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The Department of Health and Family Welfare, under the ambit of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), GoI, with support from UNFPA, launched under the comprehensive RCH Programme – the Mother NGO (MNGO) Scheme, in partnership with NGO sector, thus making a paradigm shift towards GO-NGO partnership. Immense learning and momentum has been generated through the implementation of the MNGO guidelines since the year 2000.
It paved the way for the further expansion of the scheme by getting MNGOs into the service delivery mode, with an active involvement of the Centre, state and district authorities and with collaboration from CBOs, PRIs, SHGs and other opinion leaders.
VHAI started formally functioning as a Regional Resource Centre (RRC) since January 2002.
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| With the implementation of the revised guidelines July 2005 onwards, there are now eleven RRCs across the country. Since April 2005, RRC-VHAI has been responsible for the states of Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. At present there are 2 Service NGOs and 65 MNGOs, with more than 236 Field NGOs (FNGOs) with VHAI. The idea is to have one MNGO for one district; each MNGO should facilitate RCH service delivery with 3-4 FNGOs working in the most unserved and underserved areas. RRC-VHAI is the only RRC in the country which is looking after five large northern states with varied challenges and regional diversities. |
Highlights of the activities undertaken during the year: |
- Trainings & Workshops: As part of its capacity building initiatives, RRC–VHAI organized
- refresher trainings for the MNGOs and FNGOs of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand;
- a project proposal development training programme for MNGO of Rajasthan;
- BLS Data Entry Software Training programme for the MNGOs from Jammu & Kashmir and
- a review meeting of the MNGOs in Delhi.
The issues leading to declining sex ratio in the state of Delhi were discussed during the Thematic Workshop organized by RRC–VHAI. |
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The workshop provided an interface with the main stakeholders under PC-PNDT Act to work together while addressing the issue of ‘Missing Girls’.
To provide technical assistance to NGOs working to improve RCH services, RRC team participated in the RCH Training Programme on ‘RCH implementation and population stabilization’ at the MNGO SOSVA, Delhi.
- Experience sharing - An exposure visit to SEWA and CHETNA NGOs was organized by the RRC, for the old MNGOs of Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. This visit facilitated an interaction and orientation on the activities of the respective organization. These visits were aimed to gain knowledge, develop skills and replicate the best practices in the health, social and development sectors.
Field Appraisals - RRC–VHAI team conducted Field Appraisals in 13 districts to select MNGOs in the third phase in J&K state. |
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- Monitoring and mid–course correction of MNGOs in the states of Rajasthan, Delhi, H.P and Jammu & Kashmir are in the implementation stage. The RRC–VHAI team is visiting the MNGOs and their respective FNGOs. During the field visits the team members are interacting with the beneficiaries and the District Health functionaries, ANMs, ASHAs, CMHOs to identify the areas of strengthening the partnerships in RCH service delivery and the areas of improvement. The activities of MNGOs and FNGOs are assessed at the field level, gaps are identified and recommendations are given to the respective MNGOs, FNGOs and District and State authorities.
- Development of IEC materials- A booklet on Family Planning has been developed by the unit. The booklet encapsulates all the available family planning methods providing information on advantages, disadvantages, and methods of use and correcting errors. This booklet is useful for the health workers like, ASHAs, ANMs and AWWs.
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