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| Entrepreneurship Development |
| ‘For Dignity & Empowerment’ |
| Current programmes in collaboration with CAPART, the Kerala State Social Welfare Board, and the K.P Paul Foundation, include: |
| Women Self Help Groups that undertake: |
- Anthurium Cultivation using Scientific, Tested Methodologies
- Rabbit, Quail, Cow and Goat Rearing
- Breed Improvement of local Goat varieties
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| Multi-skill Training Programmes that include workshops for: Umbrella Making, Baking, Soaps and Toiletries production, Book Binding, Tailoring & Embroidery and Flower Arrangement technique. |
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| Housing & Sanitation Projects |
| ‘Providing Shelter and Sanitary surroundings’ |
In association with and support from HDFC, KSHB, Family Welfare Trust, Kerala Development Project (GoK), local sponsors and local self governments, outREACH has accomplished: |
- Completion of 980 houses in Ernakulam, Alappuzha & Idukki Districts
- 58 houses for scheduled tribes in Maradu, Kottuvalli, Vengola, Udayamperoor & Elamkunnapuzha Panchayats under the Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)
- 2439 sanitary latrines in each of the targeted areas mentioned above, along with other essential amenities
- 75 houses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNRUM) in Kadamakudy Grama Panchayat with mobilization and support from Kerala Samajam of South Florida, USA
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| Disaster Management |
| ‘Responding to Recover Communities in Distress’ |
| Communities affected by the Tsunami, situated in the coastal areas of Arattupuzha (Alapuzha district), Chellanam, Pallipuram, Edavanakad and Elamkunnapuzha Panchayats (Ernakulam district) were provided with: |
- Medical Insurance Programmes
- Child Sponsorship Programmes
- Training programmes for local NGO and Government Representatives
- Integrated Emergency Plans
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| COMMUNITY HEALTH INTIATIVES |
| HIV/AIDS Projects |
| ‘Together We Can’ |
| Working toward reducing the spread and eliminating the stigma of HIV/AIDS and supporting communities affected by HIV/AIDS, outREACH implements: |
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| Suraksha project |
| As a part of the Suraksha Migrant Sexual Health Intervention Project (NACP III) of the Kerala State AIDS Control Society, outREACH implements targeted intervention programmes among the migrant workers in Ernakulam District, which include: |
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- Advocacy & Networking with the Stakeholders
- Need assessment & Risk Assessment studies
- High Risk Group identification
- Medical Camps at target sites
- STI and referral services for the target population
- Mid Media and Interpersonal Behavior Change Communication activities
- Counseling services
- Mobilization & Creation of an enabling environment
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| Selected as the nodal agency for the Kerala Forum for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in 2007 |
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| Sponsorship programmes for HIV/AIDS affected children |
- Facilitation of the annual supply of Educational Kits for affected children all over Kerala that are provided by Kerala Samajam-Florida, USA
- Provision of Healthcare Assistance, Education, and Medical Insurance coverage for affected children in five districts of Kerala, with the support of “Be Friends” in Switzerland
- Monitors the development of affected children sponsored by the Keraleeyam, Global Kerala Initiative, Trivandrum
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| Prevention Programmes |
- Adolescent and Adult HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness programmes (Bodhini) have been integrated into our Community Development Activities, Local School programmes and Anganwadi Clubs (local organizations)
- Training sessions on HIV/AIDS awareness programmes conducted for local NGOs
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| World AIDS Day Observance |
- Annual observance of World AIDS day to express solidarity with people living with HIV/AIDS and to stand unified in combating its spread via:
- Annual poster competitions for children
- Campaigns and rallies
- School and College level awareness programmes
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| Mobile Health Clinics |
| ‘Reaching out to Island Communities’ |
| To mitigate the barriers of accessing healthcare in island communities, outREACH has carried out: |
- Mobile Boat Clinics that serves four islands in Kadamakudy Panchayat in collaboration with Lourdes Hospital, Ernakulam and Rotary Clubs
- A Medical Clinic at Glass Factory Colony, run by the Medical Trust Hospital, Ernakulam
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| Multiple Health Care Center |
| ‘All under one Roof' |
The Multiple Health Care centre at Rotary Karma Kendra, Kalamassery, is a health care facility that offers Allopathic, Ayurvedic and Homoeopathic treatments and Ophthalmic clinics.
This initiative is implemented with support from the Rotary Club of Kalamassery and is associated with the Cooperative Medical College, Kochi, Chaitanya Eye Hospital, Ernakulam, & the service of two volunteer doctors. |
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| School Health Programme |
| ‘Towards a healthy future’ |
| Focusing on Student Health, outREACH executes the School Health Programme in association with local Primary Healthcare Centers, Community Healthcare Centers and Government Hospitals |
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| Community Medical Insurance |
| ‘Assuring sustained well being’ |
Viswarogya, the Medical Insurance Programme targets Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families in the districts of Trissur, Ernakulam and Pathanamthitta.This scheme of coverage is sponsored by the corporates, M/s Thomas Chittilappilly Trust, M/s Muthoot Pappachan Foundation, and Binani Zinc Ltd. |
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| Medical Assistance |
| ‘Lending a helping hand during emergencies’ |
| Under the Medical Insurance Scheme, all Sponsorship Programme beneficiaries receive an annual amount of 3000 rupees to cover expenses in the event that the child is hospitalized. |
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| Medical Camps |
| ‘A relentless Medical Aid Programme’ |
Communities are provided with Medical Camps that provide Professional Clinical Services in: |
- Dermatology
- General Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Dentistry
- Blood Donation
- Preventive Medicine Distribution
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| These camps are conducted with support from the Medical Trust Hospital (Ernakulam), Little Flower Hospital (Angamaly), District Medical Office, Christhu Jayanthi Hospital (Perumpally), Indian Dental Association and Indian Medical Association & Cooperative Medical College, Kochi. |
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| Health Education Programmes |
| ‘Raising community awareness on Preventive Health Behavior’ |
| In association with Local Self Governments outREACH implements the following need-based Community Education Programmes: |
- Training programmes for Kudumbashree health volunteers
- Educational programmes on TB and Respiratory Diseases
- Adolescent Health Education programmes
- Awareness programmes on eye-health, diabetes, hypertension, First Aid and Child Health
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