More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

To reduce the deaths of those under five years of age due to malnutrition, diarrhea, primary tuberculosis, malaria and measles which is found to be quite common in the slums of Ahmedabad city. The project will raise awareness levels of pregnant women and caregivers of the target beneficiaries regarding antenatal care, care of newborn/infants and early treatment of childhood illness, which is presently found to be quite low. An estimated 15000 beneficiaries would be covered by the program.

Activities

Health Education: Imparting health education to caregivers & key stakeholders in the community through individual meeting, Group education sessions, & use of mainstream media as well as folk media for mass outreach. Formation of Health Committees.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,962

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,962.  The original project funding goal was $10,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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