THE INCEPTION
The inception: Beginning of a Vision of health and justice for all HMF established as NGO 1992
LAYING THE FOUNDATION:
Health related intervention:
An innovation of creating Village health workers in 70 villages
Village health worker – Bharat Vaidya
Sustained through ASHA programme of the government
1994 – 2006 75 Village Health Workers were appointed in 70 villages
Women Empowerment Intervention Empowering SHGs to deal with women’s health issues, reduce drudgery and economic empowerment The Sanjivani Mahila Bachat Sangh (Self-help Groups Federation): Women’s health and beyond
Broke silence against DV
1996 500 SHGs in Osmanabad district
The self-reliant women’s project – Swayamsidhhi 2001 Jan -Dec 2005
Supplementing Education needs of for children Rural Science centre established for secondary school students Rural Science Centre
Laboratory facilities
Library
Essay competition
scholarships
2003 – ongoing 38 secondary schools
Domestic Violence Survivor Support Counselling Centre for Domestic violence survivors Savali Kendra – Support and Counselling Centre 2004 – ongoing Approx.. 80 cases handled every year
REACHING NEW HEIGHTS
Health related intervention : Improving Health Care Quality
Unique health insurance to cover the first 2 pregnancies of women Health Insurance (covered 1st two pregnancies) 2005 – 2008 5000 families
Partnering in NHRM programme – to advocate for quality health care through community participation CAH Advocating quality health care through community participation 2007 – on going 50 villages of Dharashiv block in with Maharashtra Government Health Services that include 10 PHCs, 1 village government hospital and 1 women’s hospital
Establishment of Accessible and affordable health care hospital in the area Janaki Hospital Accessible and affordable health care 2007 – on going
Established Halo Nursing School Halo Nursing School Opportunity for rural young women to develop a career in health care 2009 – ongoing
Women Empowerment Intervention:
Empowering SHGs – Breaking the Silence against Domestic violence
Mahila Shakti programme launched and implemented in 5 phases between 2007 and 2017 Mahila Shakti – phase 1
Stg SHGs – advocating PDS and participation in local governance and politics
2007- 2008 30 villages in Tuljapur and Lohara blocks of Dharashiv district
Mahila Shakti – phase 2 Stg to improve MNH 2009 – 2011 30 villages in Tuljapur and Lohara blocks of Dharashiv district
Mahila Shakti – phase 3
Breaking the silence against DV and actions taken
2012 Jan – 2013 Dec 30 villages in Tuljapur and Lohara blocks of Dharashiv district
Mahila Shakti – phase 4
Community capacity building for GE & WE and DV prevention
2014 Feb – 2016 Dec 40 villages in Tuljapur and Lohara blocks of Dharashiv district, 150 SHGs, 40 village dispute resolution committees
Mahila Shakti – phase 5
Increased men’s involvement and community support groups Government stake holder involvement
against DV,
22016 Feb – 2017 Dec 40 villages in Tuljapur and Lohara blocks of Dharashiv district,
Health Intervention: Focused Interventions for maternal and new born health improvement
Maternal and Child health promotion in underserved communities in Solapur city MNH – sure start project 2008 Jan – June 2011 80 underserved communities in Solapur with an overall population of 176,094

178 community-based organizations, 155 of which were Self Help Groups (SHGs) and 23 of which were other women groups that were not SHGs

Nearly 12,000 ANC mothers adopted

RESEARCH:Maharashtra Anaemia Study

a. Phase 1 (September 2013 to August 2016) Anaemia study of 297 pregnant women in rural Osmanabad district

b. Phase 2 (April 2017 to December 2018) Anaemia study of 400 adolescent girls in rural Osmanabad district

RESEARCH:Flu India: A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Influencing Clinical Decision-Making For Influenza-Like Illness In Solapur City
MNH – Project ‘Sampurna’ 2023 March – on-going 7154 beneficiaries were reached
Women Empowerment and Gender Equality:
Intensifying men’s participation for gender justice
Intensified men’s participation in gender justice The Samajdaar Jodidar Project – ‘Responsible Partnership’ Project
mobilising men for gender justice
2012 – 2013 20 villages in akkalkot block, Solapur dist – 43,200 population
The Social Norms project
mobilising men for gender justice – developing a cadre of male animators
2019 Jan – Dec 2019 30 new villages
HMF’s Disaster Relief Efforts
Disaster Response:

Drought Relief work

DROUGHT RELIEF WORK 2015-16 140 villages
DROUGHT RELIEF WORK
Focus on single women
2019 435 single women aged 18 to 14 years with children aged 14-15 years.
Response to COVID19 pandemic 2021 79 villages – 43 from Tulajapur and 36 from Dharashiv (previously known as Osmanabad) blocks
1,63,393 population
Women Empowerment and Gender Equality:
Boosting Community and Stakeholder Action Against DV and Child Marriage
Collaborating in the government scheme of One Stop Centre Sakhi – One stop centre
Operated this hospital-based centre under the govt’s scheme
2019 July to July 2022
Nirdhaar Samanatecha – ‘Commitment to Equality’ initiative

Intensified Community awareness, capacity building of stakeholders, community empowerment to deal and prevent DV and Child marriage

Nirdhar Samanatecha – Gender Campaign Project
Developing action group of community men and women (Lakshya gat), strengthening stakeholder network to assist DV survivors
Rigorous Counsellor training
2018 Jan – March 2019 40 project villages
RESEARCH: ‘DEVELOP’ PROJECT: (2018-19)

a. Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours about gender equality: A cross-sectional survey of adolescents from rural India

b. Experiences of domestic violence prevention interventions and gender equality promotion work: a qualitative study of Nirdhar Groups in rural India

Nirdhar Samanatecha – Towards Gender Equality Project 2019 Oct – 2022 Dec 30 new villages
Capacity development of counsellors,
Collaborating with Legal aid clinics
Women andmen animators
Married Couples empowerment
Adolescent Boys and Girls
Government Stakeholder Engagement
38,297 – 18883 female and 19634 male population in 8593 households
Nirdhar Samanatecha – Addressing Gender-based Violence and Discrimination particularly Domestic Violence and Child Marriage in Marathwada region of the State of Maharashtra, India – (EU project)
Pormoting by-stander inetrventions, developing peer eductaors, collaborating with Legal Aid clinics, developing SOPs
2023 Jan – on going 30 villages -39,532 population

THE INCEPTION

  • The inception: Beginning of a Vision of health and justice for all
  • HMF established as NGO
1992

LAYING THE FOUNDATION:

  • Health related intervention: An innovation of creating Village health workers in 70 villages
  • Village health worker – Bharat Vaidya Sustained through ASHA programme of the government
  • 75 Village Health Workers were appointed in 70 villages
1994 – 2006
  • Women Empowerment Intervention Empowering SHGs to deal with women’s health issues, reduce drudgery and economic empowerment
  • The Sanjivani Mahila Bachat Sangh (Self-help Groups Federation): Women’s health and beyond Broke silence against DV
  • 500 SHGs in Osmanabad district
1996
  • The self-reliant women’s project – Swayamsidhhi
2001 Jan -Dec 2005
  • Supplementing Education needs of for children Rural Science centre established for secondary school students
  • Rural Science Centre Laboratory facilities Library Essay competition scholarships
  • 38 secondary schools
2003 – ongoing
  • Domestic Violence Survivor Support Counselling Centre for Domestic violence survivors
  • Savali Kendra – Support and Counselling Centre
  • Approx.. 80 cases handled every year
2004 – ongoing

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS
Health related intervention : Improving Health Care Quality

  • Unique health insurance to cover the first 2 pregnancies of women
  • Health Insurance (covered 1st two pregnancies)
  • 5000 families
2005 – 2008
  • Partnering in NHRM programme – to advocate for quality health care through community participation
  • CAH Advocating quality health care through community participation
  • 50 villages of Dharashiv block in with Maharashtra Government Health Services that include 10 PHCs, 1 village government hospital and 1 women’s hospital
2007 –
on going
  • Establishment of Accessible and affordable health care hospital in the area
  • Janaki Hospital Accessible and affordable health care
2007 – on going
  • Established Halo Nursing School
  • Halo Nursing School Opportunity for rural young women to develop a career in health care
2009 – ongoing

Women Empowerment Intervention:
Empowering SHGs – Breaking the Silence against Domestic violence

Mahila Shakti programme launched and implemented in 5 phases between 2007 and 2017

  • Mahila Shakti – phase 1
  • Stg SHGs – advocating PDS and participation in local governance and politics
  • 30 villages in Tuljapur and Lohara blocks of Dharashiv district
2007- 2008
  • Mahila Shakti – phase 2 Stg to improve MNH
  • 30 villages in Tuljapur and Lohara blocks of Dharashiv district
2009 – 2011
  • Mahila Shakti – phase 3
  • Breaking the silence against DV and actions taken
  • 30 villages in Tuljapur and Lohara blocks of Dharashiv district
2012 Jan – 2013 Dec
  • Mahila Shakti – phase 4
  • Community capacity building for GE & WE and DV prevention
  • 40 villages in Tuljapur and Lohara blocks of Dharashiv district, 150 SHGs, 40 village dispute resolution committees
2014 Feb – 2016 Dec
  • Mahila Shakti – phase 5
  • Increased men’s involvement and community support groups Government stake holder involvement against DV,
  • 40 villages in Tuljapur and Lohara blocks of Dharashiv district,
2016 Feb – 2017 Dec

Health Intervention: Focused Interventions for maternal and new born health improvement

Maternal and Child health promotion in underserved communities in Solapur city

  • MNH – sure start project
  • 80 underserved communities in Solapur with an overall population of 176,094
  • 178 community-based organizations, 155 of which were Self Help Groups (SHGs) and 23 of which were other women groups that were not SHGs
  • Nearly 12,000 ANC mothers adopted
2008 Jan – June 2011
  • RESEARCH: Maharashtra Anaemia Study
  • a. Phase 1 (September 2013 to August 2016) Anaemia study of 297 pregnant women in rural Osmanabad district
  • b. Phase 2 (April 2017 to December 2018) Anaemia study of 400 adolescent girls in rural Osmanabad district
  • RESEARCH:Flu India: A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Influencing Clinical Decision-Making For Influenza-Like Illness In Solapur City
2013 - 2018
  • MNH – Project ‘Sampurna'
  • 7154 beneficiaries were reached
2023 March – on-going

Women Empowerment and Gender Equality:
Intensifying men’s participation for gender justice

Intensified men’s participation in gender justice

  • The Samajdaar Jodidar Project – ‘Responsible Partnership’ Project mobilising men for gender justice
  • 20 villages in akkalkot block, Solapur dist – 43,200 population
2012 – 2013
  • The Social Norms project mobilising men for gender justice – developing a cadre of male animators
  • 30 new villages
2019 Jan – Dec 2019

HMF’s Disaster Relief Efforts

Disaster Response:
Drought Relief work

  • DROUGHT RELIEF WORK
  • Focus on single women
  • 435 single women aged 18 to 14 years with children aged 14-15 years.
2019
  • Response to COVID19 pandemic
  • 79 villages – 43 from Tulajapur and 36 from Dharashiv (previously known as Osmanabad) blocks 1,63,393 population
2021

Women Empowerment and Gender Equality:
Boosting Community and Stakeholder Action Against DV and Child Marriage

  • Collaborating in the government scheme of One Stop Centre
  • Sakhi – One stop centre
  • Operated this hospital-based centre under the govt’s scheme
2019 July to July 2022
  • Nirdhaar Samanatecha – ‘Commitment to Equality’ initiative
  • Intensified Community awareness, capacity building of stakeholders, community empowerment to deal and prevent DV and Child marriage
  • Nirdhar Samanatecha – Gender Campaign Project
  • Developing action group of community men and women (Lakshya gat), strengthening stakeholder network to assist DV survivors
  • Rigorous Counsellor training
  • 40 project villages
2018 Jan – March 2019
  • RESEARCH: ‘DEVELOP’ PROJECT: (2018-19)
  • a. Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours about gender equality: A cross-sectional survey of adolescents from rural India
  • b. Experiences of domestic violence prevention interventions and gender equality promotion work: a qualitative study of Nirdhar Groups in rural India
2018 - 2019
  • Nirdhar Samanatecha – Towards Gender Equality Project
  • 30 new villages
2019 Oct – 2022 Dec
  • Capacity development of counsellors, Collaborating with Legal aid clinics
  • Women andmen animators Married Couples empowerment Adolescent Boys and Girls Government Stakeholder Engagement
  • 38,297 – 18883 female and 19634 male population in 8593 households
  • Nirdhar Samanatecha – Addressing Gender-based Violence and Discrimination particularly Domestic Violence and Child Marriage in Marathwada region of the State of Maharashtra, India – (EU project)
  • Pormoting by-stander inetrventions, developing peer eductaors, collaborating with Legal Aid clinics, developing SOPs
  • 30 villages -39,532 population
2023 Jan –
on going

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