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QUARTERLY	
  REPORT	
  
JANUARY-­‐MARCH,	
  2015	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
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  of	
  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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  14	
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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.	
  
Page	
  15	
  of	
  31	
  
	
  
	
  
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	
  
	
  
Page	
  16	
  of	
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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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  25	
  of	
  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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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	
  of	
  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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  28	
  of	
  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.	
  	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Page	
  29	
  of	
  31	
  
	
  
	
  
GENERAL	
  MEETING	
  –	
  2015:	
  KARUNA-­‐SHECHEN	
  
	
  
	
  	
  
	
   	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Page	
  30	
  of	
  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	
  

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  • 2. Page  2  of  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                          
  • 3. Page  3  of  31       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.                    
  • 4. Page  4  of  31     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            
  • 5. Page  5  of  31     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              
  • 6. Page  6  of  31     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          
  • 7. Page  7  of  31     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  
  • 8. Page  8  of  31       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  
  • 9. Page  9  of  31     MOBILE  CLINICS:  3  IN  BIHAR  &  1  IN  JHARKHAND             Patients  at  Mobile  Clinics  in  Bihar     New  Mobile  Clinic  at  Huntergunj  
  • 10. Page  10  of  31     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  
  • 11. Page  11  of  31             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  
  • 12. Page  12  of  31     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            
  • 13. Page  13  of  31     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.                  
  • 14. Page  14  of  31     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.  
  • 15. Page  15  of  31       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    
  • 16. Page  16  of  31     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.                            
  • 17. Page  17  of  31     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        
  • 18. Page  18  of  31     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      
  • 19. Page  19  of  31     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  
  • 20. Page  20  of  31     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        
  • 21. Page  21  of  31     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.          
  • 22. Page  22  of  31     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  
  • 23. Page  23  of  31     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            
  • 24. Page  24  of  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.        
  • 25. Page  25  of  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  
  • 26. Page  26  of  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  
  • 27. Page  27  of  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.                
  • 28. Page  28  of  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.                    
  • 29. Page  29  of  31       GENERAL  MEETING  –  2015:  KARUNA-­‐SHECHEN                  
  • 30. Page  30  of  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          
  • 31. Page  31  of  31     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