Archive for the 'Health' Category
Goals for week beginning June 11th
In an effort to truly understand what the health needs in Bagar are, and where the existing health system falls short of the community’s needs, I am conducting a survey in roughly 300 households from all of Bagar’s 15 wards. This week’s goal was to finalize both the survey and the logistics behind [...]
Read More..>>06.02.07 � 06.09.07
The Past Week: 06.02.07 � 06.09.07
Current project
Tested two of the women’s (Bhani Ji and Meera Ji’s) blood for their hemoglobin levels who weren’t around when I had done so previously.
They both qualified as having anemia so I gave them a supply of iron [...]
Read More..>>Anemia Awareness Camp
On the morning of Sunday, June 3rd GDL held an Anemia Camp in Jatavas, one of the mohallas in Bagar where the anemia awareness campaign is currently focused. The objective of the camp was to raise anemia awareness in the area, and to get women tested to get an idea of how big [...]
Read More..>>Ward 11 Sanitation Proposal
Ward 11 Safai Project Proposal
Summary
GDL Bagar aims to find and implement effective solutions for improving the street trash situation in Bagar. With the support of the municipality representative, the GDL team has chosen Ward No. 11 of Bagar in hopes of making it a model ward for safai. The proposed project will focus on [...]
Challenges in Reaching Goals
There have been many challenges that have stood in the way of my goals. Some center on certain social factors, some of which I wasn’t completely aware of, while others have simply to do with bad timing.
I believe my biggest challenge in this project has been getting the individual women to want to be part [...]
Lessons in Building Community
In an effort to create anemia awareness in Bagar, I began by targeting a fairly large community (spanning three wards) known as Jaatavas. In addition to larger campaigns aimed at public awareness, I was to establish a group of 20 women that I would work closely with to ensure that they understand what anemia is, [...]
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