Author : Dhananjay Lohara
National Adivasi Development Sewa Sanstha (NADS) -90A, Lal quarter, West Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi-110026 is a premier N.G.O. in service to the health and hygiene of Tribal People. The Sanstha has been in continuance service since last eight years for the awareness to sanitation and welfare to the tribal people migrated from the state of Andra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, M.P, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam. Their health is very critical mostly women are anemic disordered due to lack of education, awareness of health and hygiene. Most of these people is illiterate, and after migration into Delhi they live in slums in Delhi near Railway Lines, Under Bridges, Jhuggis etc.
The Society (NADS) is continuously struggling for teaching above said tribal people for awareness of sanitation, awareness of benefits of health and hygiene. Methodologies to resolve the the problems caused by the bad sanitation habits.
The Society is going to organize Small Group Discussions (SGDs) with celebrating Karma Festivals on the issue of Sanitation and Health & Hygiene on 08th -10th September, 2012.
The objectives are:
• To aware and train the Tribal Girls/Women living in Delhi after being migrated to Delhi from the various states of the India.
• To change their mindsets regarding the sanitation, health and hygiene and point out its advantages.
• To celebrate the Karma festivals a cultural festival of tribal people to attract them in large strength.
• To give awareness and overview about the benefits of good sanitation, health and hygiene.
• To facilitate the special educators and experts/Professionals to provide better information services to the women, especially tribal women.
• To aware and train up to 10,000 people who are illiterate about the sanitation, health & hygiene and its long term advantages.
• To aware them living with scientifically and medically and techniques to manage/disposal of human excreta in order to multi-level advantages.
Around 10000 tribal people/women living in unhygienic and bad-sanitation situation would be benefited so as to resolve the problem faced by these people to some extent forever.
Please find attached a detailed letter about our achievements and fund requirements.
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