Check out our extensive list of projects we did over the years. And, we are just getting started!
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We have detailed our project year by year, along with a brief description. Hope this provides a brief glimpse into the work that we do. However, we believe that there is a lot more to be done. We are looking for more volunteers to help us further our ideals.
Project Objectives:
The objective of this program is to provide sustainable livelihood generation for underprivileged women in West Bengal through training them in reusable cloth pad making.
The objective of this program is to provide sustainable livelihood generation for underprivileged women in West Bengal through training them in reusable cloth pad making.
Activities performed:
1. Selection of beneficiaries to be trained under the project
2. Setting up of training and manufacturing units in 2 blocks
3. Conducting 3-days comprehensive training on SRHR, sustainable menstruation and cloth pad making
4. Handholding of women throughout the making of starter kit
5. Distribution of hygiene kits and awareness by Paint It Red
6. Collecting user feedback and implementing changes
7. Project Review
Location: Nadia, 24 North Pargana, Murshidabad, 24 South Pargana, Bankura, Purva Medinipur, Darjeeling and Kolkata.
Project Objectives:
To empower women beneficiaries in making re-usable cloth pads (all formats) and help them start their own brand of pads in Himachal Pradesh
Activities performed:
1. Pre and post training assessment through survey questionnaire
2. Training on making reusable cloth pads
3. Training on branding, marketing, packing and pricing (through activities and case studies)
4. Sharing pre post training analysis report
Location: Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
To promote menstrual equity to women and adolescent girls in West Bengal and to increase the product base for “Anahat Unnati”.
Activities performed:
1. Awareness session on Sustainable Menstruation.
2. Training on making reusable cloth pad
3. Introduction of cloth diapers
Location: Hanskhali block of Nadia district, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
1.Develop alternative livelihood opportunities for tribal women plantation workers of closed Lankapara tea garden.
2.Reduce the incidence of gender based violence and ensure overall well being of tribal women through income generation and women empowerment.
3.Ensure proper education and food security for children of plantation workers.
Activities performed:
1.Training of tribal women
2.Procurement and supply of 15 goats
3.Proper monitoring and evaluation
Project Objectives:
To make gender-based violence and discrimination against women and young girls unacceptable and reduce the rate of child marriage by using a rights-based approach.
Activities performed:
Ice-breaking and setting up ground rules and understanding human rights
Understanding sex and gender
Understanding the cause and impact of child marriage and steps to reduce it
Understanding policies related to child marriage and stakeholders involved in it
Organising exposure visits and teaching participants to lodge complaints
Celebrating events and sensitizing communities about the negative impact of child marriage.
Location: Kandi, Nabagram and Berhampur block of Murshidabad district, West Bengal.
Project Objectives:
We trained 50 adolescent girls in Kantha stitch and this was taken as an engaging activity in order to reduce child marriage in the area.
Activities performed:
Introduction of “Kantha Stitch” basic course
Training on making of products like cushion covers, stoles, bags, yoga bags, mats and other.
Location: Murshidabad district, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
To distribute menstrual hygiene kits to 250 adolescent girls and women in Nadia district of West Bengal.
Activities performed:
Distribution of reusable menstrual hygiene kit which can be used upto a period of three years.
Awareness sessions were conducted on menstrual hygiene management and regarding the use of reusable cloth pads.
Location: Hanskhali Block of Nadia district, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
To combat the ongoing second wave and forthcoming third wave and to help the hospitals we supported the Cooch Behar district administration with 284 D’type Oxygen cylinders, 200 oxygen flowmeters and 50 oxygen regulators as per their requirement
Activities performed:
Distribution of 284 D’Type O2 cylinder, 200 oxygen flowmeters, 50 oxygen regulators at three sub divisional rural hospitals and one district medical college and hospital in Cooch behar district
Location: Coochbehar District, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
To create awareness about Covid-19 disease along with Vaccination Drive
Activities performed:
Door to door visit creating awareness about the covid-19 disease
Checking the temperature and oxygen level of the family members
Distribution of essential hygiene kits like masks and sanitizers from door to door
Vaccine awareness drive was held with community engagement activities like miking in bengali using slogans, distribution of pamphlets
Distribution of ration kits to 285 covid affected families at six community development blocks in four districts
Capacity building of frontline govt health workers -ASHAs with hygiene kits like masks, sanitizers, oximeters and thermal guns
Location: South 24 Parganas- Diamond Harbour-I block, Nadia- Krishnaganj Block, Mursidabad - Kandi, Nabagram & Berhampur block, Alipurduar- Madarihat Birpara block and Coochbehar district of West Bengal.
Project Objectives:
1. To make the students aware about women’s health and menstrual hygiene.
2. To introduce sustainable menstruation among the students.
1. To make the students aware about women’s health and menstrual hygiene.
2. To introduce sustainable menstruation among the students.
Project Outcomes:
1. Survey of schools on menstruation & selection of schools for the program
2. Awareness session on adolescent’s health and menstrual health and hygiene.
3. Distribute cloth pads as a kit among the teachers and students.
4. Submission of reports along with feedback of user
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
1. To make the students aware about women’s health and menstrual hygiene.
2. To introduce sustainable menstruation among the students.
Project Activities:
1. Survey of schools on menstruation & selection of schools for the program
2. Awareness session on adolescent’s health and menstrual health and hygiene.
3. Distribute cloth pads as a kit among the teachers and students.
4. Submission of reports along with feedback of user
Location: South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
1. To make the students aware about women’s health and menstrual hygiene.
2. To introduce sustainable menstruation among the students.
1. To make the students aware about women’s health and menstrual hygiene.
2. To introduce sustainable menstruation among the students.
Project Activities:
1. Survey of schools on menstruation & selection of schools for the program
2. Awareness session on adolescent’s health and menstrual health and hygiene.
3. Distribute cloth pads as a kit among the teachers and students.
4. Submission of reports along with feedback of user
Location: Hooghly, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
1.To provide awareness session to SHG members on Sustainable menstruation
2. To provide livelihood option to that SHG members through reusable Cloth pad making.
Project Activities:
1. Conduct session on Sustainable menstruation
2. Conduct session on reusable cloth pad making session
3. Provide hand holing support to the SHG members for cloth pad making.
4. Provide session to that SGH members regarding marketing, packaging Banding.
5. Report submission
Location: Odisha
Project Objectives:
1.To provide awareness session to 150 college students on Sustainable menstruation
Project Activities:
1. Conduct a session on women’s health and menstrual health and hygiene.
2. Submission of report.
Location: Hooghly, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
1. To make the students aware about women’s health and menstrual hygiene.
2. To introduce sustainable menstruation among the students.
1. To make the students aware about women’s health and menstrual hygiene.
2. To introduce sustainable menstruation among the students.
Project Outcomes:
1. Conduct a session on adolescent’s health and menstrual health and hygiene.
2. Distribute cloth pads as a kit among the teachers and students.
3. Submission of report.
Location: Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
1. To provide TOT (ASHA, AWW,) for LALANA Campaign (a holistic menstrual hygiene management)
Project Outcomes:
1. Conduct TOT for master trainers related to menstrual hygiene management.
2. Introduce sustainable menstruation among all the health workers.
3. Provided training kit to all of them
4. Submission of reports.
Location: Hooghly, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
1. To select schools in West Bengal for menstrual hygiene management program.
2. To conduct awareness sessions in schools regarding menstrual hygiene management.
3. Reporting of the above activities.
1. To select schools in West Bengal for menstrual hygiene management program.
2. To conduct awareness sessions in schools regarding menstrual hygiene management.
3. Reporting of the above activities.
Project Outcomes:
1. Conducting awareness sessions on sustainable menstruation with children.
2. Conducting awareness session on sustainable menstruation & hygiene practices with stakeholders.
3. Reporting of the entire activities.
Location: West Bengal
Project Objectives:
1. To make the students aware about women’s health and menstrual hygiene
2. To introduce sustainable menstruation among the students
Activities Performed:
1. Survey of schools on menstruation & selection of schools for the program
2. Awareness session on adolescent’s health and menstrual health and hygiene
3. Distribute cloth pads as a kit among the teachers and students
4. Submission of reports along with feedback of user
Location: Bankura, West Bengal
Project Objectives:
1. To assess toilet usage – gender/ age wise, individual member usage & reasons for not using toilets
2. To assess toilet infrastructure & cleaning of toilets
3. To assess drinking water supply, duration & quality
4. To assess handwashing practices & other hygiene behaviours
Activities Performed:
1. Questionnaire preparation & uploading the same in SurveyCTO app
2. Collection of data from 5500 ITC households and 1500 control households
3. Collection of data from 30 community toilets
4. Qualitative study including 20 FGDs, 30 service provider’s interview and 15 case studies
5. Data analysis using SPSS & Ms Excel
6. Final report submission along with analysis
Location: Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Project Objectives:
1. Build awareness about safe drinking water
2. Provided training tools to teachers for the same
3. Provide safe drinking water as a part of the ‘LG Eco Agents of Change’ projects on school.
4. Reporting & documentation of all the activities
Activities Performed:
1. Fixed 5 government schools in Kolkata for the LG Eco Agents of Change programme
2. Conducted teachers training on Safe drinking water.
3. Organised one day each exhibition on safe drinking in all school.
4. Support was given when LG Water Filters were being set up in schools
5. Organised an awareness drive for plastic-free environment by the students and teachers in a public place
6. Organised an award programme with all the students and teachers for their outstanding performance
Location: Kolkata
