Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra
Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra
Cluster Level Meeting by Carers @CarersWorldwide
18 January, Hazaribag: Under the support programme to Carers of differently able/mentally ill/ epileptic/old aged family members in collaboration with Carers Worldwide-UK at Hazaribag, Carers’ cluster level meeting took place at Meru and Ramdeo Khairka villages of Sadar and Daroo blocks on 18th & 19th January respectively.
At Meru, 46 carers from 16 villages came together and discussed upon enrollment of carers as beneficiaries of social security schemes by the government. School enrollment and needful rehabilitation of their CWDs (children with disabilities), cooperation from PRIs (panchayati raj institutions) members to mainstream carers and their livelihood support training were other relevant topics talked about on the day. Mr. Rajeev Kumar Mehta (Ex-Mukhiya) and Mr. Jay Shankar Mishra (Deputy Mukhiya) have led villagers for the meeting. At Ramdeo Khairka, 36 carers have participated in cluster meeting under leadership of Mr. Veerendra Kumar Yadav (Mukhiya) who assured to support the people taking care of their dependents.
Md. Nayeem (project coordinator) has introduced objective of the meeting and took a stock of the situation through progress report. Mrs. Vimla Rana, Mr. Paras Nath Mahto and Mr. Kamal Kant Pandey (project team members) have played important role to organize the event.
Opening of Komal Poojan School at Lord Buddha Home for Children
5 January, Bodhgaya: Mrs. Komal and Mr. Poojan have inaugurated Komal Poojan School by NBJK at Lord Buddha Home for Children, Silaunja (Bodhgaya) in presence of local MLA Mr. Kumar Sarvjeet and many eminent citizens like Mr. Dwarko Sundarani, Mr. K. N. Giri, Mrs. Jyoti Manjhi (Ex-MLA), Mr. Raghunath Choudhary (PS member) and many others. Mr. Sarvjeet has welcomed the initiative as a hand holding support for poor people from capable persons with a vision. He appreciated the young industrialist couple with a concern for orphan and poor children.
The inaugural function was followed by a symposium over “Quality Education for Children” and Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK) has pointed out the cost factor for such education, very often beyond reach of children from lower strata. He assured that Komal Poojan School will provide cost effective quality education to the children from Nursery to class V from incoming session. Currently LBHC caters 68 orphan-poor children with facilities for their education including all others needed for them and Komal Poojan School will prove it’s worth in future with full range of classes, he added.
Mrs. Jyoti (Ex-MLA, Barachatti) praised the multi dimensional work of NBJK and Mr. Devendra Pathak (Niranjana Welfare Trust) has valued the school as citizen making idea. The function was anchored by Mr. Santosh K. Gautam and organized by LBHC management team.
Strengthening of #PrimaryHealth and Education @oxfam
15 – 23 December, Chouparan: NBJK has organized a number of events like training, meeting and workshop under the program upon Strengthening of Primary Health & Education covering 20 villages in Chouparan block with support of Oxfam, Patna. On 15th, training to office bearers for district level Presidents’ Federation of School Management Committees (SMCs) and VOs interested in people’s entitlements. 24 SMCs from 10 blocks of Hazaribag district were represented by their presidents. Md. Sayeed (Resource Person) has introduced them with rules & regulations to address SMCs affairs smoothly.
On 16th, office bearers from district level federation of Village Health, Sanitation & Nutrition Committees (VHSNCs) and Sahiyaas have joined the training to be more familiar with their role and responsibility. Mr. Neeraj Bhagat (District Program Officer, NHM) has briefed them about health related schemes for villages. Likewise a meeting of network VOs took place on 17th December to way out community participation in entitlements realization for health and education under the government programs. On 18th and 20th December, district level federations of SMCs and VHSNCs have met to draw attention over need of a single and empowered management committee for government schools that can ensure quality education by recruitment of teachers also.
On 23rd December, a workshop on “Achievements and Experiences of Baal Sansad Program” was organized at Ranchi to signify pupils’ participation in school management and improved education. A comparative study upon the development was presented on the occasion and a number of students active in Baal Sansad have shared their feelings there. The workshop was attended by academicians, NGOs and PRI members.
Village# Health Camp@lordbuddhahome
08 December, Bodhgaya: Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra has organized a village health camp at village – Bataspur under Bakraur panchayat of Gaya district in Bihar. NBJK managed Lord Buddha Home for Children (LBHC) has been providing common health facilities to rural people since years and such outreach camps are part of the intervention.
The camp entertained 42 patients in need of blood and oral/dental check up, a costly affair for them neglected very often due to ignorance. This served as an awareness drive regarding prevention for many coupled health problems among villagers. Also people came to know about other community works like skill development training for youths, entitlements/rehabilitation for differently able people around LBHC by NBJK.
A team comprised of Dr. Abhishek Mrinal (Dentist), Mr. Dilip Kumar (Lab Technician), Mr. Santosh Pandey (Compounder), Mr. Devjit Banerjee (Faculty-RTC), Mr. Santosh Kumar Gautam (Block Coordinator- PWDs) and Mr. Tripurari Prasad Singh (Asst. Prog. Manager, LBHC) has worked hard to make the health camp a success.
Visitors from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at Khunti Villages@tatatrusts
03 December, Khunti: At NBJK operational villages with support of CInI and Tata Trusts in Murhu block of Khunti district, some professionals from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have visited to assess need and priority of inhabitants. They went Aara hamlet of Kudapurti village, near Ulihatu, the native place of Birsa Munda, a great freedom fighter. Again they visited Sekre hamlet of Gutahatu village,the last battle place of this tribal martyr.
In both of the villages, there is no electricity and people live without it compromisingly. The team has considered upon power supply to households for women in kitchen, children at study during evening hours. Even farmers can irrigate with motor pump sets when such scheme may be launched here. These villages amid forest are 24 km faraway from Khunti district headquarters.
In 24 villages under Murhu block of the district, NBJK has facilitated 792 farmers with 77 SHGs for tomato cultivation and market linkage. Now marketers and vendors come to villages for crop collection. With organized efforts, tomato growers could deal a large business of Rs. 10 lacs 20 thousand plus local sale in Khunti town. Their average income escalated by Rs. 15000 – 18000 during the season.
River Water# for a Village through 2 km Pipe Over Hills in Khunti @SRTT
02 December, Khunti: Under the Livelihood program with support of SRTT, Mumbai and CInI-Jharkhand in Khunti, NBJK has facilitated people of Baree village to get water of Tajna river flowing above across Sudgi Buru hillocks. This endeavor didn’t need any complex system, machinery, power or fuel rather gravity force is being used for the purpose. The water comes through a pipe of 3 feet diameter, with outlets at various points in the way made by cutting rocks to ensure downwards slope.
Baree village is about 16 km from Khunti town/district headquarter and people depend upon rainwater for agriculture. This new pipeline will be a lifeline soon for 60 households of the village, Mr. Mohit Purty (Program Manager, NBJK) ensures confidently. Earlier only one crop was possible, now farmers can irrigate 200 acres to get more round the year due to water availability, he added. At present, people are getting 24 hours water supply and further extension of the water pipeline is going on for additional coverage. Local farmers are happy to see the improvement. They started growing in fallow land and use the water for domestic use also.
NBJK aims to enhance annual income up to Rs. 1, 20,000 for 2500 families in 45 villages of Khunti district under the program. Dr. Prasad Krishna Baghmare (Dy. Commissioner, Khunti) has appreciated the innovative scheme to bring down water and assured for its replication as a role model if found sustainable.
Village Health@ Camp on World AIDS# Day
01 December, Bodhgaya: On the World AIDS Day, Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra, Silaunja (Bodhgaya) has organized a health camp in village – Hathiyar under Basadhi panchayat of Bodhgaya block in Gaya district. The camp was held for dental and blood check up among rural community. The village has never witnessed such a health camp previously and thus pulled a large crowd around the venue. The people from all walks of life have participated in the event and 60 persons could get the facility of initial medical test related to dentistry and other diseases detectable through blood samples.
There was a rush in late hours and much demand for the service. It’s worth mentioning that NBJK has been providing medical treatment facility for dental and other general diseases for local community in the premises of Lord Buddha Home for Children at Silaunja village near Bodhgaya since years. The health camp was focused upon general health awareness, information dissemination and affordable services within access at LBHC for people.
A team of Dr. Abhishek Mrinal (Dentist), Dr. Nand Kishor (General Physician), Mr. Dilip Kumar (Lab Technician) and Mr. Santosh Pandey (Compounder) has worked hard during the camp. Mr. Tripurari Prasad Singh (Asst. Prog. Manager, LBHC), Mr. Devjit Banerjee (Rozgar Training Center, LBHC) and Mr. Santosh Kumar Gautam (Block Coordinator, PWDs Program) have contributed the event significantly on the opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV.
NBJK Beneficiaries Hosted by Legendary Amitabh Bachchan
13 December, Mumbai: Noted film actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan has hosted NBJK team for his popular TV show “Aaj Ki Raat Zindgi” on Star Plus channel. The show is devoted to innovative social works bring change for people in need of support. As NBJK works in collaboration with Carers Worldwide, UK among Carers of differently able/mentally ill/ epileptic/old aged family members and facilitated their groups in Hazaribag to work together as a community, some selected Carers were invited with Dr. Anil Patil (Founder & Executive Director, Carers Worldwide) to join the talk show.
The Carers like Mrs. Meena Devi, Mrs. Rekha Devi, Mrs. Parvati Devi from village- Maheshra and Mr. Sanjay Ram of village-Harli in Sadar block of Hazaribag district have comprised NBJK team led by Mrs. Vimla Rana (field supervisor) and Mr. Rajeev Singh (coordinator) of Carers program. Dr. Patil and Carers were given opportunity to explain about their works before the world during the show anchored by Big B. They have raised their voice, agony and activities on behalf of all those care to their dependents silently and selflessly.
NBJK has identified 828 Carers (97% women) in villages, promoted their SHGs for internal saving & lending, livelihood activities and problem sharing/solving purpose in tune with their caring service. The intervention got a boost up by the TV show.
865 Get Consultation & Medicines in @Mental Health Camp
24 November, Hazaribag: NBJK has organized monthly mental health camp in its premises with support of RINPAS (Ranchi Institute of Neuro Psychiatry & Allied Sciences), Kanke / Ranchi and 865 PWMIE (people with mental illness & epilepsy) have got almost free consultation and medicines by the team of psychiatrists and support staffs from RINPAS on the day. They were patients of neurosis, psychosis, schizophrenia, obsession, anxiety, epilepsy and other diseases related to our mental state. Most are the victims of superstitious practices applied upon them by their carers or family members initially to get rid of mental diseases.
“It was like a nightmare if you are targeted all the time for anything beyond your control”, said a young girl Surajmuni who was epileptic once and found relief with regular treatment at this camp. This helped her to get a job also, she confirms. The mental health camp serves patients not only from Hazaribag but other districts like Koderma, Chatra, Giridih, Dhanbaad also and majority belongs to villages where mental illness is still treated like any stigma.
Mr. Alok Toppo (camp in-charge) has informed about impact of this monthly mental health camp as increasing acceptability for different people in need of support and medical treatment. Dr. Siddharth, Dr. Ajitesh, Dr. Ranjan and Dr. P. K. Sinha of RINPAS team provided their consultation to patients.
Orientation Workshop for @Rural Health Service Providers
24 November, Hazaribag: NBJK has organized an Orientation workshop for Rural Health Service Providers, known as RMP (Registered Medical Practitioner) doctors in rural areas popularly. Liver Foundation, West Bengal has supported the endeavor and 27 health service providers from 21 villages of Sadar, Ichak, Daru, Katkamdag and Katkamsandi blocks have participated in the workshop. The program was focused upon better health services by such service providers. It started with welcome address by Md. Nayeem (program coordinator) and Mr. Satish Girija (Secretary, NBJK) has introduced objective of the workshop as an initiative towards betterment of rural health scenario with support of Liver Foundation.
The participant rural medical practitioners have accepted that sometimes cases go wrong and cause problems to patients & their carers due to factors like lack of knowledge, proper diagnosis and medicines. On this occasion, Mr. Swapan Marti, Mr. Arko Sarkar and Mr. Arnav Goswami (Representatives from Liver Foundation) have offered E-learning facility for rural health service providers, which will connect them with Specialist doctors for professional up gradation and quality health services.
The program is free of cost and scheduled to be launched from December 2015. There will be video conferencing for 2 days in every week and within 9 months; it will provide online training for 72 days cumulatively. This will establish a dialogue between two worlds in fact as still our rural population need quality health services, said Mr. Shankar Rana who was conducting the workshop. Such innovative training program for rural health service providers is being experimented in Dumka district of Jharkhand.