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31
CONTENTS
PAGE
NUMBER
Introduction
3
Health
v An
Overview
of
Medical
Activities
4
v Access
to
Primary:
Shechen
Medical
Centre
in
Bodhgaya,
Bihar
and
Hata,
Jharkhand
6
v Mobile
Clinics
9
v Health
Education
Program
(HEP)
with
Special
Focus
on
Women
Hygiene
&
Sanitation
12
Education
v Early
Childcare
and
Development
14
v Non-‐Formal
Education
(NFE)
16
Environment
v BodhGaya
Clean
Environment,
Hygiene
and
Sanitation
Program
17
v WASH
18
v Rainwater
Harvesting
19
v Solar
Electricity
20
Social
v small
money
BIG
CHANGE
21
v Kitchen
Garden
24
Other
Important
Activities
and
Events
27
Annex
v Case
Study
31
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INTRODUCTION
The
first
quarter
of
2015
witnessed
several
interesting
activities
and
events.
We
have
catered
to
27,192
patients
in
Bihar
and
Jharkhand
through
our
OPD
and
Mobile
Clinics.
Our
Mobile
Clinic
service
in
Bihar
was
extended
to
two
new
villages,
Bongiya
and
Patsugiya.
Besides,
we
launched
our
Kitchen
Garden
program
in
Jharkhand
covering
438
households
across
26
villages.
We
installed
sanitary
napkin
vending
machines
and
incinerators
at
our
OPD
for
the
benefit
of
our
female
patients
and
staff
members.
We
installed
smokeless
ovens
at
Anganwadi
centres
in
Dema
and
Banahi
in
order
to
prevent
the
anganwadi
workers
and
children
from
the
harmful
smoke
and
soot
emitted
by
the
traditional
ovens,
which
are
a
source
of
various
respiratory
diseases
and
add
to
environmental
pollution.
Our
volunteer
from
Portugal,
Ms
Alice
Cardos,
along
with
the
support
of
our
staff,
painted
the
walls
of
5
Anganwadi
centres
with
active
participation
of
the
village
children.
We
distributed
school
uniforms
and
study
books
among
the
students
of
Babua
schools
at
Dema
and
Masuribar.
Fitness
dresses
were
given
to
the
Yoga
students
in
Mansidih.
We
participated
in
the
annual
three-‐day
fair,
Buddha
Mahotsav
where
our
organisation’s
stall
was
visited
by
numerous
people.
Their
inquisitiveness
about
our
programs
and
appreciation
of
our
humanitarian
efforts
made
our
participation
in
the
fair
a
great
success.
A
General
Meeting
was
held
in
BodhGaya
in
the
presence
of
our
President,
Matthieu
Ricard;
the
Board
members
of
Karuna-‐Shechen;
members
from
our
donor
organisation,
Chanel
foundation,
Secretary,
SRPC
Trust
and
other
important
visitors.
After
2
consecutive
days
of
meeting
on
the
6th
and
7th
March
our
esteemed
guests
visited
some
of
our
programs
in
the
villages
of
Dema
and
Chando.
This
report
provides
the
details
of
all
the
activities
and
events
that
we
undertook
in
the
first
quarter
of
2015.
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HEALTH
AN
OVERVIEW
OF
MEDICAL
ACTIVITIES
In
the
first
quarter
of
2015
we
registered
22,869
patients
at
our
OPD
and
Mobile
Clinics
in
Bihar
and
4,323
patients
in
Jharkhand.
Table
1:
Total
Number
of
Patients
at
OPD
and
Mobile
Clinics
in
Bihar
and
Jharkhand
Bihar
Jharkhand
Month
OPD
Mobile
Clinics
OPD
Mobile
Clinics
January
2,716
3,821
967
507
February
3,448
4,371
1003
586
March
3,952
4,561
765
495
Total
10,116
12,753
2,735
1,588
Direct
Observed
Therapy
(DOT)
Out
of
1935
medical
tests
conducted
in
our
pathology
laboratory
170
were
Sputum
tests
(for
Tuberculosis).
Out
of
these
the
number
of
people
who
were
diagnosed
with
TB
was
10.
While
7
patients
have
successfully
completed
their
DOT
course
in
this
quarter
23
TB
patients
are
currently
undergoing
treatment.
Table
2:
Details
of
DOT
Program
Indicators
January
February
March
Total
Number
of
patients
tested
positive
for
Sputum
test
2
5
3
10
No
of
TB
patients
started
medicine
3
7
4
14
Refer
TB
Patients
1
3
3
7
Patients
who
have
completed
DOT
course
1
3
3
7
Total
No.
of
TB
Patients
are
undergoing
treat.
30
30
23
23
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Types
of
Diseases
observed
among
Patients
in
OPD
and
Mobile
Clinics
The
following
table
gives
us
information
about
the
various
types
of
diseases
observed
among
the
patients
in
our
OPD
and
Mobile
clinics.
Table
3:
The
Types
of
Diseases
that
our
Patients
suffer
from
Types
of
Diseases
Patients
in
Bihar
Patients
in
Jharkhand
Diarrhoea/children
149
8
Diarrhoea
/
dysentery
adults
54
14
Amoebiasis
782
257
Typhoid
0
130
TB
96
5
Gynaecological
patient
1,128
177
Bone
&
joints
patients
5,956
1,017
Burn
patient
37
3
Worm
manifestation
14
62
Skin
diseases
of
all
kinds
2,128
329
Ophthalmologic
infections
0
31
Number
of
identified
malnourished
children
0
20
Cardiac
Infection
0
36
HTN
1,278
156
Diabetes
376
38
Asthma
&
COPD
834
35
Cough
&
Cold
3,622
231
Epilepsy
45
0
ENT
patient
503
27
Lymphadenopathy
0
1
I&D
Dressing
63
19
Other
Patients
5,804
1,727
Total
Patients
22,869
4,323
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ACCESS
TO
PRIMARY
HEALTHCARE:
SHECHEN
MEDICAL
CENTRE
IN
BODHGAYA,
BIHAR&
HATA,
JHARKHAND
Patients
being
treated
at
our
OPD
in
BodhGaya,
Bihar
Treatment
of
TB
patients
at
the
DOT
centre
in
BodhGaya
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The
total
number
of
people
who
came
to
the
Medical
centre
in
Bodhgaya
and
Hata
for
Consultations
in
first
quarter
of
2015
was
10,116
and
2,735
respectively.
The
OPD
in
Bihar
saw
an
18.34%
rise
in
the
number
of
patients
compared
to
the
last
quarter
of
2014
(8,548
patients).
Table
4:
Total
Number
of
Patients
at
the
OPDs
in
Bihar
and
Jharkhand
Month
Bihar
Jharkhand
January
2,716
967
February
3,448
1003
March
3,952
765
Total
10,116
2,735
Table
5:
Total
Male,
Female
and
Child
Patients
at
OPD
in
Bihar
and
Jharkhand
Bihar
Jharkhand
Male
2,694
1,123
Female
4,983
1,329
Children
2,439
283
Total
10,116
2,735
Bihar,
January,
2,716.00
Bihar,
February,
3,448
Bihar,
March,
3,952
Jharkhand,
January,
967
Jharkhand,
February,
1003
Jharkhand,
March,
765
Patients
at
OPD
Bihar
Jharkhand
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Both
in
Bihar
and
Jharkhand
the
women
mark
the
highest
number
of
patients,
followed
by
men
and
child
patients.
Patients
at
our
OPD
in
Hata,
Jharkhand
Bihar
,
Male
,
2694
Bihar
,
Female,
4983
Bihar
,
Children,
2439
Jharkhand,
Male
,
1123
Jharkhand,
Female,
1329
Jharkhand,
Children,
283
Male,
Female
&
Child
Patients
at
OPD
Bihar
Jharkhand
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MOBILE
CLINICS:
3
IN
BIHAR
&
1
IN
JHARKHAND
Patients
at
Mobile
Clinics
in
Bihar
New
Mobile
Clinic
at
Huntergunj
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We
have
added
two
new
villages
to
those
visited
by
our
Mobile
Clinic
teams
in
Bihar-‐
Bongiya
and
Patsugiya.
In
the
first
quarter
our
Mobile
Clinics
in
Bihar
and
Jharkhand
registered
14,341
patients.
Table
6:
Total
Number
of
Patients
at
Mobile
Clinics
in
Bihar
and
Jharkhand
Month
Bihar
Jharkhand
January
3,821.00
507
February
4,371.00
586
March
4,561.00
495
Total
12,753
1,588
Table
7:
Total
Male,
Female
and
Child
Patients
at
Mobile
Clinics
in
Bihar
and
Jharkhand
Bihar
Jharkhand
Male
3,728
371
Female
6,787
959
Children
2,238
258
Total
12,753
1,588
Bihar,
January,
3,821.00
Bihar,
February,
4,371.00
Bihar,
March,
4,561.00
Jharkhand,
January,
507
Jharkhand,
February,
586
Jharkhand,
March,
495
Patients
at
Mobile
Clinics
Bihar
Jharkhand
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Patients
at
Mobile
Clinics
in
Jharkhand
Bihar,
Male
,
3,728
Bihar,
Female,
6,787
Bihar,
Children,
2,238
Jharkhand,
Male
,
371
Jharkhand,
Female,
959
Jharkhand,
Children,
258
Male,
Female
and
Child
Patients
at
Mobile
Clinics
Bihar
Jharkhand
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HEALTH
EDUCATION
PROGRAMME
(HEP)
WITH
SPECIAL
FOCUS
ON
WOMEN
HYGIENE
&
SANITATION
Apart
from
distribution
of
sanitary
napkins
among
poor
women
and
girls
we
are
continuing
with
our
awareness
programs
in
schools
and
rural
communities
in
Bihar.
We
have
introduced
these
women
health-‐related
knowledge
dissemination
sessions
in
Jharkhand
also.
A
new
initiative
towards
this
program
has
been
the
installation
of
sanitary
napkin
vending
machine
and
incinerator
at
our
OPD
in
BodhGaya,
Bihar.
Sanitary
Napkin
Vending
Machine
Sanitary
Napkin
Incinerator
Menstrual
Hygiene
program
at
a
School
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Table
8:
Number
of
sanitary
napkins
(single
pieces
worth
INR
2)
sold
Month
Bihar
Jharkhand
January
275
612
February
1,425
955
March
2,500
784
Total
4,200
2,351
Table
9:
Number
of
sanitary
napkins
(packets
of
6
napkins
worth
INR
6)
sold
Month
Bihar
January
980
February
0
March
0
Total
980
These
packets
went
out
of
stock
after
January
and
remained
unavailable
for
the
next
two
months.
Thus,
in
Jharkhand
only
the
single
piece
sanitary
napkins
were
sold
in
this
quarter.
The
women
health
and
hygiene
related
awareness
sessions
in
Bihar
were
organised
in
5
schools
with
260
participants
and
in
9
villages
with
203
women
from
the
communities.
In
Jharkhand
the
program
has
just
been
started
with
a
workshop
conducted
at
a
school
in
Jamshedpur
(with
17
students).
As
mentioned
earlier
we
have
installed
a
sanitary
napkin
vending
machine
and
incinerator
at
our
OPD
in
BodhGaya
for
the
convenience
of
our
female
patients
and
staff
members.
Several
schools
in
and
around
BodhGaya
have
shown
interest
in
installing
the
two
machines.
We
will
begin
the
process
of
installation
in
these
schools
early
next
quarter.
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EDUCATION
EARLY
CHILDCARE
&
DEVELOPMENT
Role
of
Play
in
the
Life
of
a
Child
Wall
Painting
by
the
Children
and
our
Volunteer
Children
playing
with
dolls
and
other
indoor
play
materials
We
continue
with
the
regular
monitoring
of
the
program
which
is
running
in
10
villages.
In
this
quarter
we
welcomed
a
new
volunteer
from
Portugal
for
the
program.
With
the
support
of
our
village
coordinators
and
interns
and
through
active
participation
of
the
children
enrolled
with
the
Anganwadi
centres
our
volunteer
painted
the
walls
of
the
centres
in
the
villages
of
Banahi,
Dema,
Gopalkhera,
Mansidih
and
Trilokapur.
Apart
from
wall
painting
we
have
white
washed
the
walls
of
the
Anganwadi
centres
in
Bakraur,
Chando
and
Lohjhara
and
of
the
above-‐
mentioned
villages.
In
the
next
quarter
we
will
be
introducing
some
more
exciting
games
to
help
the
overall
development
of
the
rural
children.
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Babua
School
Students
of
Babua
School
in
Uniform
and
with
Books
distributed
to
them
We
have
provided
books
to
the
students
of
Babua
Schools
for
learning
basic
English,
Hindi
and
Mathematics.
We
have
also
distributed
school
uniforms
for
the
students
(110
uniforms
in
Dema’s
Babua
School
and
30
in
Masuribar).
Yoga
Classes
Children
doing
Yoga
in
the
Fitness
uniforms
distributed
among
them
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Our
yoga
and
fitness
classes
are
conducted
regularly
with
enthusiastic
rural
children.
We
have
distributed
90
Yoga
dresses
for
our
Yoga
students
in
Mansidih.
We
will
be
distributing
more
such
yoga
uniforms
in
all
the
other
villages
in
the
coming
months.
NON-‐FORMAL
EDUCATION
(NFE)
Our
NFE
program
continues
to
provide
educational
and
skill
enhancement
services
to
363
rural
illiterate
women
across
the
12
villages
where
our
NFE
centres
are
running
successfully.
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ENVIRONMENT
BODHGAYA
CLEAN
ENVIRONMENT,
HYGIENE
AND
SANITATION
PROGRAM
Jute
Bags
distributed
among
patients
in
Jharkhand
&
children
at
Buddha
Mahotsav
in
Bihar
Snack
Boxes
distributed
among
shop
owners
and
vendors
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918
Jute
bags
were
distributed
amongst
patients
at
OPD
and
Mobile
Clinics,
schools
and
at
the
Bodh
Mahotsav
(fair
organized
in
BodhGaya
in
the
month
of
January).
Table
10
:
Jute
Bags
distribution
Month
Bihar
Jharkhand
January
202
129
February
84
378
March
31
94
Total
317
601
We
participated
in
the
Buddha
Mahotsav
(a
three
day
fair
organized
in
BodhGaya
in
January
every
year
and
is
filled
with
cultural
and
religious
activities)
where
we
organised
drawing
competition
with
40
children
to
raise
their
environmental
awareness.
We
distributed
jute
bags
among
them.
WASH
Our
volunteer
from
France,
Sacha
Durbec,
a
WASH-‐expert
tested
the
quality
of
drinking
water
for
all
our
operational
villages
of
Gaya
district.
In
Masuribar
the
level
of
fluoride
was
found
to
be
high
but
within
permissible
limits.
Particular
handpumps
at
Masuribar,
JP
Nagar
and
Gopalkhera
were
found
to
have
bacteria
and
village
coordinators
were
instructed
to
tell
the
people
to
avoid
having
water
from
those
handpumps.
Apart
from
these
the
overall
quality
of
water
in
the
villages
was
found
to
be
safe
for
drinking.
Water
testing
being
conducted
at
a
village
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RAINWATER
HARVESTING
Our
water
management
and
replenishment
program,
Rainwater
Harvesting
has
continued
to
benefit
the
rural
poor
in
this
quarter
through
the
instalment
of
water
tanks
in
74
households
across
5
villages.
Table
11:
Details
of
Villages
and
Households
where
Rainwater
Harvesting
systems
have
been
installed
Name
of
Villages
No.
of
Households
where
RWH
tanks
were
installed
Mansidih
23
Karhara
17
Trilokapur
7
Dema
23
Gopalkhera
4
Total
74
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SOLAR
ELECTRICITY
Our
new
Solar
Engineers,
Lakshmi
Devi
and
Puja
Devi
installed
solar
systems
bought
from
Barefoot
College,
Rajasthan
in
the
three
Kadal,
Barsuddi
and
Chando.
Table
12:
Details
of
Villages
and
Households
where
Solar
Sets
have
been
installed
Villages
No.
of
Households
Kadal
21
Barsuddi
7
Chando
81
Total
114
Puja
Devi
and
Lakshmi
Devi,
our
Solar
Engineers,
setting
up
the
solar
systems
Solar
sets
being
distributed
at
Chando
and
Barsuddi
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SOCIAL
SMALL
MONEY
BIG
CHANGE
Smokeless
Ovens
The
traditional
oven
used
in
the
villages
emits
a
considerable
amount
of
smoke,
exposing
women
and
children
who
congregate
near
the
ovens,
to
pollution
consisting
of
carbon
monoxide
and
miniscule
particles
of
sooth
which
causes
various
respiratory
and
lung
diseases.
Besides,
these
ovens
release
large
amount
of
carbon
dioxide
thereby
adding
to
global
warming.
Apart
from
the
adverse
health
and
environmental
impacts
the
traditional
oven
results
in
negative
economic
consequences
in
terms
of
greater
expenditure
on
fuels.
With
the
objective
to
prevent
the
rural
people
from
the
multi-‐fold
harmful
impact
of
traditional
ovens
we
have
started
a
project
to
replace
them
with
smokeless
ones
at
the
Anganwadi
Centres
where
the
children
and
Anganwadi
workers
(AWWs)
are
directly
exposed
to
the
harmful
fumes
of
the
traditional
ovens
where
the
children’s
mid-‐day
meals
are
prepared.
We
started
with
the
project
in
this
quarter,
installing
smokeless
ovens
at
the
Anganwadi
Centres
in
Banahi
and
Dema.
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The
visible
and
short
run
benefits
are
clear
from
the
following
table:
Problems
faced
while
using
Traditional
Ovens
Benefits
of
using
Smokeless
Ovens
Generated
huge
amount
of
smoke
The
smoke
emitted
goes
out
of
the
chimney
nd
saves
the
children
and
AWWs
from
inhaling
the
fumes
The
Oven
consumed
fuel
worth
INR
200
per
week
The
smokeless
oven
consumes
about
half
the
fuel
that
was
used
for
cooking
on
a
traditional
one
Food
took
a
lot
of
time
to
cook
Food
is
cooked
much
faster
and
is
also
cooked
well
The
walls
of
the
Anganwadi
Centre
was
getting
dirty
from
the
sooth
The
problem
is
solved
as
there
is
no
more
sooth
Community
Toilets
About
half
of
India's
total
population
—
595
million
people
—
do
not
use
a
toilet,
making
India
home
to
world’s
largest
number
of
open
defecators.
The
practice
not
only
leads
to
environmental
contamination
and
risks
rising
from
so
much
untreated
human
waste,
but
also
has
enormous
health
implications.
It
makes
people,
especially
children
highly
susceptible
to
contracting
diseases
such
as
diarrhoea
and
hepatitis.
It
can
be
even
be
more
hazardous
for
women
and
girls
since
each
time
they
use
the
outdoors
to
relieve
themselves
they
face
the
danger
of
sexual
assault.
The
government
of
India
has
several
policies
and
programs
to
combat
the
problem
of
open
defecation
but
these
have
mostly
failed
due
to
lack
of
water
in
the
community
toilets
and/or
uncomfortable/
poor
infrastructure
which
makes
it
difficult
and
hence
reluctant
for
the
target
population
to
accustom
to
the
new
habit.
An
unused
toilet
built
by
the
Government
at
a
village
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From
October
2014
we
have
started
a
pilot
project
to
make
community
toilets
in
four
villages,
namely,
Banahi,
Bhupnagar,
Kadal
and
Chando.
In
each
village
there
is
provision
for
2
toilets
for
men
and
2
for
women,
i.e.,
there
are
a
total
of
4
toilets
for
community
use.
The
program
aims
at
combating
open
defecation
by
focusing
on
the
two
primary
problems:
• Making
toilets
comfortable
enough
to
encourage
the
beneficiaries
to
easily
adapt
to
the
new
practice
of
using
them
instead
of
the
age-‐old
custom
of
relieving
themselves
in
the
open;
• Secondly,
providing
adequate
water
supply
to
maintain
clean
and
hygienic
toilets.
As
using
water
after
toilet
is
a
cultural
practice
in
South
Asia
provision
of
uninterrupted
water
supply
becomes
mandatory
to
make
such
a
project
successful.
For
this
we
ensure
that
the
toilet
is
built
near
a
hand
pump
or
pond,
at
a
safe
distance
as
per
WHO
recommendations.
We
have
also
installed
tanks
at
every
toilet
in
order
to
use
water
accumulated
through
rainwater
harvesting
system
at
rainy
season.
Our
Community
toilet
in
Banahi
is
now
complete
and
ready
for
use
by
the
villagers.
It
cost
INR
1,73,929
(USD
2,899)
wherein
the
cost
borne
by
Karuna-‐Shechen
was
INR
1,45,929
(USD
2,432)
and
contribution
of
the
community
through
labour
and
locally
available
raw
materials
was
INR
28,000
(16.10%
of
total
cost).
The
toilets
in
Bhupnagar,
Kadal
and
Chando
are
on
their
way
to
completion.
These
toilets
are
aimed
at
discouraging
the
practice
of
open
defecation
as
also
an
attempt
towards
the
protection
of
women’s
privacy
and
safety,
which
are
often
at
risk
due
to
the
unavailability
of
proper
toilets
in
the
villages.
Female
Toilets
at
Banani
Male
Toilets
at
Banahi
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31
Rainwater
Harvesting
Tanks
for
water
supply
in
rainy
season
only
The
Inside
Look
of
a
Toilet
KITCHEN
GARDEN
We
launched
our
Kitchen
Garden
program
in
Jharkhand
early
this
year,
reaching
out
to
438
households
across
26
villages
in
the
very
first
quarter.
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31
Table
13:
Details
of
Villages
and
Households
in
Jharkhand
where
Kitchen
Garden
program
has
been
started
Villages
No.
of
Households
Bharatpur
27
Mundakati
19
Jota
5
Gopalpur
7
Chowarbandha
31
Khoerkpcha
5
Sedadih
22
Tepantor
7
Piyaldih
6
Salboni
28
Kesarsore
7
Tangorjora
12
Padnamsai
9
Sososmoli
19
Balarampur
11
Majgaon
10
Bhatarbeda
22
Lakhipose
16
Bisrampur
20
Kenmundi
22
Bidri
7
Matkambeda
44
Tuibasa
12
Bedakudur
8
Borakunabeda
59
Sosodih
3
Total
438
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31
In
Bihar
the
program
benefitted
484
households
Table
14:
Details
of
Villages
and
Households
in
Bihar
where
Kitchen
Garden
program
has
been
started
Villages
No.
of
Households
Dema
125
Lohjhara
40
Gopalkhera
60
Banahi
14
Bhupnagar
12
Karhara
72
Simariya
20
Trilokapur
28
Kadal
15
Barsuddi
8
Masuribar
20
Chando
25
J
P
Nagar
13
Mansidih
10
Kharati
12
Sripur
10
Total
484
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27
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31
OTHER
IMPORTANT
ACTIVITIES
&
EVENTS
BUDDHA
MAHOTSAV/FAIR
-‐
2015
We
participated
in
the
Budhha
Mahotsav
(as
mentioned
earlier),
a
three-‐day
fair
organized
in
January
in
BodhGaya.
Our
stall
was
visited
by
many
inquisitive
people
who
asked
to
whom
we
gave
a
short
explanation
about
our
organisation’s
objectives
and
the
various
on-‐going
activities.
Several
visitors
bought
the
candles
that
were
on
display.
We
organized
our
environmental
awareness
drawing
competition
with
40
children
and
distributed
jute
bags
among
them.
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31
ORIENTATION
PROGRAM
-‐2015
Our
annual
staff
orientation
program
for
2015
was
organized
on
30th
January
and
was
facilitated
by
Shamsul
Akhtar.
In
the
interactive
day-‐long
session
the
participants
got
the
opportunity
to
extensively
discuss
the
achievements
and
challenges
faced
by
our
programs
and
by
the
staff
in
2014,
the
upcoming
events
and
program
activities
of
this
year
and
lastly,
expectation
management
of
all
the
staff
members.
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31
GENERAL
MEETING
–
2015:
KARUNA-‐SHECHEN
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30
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31
We
had
the
honour
of
welcoming
the
founder
President
and
Board
members
of
Karuna-‐
Shechen,
Secreatry
of
SRPC
Trust,
and
other
benefactors
on
a
3-‐day
General
Meeting
and
Field
visit
(6th-‐8th
March)
to
BodhGaya.
The
General
Meeting,
held
on
the
6th
and
7th
of
March,
started
off
with
a
warm
welcome
speech
by
the
revered
Matthieu
Richard.
It
was
followed
by
presentation
on
program
activities
by
the
country
representatives
of
India,
Nepal
and
Tibet.
On
the
third
day
our
esteemed
guests
were
taken
on
field
visit
to
Dema
where
they
were
shown
our
various
ongoing
programs
like
Babua
school,
early
childcare
and
development
activities
at
the
Anganwadi
centres,
Rainwater
Harvesting,
Non-‐formal
Education
(NFE),
Candle-‐making
vocation
practiced
by
the
poor
women
of
the
village,
and
Mobile
Clinic
services.
In
the
evening
the
guests
paid
a
visit
to
Chando
where
solar
lights
have
been
installed
this
very
quarter.
DETAILS
OF
PROGRAM-‐WISE
EXPENDITURE
Expenses
incurred
in
the
first
quarter
(January-‐March)
of
2015
are
shown
below:
Areas of Intervention
BIHAR JHARKHAND INDIA
USD % USD % USD %
Health 38,781 28 5,857 27 44,638 28
Education 7,878 6 - - 7,878 5
Environment 69,143 50 - - 69,143 43
Sustainable Development 3,768 3 9,562 44 13,330 8
Functioning Cost 19,239 14 2,507 12 21,746 14
Equipments and Assets 481 0 3,760 17 4,241 3
TOTAL 1,39,290 100 21,686 100 1,60,976 100
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ANNEX-‐
CASE
STUDIES
ON
MENSTRUAL
HYGIENE
MANAGEMENT
The
following
case
studies
exhibit
how
the
female
population
in
the
remote
villages
of
Bihar
are
benefitting
from
our
Menstrual
Health
Management
program:
Rinki
Kumari,
a
14
year
old
girl
from
Karhara
village
would
previously
have
menstrual
bleeding
for
15
days
at
a
stretch
every
month
instead
of
the
5-‐7
days
of
monthly
cycle.
She
felt
weak
due
to
excessive
bleeding
and
hence
had
to
miss
out
on
several
days
of
schooling.
Prior
to
our
women
health
awareness
sessions
in
her
village
Rinki
would
use
cloth,
an
unsanitised
and
therefore
unhygienic
menstrual
protection.
She
was
neither
aware
of
nor
had
access
to
sanitary
napkins.
But
after
learning
about
the
hygienic
protection
through
our
community
women
health
programs
she
started
using
sanitary
napkins
during
her
periods.
After
a
few
months
of
using
proper
hygienic
menstrual
protection
she
now
has
periods
for
not
more
than
7
days
a
month.
Sarita
Kumari,
a
9
year
old
girl
from
Karhara,
had
not
heard
about
menstruation
till
she
started
attending
our
menstrual
hygiene
programs
in
her
village.
Early
this
year
she
had
her
menarche.
Often
girls
in
the
rural
belts
are
not
aware
of
this
normal
biological
process
and
thereby
become
afraid,
often
during
menarche
thinking
that
they
are
suffering
from
some
serious
illness.
Sarita
is
thankful
to
our
women
health
program
which
educated
her
about
menstruation
and
prepared
her
mentally
for
the
process.
During
her
menarche
she
knew
exactly
what
had
happened
to
her,
why
and
how
to
deal
with
it.
She
uses
our
sanitary
napkins
and
opines
that
our
menstrual
hygiene
sessions
have
helped
her
in
every
way
to
be
prepared
and
equipped
to
handle
it
her
menses
with
ease
and
comfort.
Rinki
Kumari
Sarita
Kumari