I visited our project in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh and attended two training sessions in our oldest training block, Shahgarh and in the newest, Sereni. I was overwhelmed by the eager participants: our village women. They are smart, inquisitive, and open to new information. Our lively discussions ranged from hand washing to menstrual ailments. Their candor was a revelation and the transformation of activists that has taken place in Shahgarh in the past 18 months – since we started there – is [Read More...]
TRAINING
In September, we conducted four, three-day long trainings for new health activists. We trained 79 new activists in all
We conducted eight refresher training courses for those already in the field
We are now working in 459 villages and will reach our target of 600 villages by the end of December 2009
REPLICATION
Our project manager visited Phoolpur in [Read More...]
Our training program has had one positive effect. In the beginning of this program, about 18 months back, we encountered some difficulty in motivating even one volunteer to attend our training session. But that has changed. Now, many more volunteers than we reach out to show up for our trainings. And we train them all, [Read More...]
Save-A-Mother held its second annual fundraiser on May 2nd, 2009 at the Mars Gallery in Chicago. The event included live music performances, a comedy showcase, and food and drinks. Thank you to all those who came out to support our cause and to the event sponsors and volunteers.
100% of the proceeds from the event [Read More...]
One of the objectives of the Save-A-Mother program is to scale up and replicate it in other regions. To fulfill this objective we conducted a ‘train the trainer’ program for 35 preselected leaders from 23rd to 28th June, 2009 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. International Institute of Health Management Research, Delhi was our training partner.
The participants [Read More...]
On a recent trip to Uttar Pradesh, India, Dr. Ganju Reports on the progress of Save-A-Mother in May:
Trained 32 new women health activists from different villages
Conducted three refresher training courses for activists who have been trained in the past
Signed a collaboration agreement with the International Institute of Health Management Research, Delhi, to train 40 block [Read More...]
