Gramin Vikas Sansthan

Goal

Catalyse sustainable improvement of maternal and newborn health status through effective service delivery and efficient community actions

Objectives

• Significantly increase individual, household and community actions that directly and indirectly improve maternal and newborn health by creating enabling environment for women in the household and the community
• Enhance systems and institutional capabilities for sustained improvement in maternal and newborn health status. Service providers and project staff address their own biases around gender and sexuality before addressing it in the communities

Project Area

5 blocks of District Barabanki, namely Trivediganj, Haidergarh, Daryabad, Banikodar and Siddhaur

Target Group

Women of reproductive age group, pregnant and nursing mother, new born child, male members from the community

Achievements

• Increased number of institutional deliveries
• Husbands were made aware of their responsibility at household level in maternal health care
• Service providers are regularly visiting married couples and giving them necessary counselling