Healthcare
Project / 01
TI Migrant / Truckers Project
Brief Introduction: A targeted health intervention that registered 17,274 migrant workers this year to prevent HIV/AIDS and STIs through worksite health camps.
Project Details:
- Need: Migrant workers at construction sites (like MIHAN and Butibori) face high vulnerability to HIV due to mobility, social isolation, and limited access to formal health facilities.
- Location: Construction sites and industrial zones in MIHAN and Butibori, Nagpur.
- Partner: National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and Maharashtra State AIDS Control Society (MSACS).
- Outcome/Impact:
- Conducted 240 health camps reaching 8,347 beneficiaries.
- Performed 7,691 HIV tests and treated 410 STI/RTI cases.
- Distributed 42,204 condoms to promote safe sexual practices.
- Registered 17,274 new workers in the 2024-2025 period alone.
- Received a state-level award for best work in HIV/AIDS prevention.
Project / 02
Link Worker Scheme (LWS)
Brief Introduction: A community-centric outreach program that identified and linked 25 HIV-positive individuals to life-saving treatment this year.
Project Details:
- Need: High-risk groups (FSWs, MSM, transgender persons) face persistent stigma and barriers that prevent them from accessing testing and ART centers.
- Location: Urban and peri-urban pockets served by Sahyadri Foundation.
- Partner: National AIDS Control Programme (NACP).
- Outcome/Impact:
- Identified 25 new HIV-positive cases and successfully linked all of them to ART centers for treatment.
- Reached high-risk categories including migrants, truckers, and IDUs through systematic hotspot mapping.
- Improved treatment adherence and retention in care through telephonic tracking and home visits.
- Reduced community stigma through one-to-one counseling and trust-building.
Project / 03
Adolescent Mental Health Screening & Awareness Program
Brief Introduction: A massive school-based initiative that provided mental health screening and awareness to 60,506+ students across 200+ schools.
Project Details:
- Need: India faces a growing adolescent mental health crisis, requiring early identification and defined referral pathways for youth.
- Location: 200+ government and aided schools across Nagpur district.
- Partner: Health Mission (NHM), Zilha Parishad Nagpur, and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC).
- Outcome/Impact:
- Reached 60,506+ students from Classes 7-12.
- Trained 500+ teachers and school coordinators in early identification of mental health warning signs.
- Established referral linkages with Tele MANAS and District Mental Health Units for continuity of care.
- Increased mental health literacy among families and school communities.
Project / 04
Community-Based Mental Health Training for ASHA Workers
Brief Introduction: Empowered 3,000+ ASHA workers with specialized skills to identify and support mental wellness at the grassroots level.
Project Details:
- Need: Frontline health workers require capacity building to handle adolescent mental health screening and early intervention in rural areas.
- Location: Suresh Bhat Sabhagruh, Nagpur (covering multiple blocks and urban-rural areas).
- Partner: Reach52.
- Outcome/Impact:
- Directly trained over 3,000 ASHA workers.
- Enhanced workers’ confidence in identifying symptoms of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.
- Equipped participants with basic counseling and referral skills.
- Expanded geographic coverage of mental health awareness to underserved communities.
Project / 05
Firte Pathak (Street Children Support)
Brief Introduction: A holistic mobile intervention providing education, nutrition, and essential health services to destitute street children via child-friendly buses.
Project Details:
- Need: Street children face severe vulnerabilities, including lack of nutrition, irregular education, and high exposure to health risks.
- Location: Six districts in Maharashtra, including Nagpur and Amravati.
- Partner: Women and Child Development Department, Government of Maharashtra.
- Outcome/Impact:
- Operates specialized buses (“FIRTEPATHAK”) to act as mobile schools and health centers.
- Provides immediate nutrition and vaccinations to homeless children.
- Focuses on rehabilitating and mainstreaming children into the formal government school system.
- Conducts individual rehabilitation plans based on social investigation reports for each child.
Project / 06
Medical Fundraising for Homeless & Needy People
Brief Introduction: Targeted medical relief drives to fund life-saving surgeries and critical care for economically disadvantaged patients.
Project Details:
- Need: Poor patients often face life-threatening conditions (e.g., kidney failure, cancer) but cannot afford surgical costs.
- Location: Primarily Nagpur and surrounding districts.
- Partner: Collaborations with hospitals like Rashtrasant Tukdoji Cancer Hospital and individual donors.
- Outcome/Impact:
- Facilitates emergency medical aid for critical surgeries (e.g., Kidney Bladder Stone Surgery).
- Operates counseling cells in hospitals to guide poor patients through treatment options.
- Reduces the financial burden on marginalized families during medical emergencies.
- Links patients to subsidized healthcare schemes and charity funds.
Project / 07
COVID-19 Relief & Vaccination Programs (2020-Present)
Brief Introduction: A multi-phase emergency response providing relief kits, child care for orphans, and massive vaccine awareness campaigns.
Project Details:
- Need: The pandemic left many children orphaned, families without food, and rural populations hesitant toward vaccinations.
- Location: Nagpur District, Maharashtra.
- Outcome/Impact:
- Established dedicated Child Care Centers in Nagpur for children orphaned due to COVID-19.
- Conducted COVID-19 vaccine awareness campaigns using specialized mobile vans.
- Distributed “Educational Kits” specifically to children from COVID-affected families to ensure learning continuity.
- Provided essential food and hygiene relief during lockdowns to the most marginalized.