Project Gram Swaraj Sangh (GSS)

CRY America Project Gram Swaraj Sangh, works to strengthen the education system in Rapar block, Kutch district. However, low immunization rates, limited healthcare access, and prevalent superstitions negatively impact maternal and child health. There is limited awareness of essential healthcare services, with issues like low birth weight, high infant mortality, and child marriage exacerbating the situation. Gender inequality further undermines the education and well-being of girls.

The project works to provide health and nutritional support to children, pregnant, and lactating mothers in the 23 hamlets of Rapar block. The key activities include counseling pregnant women on institutional deliveries, providing postnatal nutritional awareness, and linking them to government programs. The project also focuses on forming Women Collectives, Adolescent Collectives, and Girl Child Collectives to address issues such as infant mortality, low birth weight, child marriage, and girl education.

● Sensitization of 24 Adolescent Girls’ Collectives through videos on child marriage & anaemia.
● 1 Street play in each of the 23 villages on health implications and legal consequences of child marriage.
● Sensitization sessions on sexual and reproductive health and anaemia for all 402 adolescents.
● Conduct 2 block-level consultations and 1 district-level consultation with relevant stakeholders on child marriage and anaemia.
● Ensure regular immunization for eligible 140 children and link them to government health services.
● Organize food demonstration every 6 months in 23 villages to prevent anaemia.
● Haemoglobin testing of 278 adolescent girls to track anaemia levels & provide health education sessions.
● Ensuring 256 children aged 6-36 months are enrolled in Anganwadi Centers.
● Tracking improvement of 8 Severely Underweight Children and preventing regression of their nutrition status.