Action for school building

The Kavi Dayaram school in Mujhmahuda basti in Vadodara is more than 40-years old. The school functions from a single room in which four teachers handle classes from the first to the seventh standards. The school building is in a poor condition with no functioning toilet for the students The Committee members in Mujhmahuda have been demanding a new school building for the past few years. They say they cannot afford to send their children to private schools. The lack of facilities also leads to the quality of education being very poor – a small survey they undertook with theRead More…

Joint Efforts Reap Worthy Harvest: Wapung – Pamra PHC, Meghalaya

Wapung Pamra PHC of Khliehriat block in East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya is one of the biggest PHCs in Meghalaya covering a population of 30,770. However, it was not been able to function as a 24×7 PHC due to non-availability of potable water. The available water in the PHC premises was not fit for consumption as the pH was 4.2 resulting in the area is surrounded by coal mines. The Medical Officer in the PHC tried his level best to solve this water problem as the people who could not access In-patient Department services in the PHC. He discovered aRead More…

VHSNC members organize cleanliness drive in Borabari Pahar Village

Saulkuchi block in Kamrup(R) district is popularly known as Manchester of Assam for its silk industry. Borabari Pahar village in Saulkuchi block, is a small village having a population of 900. The residents of this village are below poverty line and work as daily labourers. The village has a lower primary school and anganwadi centres for the education of their children. They lack potable water and the village is infested with mosquitoes, making people vulnerable to vector borne diseases The Block Facilitator Mr Anowar Hussain under the Community Action for Health programme motivated the members of the village health sanitationRead More…