PRIORITIES

         

 

 

From 2008, NIRPHAD has the following priorities:

• Planning and organizing community programs for the target groups which will have separate, but integrated programs for males, females and children. Special community progammes will be ‘child focused community development’ and ‘community-based Eye care services into the general health development infra-structure.

• Implementation of the following programs with target groups:

 

- Strengthening agriculture with water harvesting and improve animal husbandry.

- To diversify through self help groups including establishment of 9 pre-schools.

- Micro credit schemes to provide community-based skill development for Income generation programmes.

- The scope includes Primary, secondary & tertiary health Care and where necessary referrals to specialized Centers.

- Scale up the community Eye Care Services through Bajna Growth Center to Tappal & Khair Blocks in Aligarh District and more recently the Additional Director, U.P., is requesting NIRPHAD to expand into Hathras District and increase the coverage in the Aligarh District.

- In 2009 NIRPHAD and Laval University are planning to launch a community- based rehabilitaioin programme for the physically and mentally challenged. CBM will consider funding the CBR Project. This will be a unique programme for the District.

- The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is a new donor from 2006– and supports irrigation program for four villages.

- Replicate community health and family Wefare Programmes to be consolidated in Mathura District to make it the largest and replicate in 18 slums of Agra City and three blocks of rural Agra.

- Planning for establishment of solar panels for irrigation through “Solar without Borders”, and ‘solidarite solar’ (Belgium). School electrification by Solar Zongen (Zadik Beishenaly) Feasibilty and training completed but funding hampered by global economic down turn.

- Planning introduction of Community Based Impact Oriented Methodology (CBIO) in four villages. Curameicas has completed the study and NIRPHAD is exploring for financial support.


All the above programs have a component of awareness & capacity building by using the Hub-Spokes adapted Model.

Conclusion: To usher a silent revolution by empowering the weaker sections (especially women and children) of those below poverty line in the target groups and to find solutions to their own problems, grow to their full potential and have full control of their lives, so that quality of life may improve.