Project Vikas Samvaad Samiti (VSS)

In many villages of Madhya Pradesh the Sahariya tribe resides. Due to poor financial conditions, the members of this tribe tend to ignore issues related to health. Most of the people are landless and so in the absence of sustainable livelihood or opportunities to grow their food, the Sahariya tribe has continued to languish in poverty. This also explains causative factors of alarming rates of Severely Acute Malnutrition (SAM), Moderately Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and large-scale anemia, particularly among women and girl children of Sahariya community.

CRY America project VSS works towards survival of newborn children ensured through strengthening preventive and protective mechanisms on maternal and child health, reduction in the cases of malnourished children, combating child malnutrition through strengthening the livelihood system of the community and also enhancing household food security. The key activities under the project are regular home visits to sensitize families on the importance of institutional delivery, organizing health camps to address maternal and child health issues.

● 45 frontline workers will be strengthened on the MIS system.
● 15 Mothers’ Cooperation Committees (Shyogini Matra Samiti) covering 225 members will be capacitated.
● District-level consultation with the different government departments and media to share learnings, experiences and framework of the project.
● Identification and tracking of 202 pregnant women for Ante Natal Care, Immunization, Iron & Folic Acid supplements and ensuring institutional delivery.
● Networking with heath workers and monitoring for 100% immunization of 171 children.
● Training of 500 adolescent girls on marriage, birth preparedness, menstrual hygiene and nutrition.
● Training sessions to be organized with health workers and project staff on exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding.