mentoring improved ASHAs’ problem-solving, engagement with Mahila Arogya Samitis (MAS), and emotional connection to their work—supporting long-term role sustainability. Motivation through Recognition: A formal felicitation event boosted morale and motivation of UPHC staff and ASHAs by recognizing their contributions. Strengthening MAS Operations: Continued efforts with banks led to the activation/reopening of MAS collective accounts. Trained ASHAs now support their peers in managing MAS activities, expanding impact beyond intervention areas. Policy Advocacy & System Strengthening: Advocacy led to circulars mandating documentation of key UPHC activities (e.g., health talks, ANC clinics). Tools for ANC tracking, feedback, and ASHA training were developed and are being implemented by newly appointed nodal officers. Urban-Rural Health Collaboration: Municipal and rural health system collaboration enabled free sonography services and high-risk pregnancy camps, optimizing maternal health service delivery and resource utilization across sectors. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Project Name | Romila Palliative Care | ||||||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 513078 | ||||||||||||
| Project Description | Since its inception in February 2017, Romila Palliative Care (RPC) has supported over 3,530 patients with serious chronic illnesses, focusing on improving quality of life through effective symptom management and psychosocial and spiritual counselling. The programme also offers continuous support to primary family caregivers, building their confidence and capacity to provide compassionate care. To expand access and awareness, RPC has integrated palliative care outpatient services within Mumbai’s tertiary hospitals. Following the successful implementation of structured ward rounds and proactive patient identification at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion Hospital), this initiative was scaled up in January 2025 with the launch of adult palliative care OPD services at R. N. Cooper Hospital. | ||||||||||||
| Locations | Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH) | ||||||||||||
| Causes | Healthy Community > Healthcare access | ||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Elderly | ||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | New Patient registered in the year: 732 Total Number of patients supported - 1,453 4,906 Home visits and 4,460 Teleconsultations Stakeholders receiving awareness/ support sessions - 769 | ||||||||||||
| Impact | Impact: Effective pain management of patients on Morphine -77% Effective pain management of patients with mild opioids – 90% Patients/Caregivers reporting satisfaction with RPC- 95% | ||||||||||||
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| Project Name | Collaboration and Partnership | |||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 374621 | |||||||||
| Project Description | Social and economic factors - apart from medical factors - that impact health are termed as social determinants of health. SNEHA’s Collaboration and Partnerships domain partners with government systems and civil society organisations to build a social protection network of schemes and services to address these social determinants of health and promote health equity. | |||||||||
| Locations | Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH) | |||||||||
| Causes | Healthy Community > Others | |||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women,Elderly,Persons with Disabilities | |||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | 3,145 people reached with information on social protection schemes. | |||||||||
| Impact | 12,821 people could access benefits under various social protection schemes. 1,035 people referred for social determinants to (CSOs) by SNEHA staff. | |||||||||
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| Project Name | Social Protection - Collaboration & Partnerships | ||||||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 1066533 | ||||||||||||
| Project Description | Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action (SNEHA), a secular Mumbai-based NGO works towards improving the health, nutrition and safety of women, adolescents and children living in vulnerable urban informal settlements. With a continuum of care approach, the organization intervenes at critical life junctures such as adolescence, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and early childhood, seeking to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and ill health. The Collaboration and Partnerships domain at SNEHA partners with government systems and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to address the social determinants of health and ensure adequate coverage of social protection for our target populations. As a social protection helpdesk, we strive to enable marginalized families to access social protection schemes while engaging with government systems implementing the schemes to improve service delivery. With the understanding that the social protection coverage provided by government schemes needs to be bolstered through partnerships with CSOs, we try to assess the partnership needs of various SNEHA programmes, map CSOs offering relevant services and strengthen referral processes related to social determinants of health. | ||||||||||||
| Locations | Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH),Thane > Maharashtra (MH),Mumbai suburban > Maharashtra (MH) | ||||||||||||
| Causes | Health > Preventive healthcare,Health > Supporting public health centre,Health > Mental health,Health > Sanitation & hygiene,Health > Nutrition,Health > Maternal & child health,Health > Awareness & advocacy | ||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women,Elderly,Persons with Disabilities,Others | ||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | SNEHA's Collaboration and Partnerships team is a support function that works collaboratively with other SNEHA programs to uplift and empower individuals across the lifespan. We have followed the life cycle approach for social protection suggested by UNICEF to ensure that a continuum of social protection coverage is available to the people of various age groups: . Schemes providing direct cash transfer benefits for maternal and child health like Pradhan Mantri Matri Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) and Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) for pregnant and lactating women Programme such as Janani va shishu surakhsa Karyakram for neonatal health; Rashtriya Bal swasthya Karyakram for children from birth to 18 years of age and the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram which comprehensively addresses health needs of adolescents The universal health coverage schemes like the Ayushman Bharat and the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) along with Pradhanmantri Janaushadhi Yojana for access to generic medicines are the schemes that cater to all age groups of the vulnerable populations we work with All schemes of the Public Distribution System (PDS) to ensure food security for all families in the target geographies of SNEHA We have specifically focussed on the most vulnerable groups in the community by promoting Government sponsored investment schemes such as Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana and Lek ladki Yojana for financial security, education and empowerment of girl children; Balsangopan scheme for the orphan and the children in need of care and protection; Manodhairya scheme for child and women survivors of violence and the Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana for the aged, disabled, and destitute men, women and children in the community. Our cumulative coverage, as per 2022-23 figures has been o Direct beneficiaries (Those who participate directly in the programme and thus benefit from it) 139,946 o Indirect beneficiaries (Those who, in spite of having no direct contact with the programme, are affected by it via direct participants): -882,530 | ||||||||||||
| Impact | SNEHA's intervention has significantly impacted the lives of several families in Mumbai's slums by facilitating access to government social protection schemes. Number of capacity building sessions conducted with SNEHA team members (across programmes): 119 Number of community volunteers* trained on social protection scheme: 704 Number of community members reached for awareness generation on social protection schemes: 51,876 No. of people provided with documentation support: 20,034 Total number of people referred for various schemes: 30,864 Total no. of community members who availed benefits from different social protection schemes:11,250 | ||||||||||||
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| Project Name | Health Systems response to gender based violence Project | |||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 912500 | |||||||||
| Project Description | SNEHA’s program on Prevention of Violence against Women and Children in informal settlements in Mumbai aims to develop and sustain high‐impact strategies for primary prevention, ensure survivors’ access to protection and justice, empower women to claim their rights, mobilize communities around ‘non tolerance for violence,’ and respond to the needs and rights of excluded and neglected groups. Through convergence, it works with government and public systems to reinforce their roles in ensuring basic social, civil and economic security for women in informal settlements. Access for women and children to the public health systems that support holistic quality redressal of violence is imperative to build a sustained and institutional response. The health-systems based approach focuses on strengthening the public health sector’s response towards violence which is complex and multi-faceted. The project focuses on three levels of prevention. Primary prevention involves training healthcare providers to identify and respond to cases of violence. Secondary prevention offers crisis counseling and legal services to survivors. Tertiary prevention enhances collaboration among various departments and external organizations to institutionalize a comprehensive response to violence. This model ensures a coordinated approach, providing immediate and ongoing support for survivors and integrating resources within and beyond the healthcare system. | |||||||||
| Locations | Mumbai suburban > Maharashtra (MH),Mumbai City > Maharashtra (MH) | |||||||||
| Causes | Public Safety > Protection from Exploitation & abuse,Public Safety > Awareness & advocacy | |||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women | |||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | 1. Direct beneficiaries- 3162 (Counseling clients-1612; Health care providers- 1550) 2. Indirect beneficiaries -3224 (Family members of counseling clients) | |||||||||
| Impact | ➢1550 healthcare providers participated in training sessions provided by our counselors. This increased sensitivity among them on the issue of gender based violence and helped in timely case referrals. ➢ Overall Increased referral of the survivors of the violence (91%) by the public health care providers to Women's OPDs. This highlights the credibility of SNEHA’s work to partner with the public health systems. ➢ Our outreach to women and children increased by leaps and bounds through hospital Women’s OPDs. 1612 women and children accessed counseling service in 3 hospital Women’s OPDs, OSC and SPGRC. ➢ Increased number of survivors received first response by the trained nurses (37%) ➢ Increased number of women screened for mental health assessment (94%) ➢ 66% registered survivors manifested improvement in mental health conditions. This has been possible only through the provision of constant need-based support and rigorous follow-ups by our staff, psychosocial support, therapeutic intervention and treatment. ➢ Increased legal procedure in the filed cases, (28%) survivors received legal intervention from our in-house legal coordinator, paralegal staff and lawyers. ➢ Protocolised intervention, counseling of survivors along with partners and family members has resulted in 45% reduction in violence in registered cases, as reported by the survivors. | |||||||||
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| Project Name | Maternal and Child Health & Collaborations and Patnerships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 813000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Project Description | 1] Malnutrition Management Center (MMC) is a part of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) program, is working in the rural area of Kasara in collaboration with ICDS's VCDCs. SNEHA's goal is to strengthen and support Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) management processes at VCDCs in Kasara, Shahapur, Thane. To achieve this goal we build the capacity of ICDS staff and provide on field mentoring support in the management of SAM and MAM children by conducting training on nutrition, VCDC protocol, guidelines, and roles and responsibilities and also conduct home visits, joint anthropometry camps and parent meetings. 2] Collaboration and Partnership assists marginalised citizens with required documentation and supports public authorities to strengthen the delivery mechanism of relevant schemes. Remaining funds are allocated to this program and will be utilized towards this program from October 2023 to January 2024. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Locations | Thane > Maharashtra (MH) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Causes | Health > Maternal & child health | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | SAM/MAM children between 0 to 6 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Impact | Following impact is created till date: 1) SAM MAM Screening, and Confirmation by sub-center Medical Officer - In this period we reached out to 192 sub centers along with 122 Public Health Center Doctors for screening of 525 SAM children 2) SAM children admission at CTC - In this period our main focus was on the referral of SAM children to VCDC. With the coordination and support of CTC staff, the PHC team, and the ICDS team, we referred 20 SAM children to CTC, 19 children were admitted for 14 days and I SAM child received OPD services. 3) Immunization of SAM MAM children - In this period we paid attention to the immunization status of SAM MAM children. 6 SAM children received the vaccination in field camps. 4) Parents Meetings - 29 parents meeting with 191 mothers and 21 community volunteers from Kasara 1 and Kasara 2 areas on “Common Illnesses and Importance of Early Interventionâ€, and “ Amylase Rich Food, the Importance of regular feeding EDNF and Malnutrition.†| |||||||||||||||||||||
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