Flagship Details

Purpose

To provide quality primary health care services free of cost to the tribal community and educate them on basic hygiene practices. Counselling to give importance to their own health and look after the family and resist addiction.

Objective

To provide quality primary health services free of charge to the people of 10 villages at their doorstep. To educate people not to defecate in the open, and promote improved water, sanitation, and hygiene practices. Particularly focus on schools and the formation of "School Sanitation Clubs”. Counselling at least 40% of addicts and their families in the village.To save Health-related expenses of the village Population.

Initiatives

 There are nearly 82 families living in the Kendua GP, which is situated in the Purbi Singhbhum region of Jharkhand's Dumaria Block. According to the 2011 Population Census, there are 465 people living in Badalgoda village, 234 of whom are men and 231 are women. In Badalgoda village, Schedule Tribe (ST) people make up 95.48% of the total population. Eighty children aged 0 to 6 live in Badalgoda village, accounting for 17.20% of the hamlet's total population. In contrast to Jharkhand, Badalgoda village has a lower literacy rate. 10 villages in the Kendua GP make up the project area. The project has run for more than 11 years. There are five thousand people in total. The target is"Swach village and spread of health awareness". RSB Foundation offers high-quality primary health care at their doorstep. Our team educates them on basic hygiene practices and the ill effects of addiction in family life and on personal health. We run this health camp twice every month.

Impacts

• We covered almost 5000 tribal populations in and around Kendua GP.
• Villagers have expressed their view that they are happy, healthy, and fit due to the health care facilities provided by RSBF at their doorstep.
• The villagers save their expenses on health care and medicines.
• They are encouraged to follow better water, sanitation, and hygiene practices.
• The practices of urinating and defecating in the open have been reduced largely, through the establishment of "School Sanitation Clubs".
• Our counselling has helped the addicts to try and resist alcohol addiction and give more importance to earning a livelihood and understanding their responsibility towards family.