Women Health & Empowerment Activities by SUNDESH

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Women Health Empowerment Activities by SUNDESH
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Menstrual health is crucial to the overall
well-being of every woman. It is also amongst the
most challenging development issues today,
particularly in the developing world, with lack
of awareness, old mindsets, customs and
institutional biases preventing women from
getting the menstrual health care they need.
Statistics suggest that women in the unorganized
sector are more susceptible to menstrual
infections due to poor sanitation facilities and
lack of awareness. To bridge this need gap,
SUNDESH Chairperson Mrs. Indira Burman had
spearheaded a special initiative on menstrual
hygiene in rural india, especially for women from
rural India and underprivileged sections of the
society.
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We commenced our Woman Skill Development Centres,
also known as Nari Shakti Kendras with a
Cutting-Tailoring Training Centre in 1994-95,
offering tailoring training to women between the
age group of 15 and 35 years. Our first
Cutting-Tailoring Training Centre was set up in
village Shaulana. This activity has since been
extended to cover several villages in the
vicinity.
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Even after seven decades of Independence, the
discrimination against girls is still rampant in
India. As part of its efforts to nurture the girl
child and provide her equal opportunities,
SUNDESH along with Dabur India Ltd crafted an
integrated programme for improving her health
nutrition, besides ensuring her safety. As the
implementing partner self defence training
program in Uttar Pradesh, SUNDESH has been
working towards giving the girl child the right
opportunities to nurture her talent and skills,
and help her excel in different areas of life.
The programme operates on four key pillars
of Safe and Nutritious Food Promoting Kitchen
Garden Self-Defence Training Promoting Health Care
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Considering the special needs of rural women,
SUNDESH started organising breast cancer free
check up camps with a female doctor. The
programme was conducted jointly with the Centre
for Agrarian Research, Training, and Education
(CARTE) and Chunni Lal Medical Trust. The camps
allow women to assess their risk of breast cancer
and other health issues.
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Community Health workers are trained and skilled
female workers of Sundesh at village level. The
purpose of this initiative is to monitor the
health status of women at village level. These
health workers with the help of ASHA didis are
not only creating awareness but also providing
proper suggestion for any heath complexities of
women. The health workers of Sundesh monitor
maternal health program the health of pregnant
ladies and encourage them to go for proper ANC
checkups and follow the balance diet at the
period of pregnancy. They also help Sundesh
Assistance Project Coordinator for health to
conduct awareness meeting for child and mother
care.
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Contact Us
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