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Women Empowerment
| Project Name | improving health, wellbeing, nutrition, self-reliance in slums | |||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 1442166 | |||||||||
| Project Description | The funds were used to implement community-based health and nutrition promotion activities in urban slum settlements. Key activities included formation and facilitation of women’s groups (Mahila Arogya Samitis) and adolescent girls’ groups to raise awareness on maternal-child health, nutrition, hygiene, and government entitlements. Community facilitators conducted home visits, group meetings, and behavior change sessions to promote antenatal care, institutional deliveries, child immunization, growth monitoring, and nutrition counselling. The project also supported capacity building of community volunteers, data collection on key health indicators, and coordination with frontline government workers (ASHA, Anganwadi workers) to ensure timely services. Support was extended to link beneficiaries with schemes such as ICDS, PMMVY, and health insurance. Field monitoring, supervision, and documentation were integral parts of the project activities. | |||||||||
| Locations | Indore > Madhya Pradesh (MP),Agra > Uttar Pradesh (UP),North East Delhi > Delhi (DL) | |||||||||
| Causes | Healthy Community > Capacity building of healthcare providers & caregivers | |||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women,Elderly,Persons with Disabilities | |||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | UHRC’s primary beneficiaries are urban poor families living in slums and informal settlements of cities such as Indore, Agra, and Delhi. The majority of these beneficiaries are low-income daily wage earners, domestic workers, and migrant families who face challenges like overcrowded housing, poor sanitation, lack of access to quality healthcare, and malnutrition. Special focus is given to women, adolescent girls, children under five, and pregnant/lactating mothers—who are most vulnerable to health and nutrition-related risks. Many of the beneficiaries are not fully aware of government health and social protection schemes or are unable to access them due to systemic barriers. UHRC strengthens these communities by forming and mentoring local groups—such as women’s health groups (Mahila Arogya Samitis) and adolescent girls’ collectives—so they can address their needs, access services, and lead healthier lives. | |||||||||
| Impact | UHRC’s urban health and nutrition initiatives have positively impacted over 2,00,000 urban poor residents living in slums and informal settlements across Indore, Agra, and Delhi. The program focuses on improving maternal and child health, nutrition, hygiene, and access to government services through a participatory, community-based approach. UHRC has facilitated the formation and mentoring of hundreds of women’s groups (Mahila Arogya Samitis) and adolescent girls’ groups, enabling them to take collective action for better health and social well-being. These community groups serve as a platform for spreading awareness, building leadership, and linking people to entitlements under government schemes such as ICDS, PMMVY, JSY, and health services. Qualitative impact: Communities, especially women and adolescents, have become more confident, informed, and proactive in engaging with public systems. They are now playing a key role in promoting health-seeking behaviour, cleanliness, nutrition practices, and claiming their rights. This community-led approach has resulted in improved awareness, service utilization, and strengthened social cohesion within underserved urban neighborhoods. | |||||||||
Activities Conducted
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| Project Name | improving health, wellbeing, nutrition, self-reliance in slums | |||||||||||||||
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 846000 | |||||||||||||||
| Project Description | The Urban Health Resource Centre (UHRC) works with slum communities to provide information on health, nutrition, and government services. The goal is to empower the community to demand better health services through increased knowledge. UHRC focuses not only on improving health outcomes but also on building human capacity in underprivileged areas. Social facilitators work with women and children in slums to boost self-confidence and enable them to advocate for their rights. The program includes teaching communities how to effectively negotiate with officials for their entitlements and services. By building competence and confidence, UHRC helps slum communities access essential services like healthcare, vaccination, and infrastructure improvements. The skills learned by these communities also have a positive impact beyond the program area, benefiting even those living outside the targeted regions. | |||||||||||||||
| Locations | Indore > Madhya Pradesh (MP),Agra > Uttar Pradesh (UP),North East Delhi > Delhi (DL) | |||||||||||||||
| Causes | Health > Maternal & child health,Health > Nutrition,Health > Sanitation & hygiene,Health > Awareness & advocacy,Environment > Tree plantation,Environment > Awareness & advocacy,Income > Skilling & vocational training,Income > Financial Inclusion,Income > Formation of SHGs | |||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Women,Others | |||||||||||||||
| Beneficiary Description | Pregnant women Mothers of children Slum Women, Men, children, youth | |||||||||||||||
| Impact | 4,00,000 population gained access to the sewerage system 2,50,000 could avail address proof of the city 200,000 women received antenatal care and received hospital delivery 2000 women have started saving to pay for children's education, healthcare 1000 girls/women have upgraded their skills through vocational training 1000 families are growing vegetables for better food and nutrition security | |||||||||||||||
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