Family Health Campaign: Accountability for Change (SAJHEDAR)

The overall goal of this project is to bring about positive changes in the lives of women in rural communities of Madhya Pradesh, especially in the context of maternal health by reinforcing a process of public and social accountability.  This will include addressing the social determinants that affect maternal health by highlighting men’s accountability as responsible partners and parents within the family and society; and improving the quality and utilization of public health service by addressing the accountability of health systems to the community.

Partnerships

• Dharti Gramotthan Evam Shabhagi Gramin Vikas Samiti, Morena (MP)
• Gram Sudhar Samiti, Sidhi (MP)

Key Objectives

• To increase knowledge of government health services and health service entitlements within NRHM, especially those related to maternal health, JSY, decentralized planning and monitoring among persons associated with village level groups like Men’s Groups and Self Help Groups.
• To increase leadership among men from men’s groups to address and engage with platforms like the panchayat, VHSC, RKS around health related entitlements.
• To establish a cyclical system of monitoring and planning at the community level using the already established NRHM community monitoring guidelines based on concrete service guarantees and IPHS involving VHSC.
• To increase knowledge and change attitudes of men on gender discrimination and key sexual reproductive health and rights issues with a focus on maternal health with a gender equality framework.

Quarterly Review and Planning Meeting

10-11 July, Bhopal

Recent Event

Perspective building workshop on Health Rights and Community Mobilization

May 2-6, Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh)

CHSJ and Gram Sudhra Samiti (GSS) organised a five day Perspective Building workshop with Animators on Health Rights and Community Mobilization in Government Rest House, Parsili, Sidhi in which 13 village level animators, 10 village group leaders and two area facilitators participated.  Participatory methodologies of training were collectively facilitated by Mr Satish, VKRAI and Mahendra from CHSJ.