RDI, in the past as well as in present is implementing various multi-faceted projects to serve people of Uttarakhand. Key projects include:

1. Himalayan Rural Health and Development Project [Jan 1991 - Dec 1995]

One of the early initiatives undertaken to improve the health and quality of the rural poor in Garhwal region through:
* Public education and public health, immunizations, effective sanitation and clean water.
* Emergency care and hospital facilities at primary and secondary care levels.
* Development of Primary Health and development Program in rural Garhwal.

Components:
* Primary Health Care Network: Focused on the control of communicable disease, as well as fertility, sanitation and safe water supplies.
* Training: Focused on offering three graded levels of training for community health workers, auxiliary nurse workers and nurses to staff the project's village clinics as well as the new hospital.
* Evaluation: For reliable health data for the region, a detailed needs assessment was done through participatory approach at the grass roots level. These assessments were for generating both priorities and the intersectorial needs as perceived by the communities and their current health care providers.
Special features of the program: Sustainability, The Role of Women, Environment, Indian Systems of Medicine and Spiritual Dimensions.The project catered about 107 villages and served around 42000 people (in districts of Tehri, Pauri, DehraDun and Uttarkashi).

2. Integrated Approach to FP/Maternal and Child Health [Jan 1995 -Sept 1999]

This project was carried out in 62 villages (in blocks of Narender Nagar, Nakot, Chamba of Tehri), with a focus on increasing awareness and access to FP/MCH services in the interior hilly areas of Tehri.

Major Objectives of this project were:
* To educate and sensitize all eligible couples on family health in the project area.
* Raising contraceptive use among 6000 ELCO (Eligible Couples) per 30% - 50% in 2yrs.
* Provide services in the areas of contraceptive counseling and provision of OCPs, condoms and IUDs. Immunization of (child and mother) ORS, (Growth monitoring, ANC and PNC, STD Screening, General health care for women and child and emergency first aid (24hrs.)
* 100% immunization of under 2 yrs
* Increase the no. of pregnant females receiving Pre natal & Post natal care from 25% - 50%
* Provide Family life education to adolescents in the target villages as formally as apart of curriculum in secondary, intermediate and college institutions.
Based on the results of end line survey and request from Government Officials, community leaders & villagers project services were further extended for two more years.

3. An Innovative Scheme for Small Family Norms [Jan 1996 Oct 1997]

The overall goal of this program was to increase awareness about and access to Family Planning/ Maternal Child Health (FP/ MCH) services.

Objectives
:
* To increase awareness about small family norms and Maternal/ Child Health to 100%.
* To raise contraceptive use among all eligible couples.
* To achieve 100% immunization of children under age 2 and all pregnancy women.
* To increase number of pregnant women receiving prenatal and postnatal care from 25% to about 50%.
Achievements:
* The Immunisation Protection Rate rose from a baseline of 76.22% to 95.29%; Measles Protection Rate from 75.7% to 90.74% and Couple Protection Rate from 48.94% to 75.02%.
* Health education/health talks were given for 9,723 people with topics like small family/ MCH practices, contraception, immunization, and prevention from diarrhea and other.
* All field supervisors and Village Health Workers were trained in community-based distribution (CBD) of contraception. Dai training was also conducted.
* IEC methods used involved puppetry, flash cards, songs, street plays etc.
* In all, over 33, 000 people were educated regarding small family norms.
A total of 33 villages (of Doiwala Block of District Dehradun) were covered under this program.

4. School Health Program

This project aims at creating health and hygiene awareness in children by means of health education & development of health friendly environment in schools and at home. This program also imparts knowledge and community sensitization towards child health through, health fairs, health education etc.This program includes
* Personal and oral hygiene
* Environmental and food sanitation
* Nutrition including balanced diet and diseases caused by vitamin deficiency
* Vaccine preventable diseases and immunization
Other aspects of the program are
* Yoga lessons to help increase awareness of self
* Health check-up twice a year by a medical team of HIHT to help in early diagnosis and treatment of diseases
A health committee, consisting of a teacher, a parent, 2 students of the school and a community leader is formed at each school which actively participates in ensuring the health of the children. The program has been ongoing since 1996. 2500 children were covered in the 1st phase and in the 2nd phase, 6574 children provided health education, 6366 children's health checkup done and 1000 volunteers trained as health guides.

5. Demonstration Model in RCH and MCH [Jan 1996 - Dec 1998]

A demonstration model for women health care, with major focus on Mother & Child Health - Reproductive Tract Infection (MCH-RTI) was carried out with an objective to:
* Increase awareness about small family norms and Maternal & Child Health to 100%.
* Provide education and counseling regarding contraceptive methods and raise its use among all eligible couple.
* Achieve 100% immunization of children under age 2 & all pregnant women and increase no. of pregnant women receiving prenatal and postnatal care.
* Provide continuing education to Dais and ANMs.
* Have improved practices in baseline, neonatal, prenatal and infant motility.
* Screen and provide awareness and education to RTI patient in HIHT (OPD) and rural clinics.
* Implement appropriate treatment, counseling, education etc. to all diagnosed RTI cervical cancer women.
RDI introduced this model in three-hill districts of Garhwal catering around 73,000 people in 267 villages in the blocks of Yamkeshwar, Gangabhogpur (Pauri District); Fakot, Thathyud, Chamba (Tehri District); Doiwala (DehraDun District). For every 500 population, one village health worker from the village was trained; for every 4000 population, one field supervisor was trained and 12 clinics were established in three hill districts of Garhwal. All the objectives of the project were met. In all prenatal evaluations were achieved up to 79.02%, Family planning methods were provided for 8,000 families, 77 Dais were trained and continuing education provided to field supervisors, IEC material was developed to teach small family norms and immunizations etc.

5. Water and Sanitation Project - Swajal [Oct 1998 - 2002]

The project aimed towards delivering sustainable health and hygiene benefits to the rural population through planning, designing and implementing the required improvements in water supply and environmental sanitation services.RDI implemented this project in 43 villages of District - Tehri Garhwal, Pauri Garhwal, Dehradun and Uttarkashi. Achievements of this very successful community owned project include: Actively participating Water and Sanitation committees, water schemes planned and executed with 10% community contribution, operation and maintenance being subsequently taken over by community, hygienic awareness created, SHG's formed and trained, MCH & Income generation trainings organized and Catchment Area Protection Works undertaken.

6. Local Initiatives Program (LIP) [Oct 1999-2002]
http://www.india-lip.org/3.2.htm

LIP, a Community based Reproductive and Child health program, aimed at enhancing local capacity building of individuals, organizations and committees; extend RCH services to the local population, utilization of innovative, high quality BCC approaches and integrate RCH services into all existing health programs in the target area.

Unique features of LIP are:
Volunteer approach; Community mapping tool; RCH management committee; Service provision through clinics; Behavioral change communication; Training at all levels; Involvement of nursing and medical students and Life style management to adolescents

Objectives:
* Providing quality RCH services through satellite and mobile clinics
* Complementing and supplementing the efforts of government health care providers and local NGOs by sensitizing them to local issues and providing technical assistance
* Strengthen community ownership through a health volunteer approach involving formal community leaders in program planning and implementation (adapted from LIP- including ELCO Mapping).
* Facilitating sustained behavior change to improve reproductive and child health.
* Empower women by enhancing their status by creating a networking of community volunteers (volunteer model adopted from LIP).
* Provided effective behavioral change communication (BCC) to client in the project area in order to increase their knowledge and use of the existing health services.
The project catered to a population of 2,22,339 approx. in 381 villages of Districts Tehri (Blocks Fakot, Chamba and Thatyood); Pauri (Block Yamkeshwar) and Dehradun (Blocks Doiwala & Raipur). 500 community health volunteers were trained to provide basic reproductive and child health services; 400 SPS and three block action committees were formed. Health services were provided through 3 health posts, 24 mobile clinics and 24 satellite clinics. Capacity building was done on basic RCH, QOC, EOC, First Aid, MIS and ELCO map and Home stead gardening. The project was further sustained by HIHT for an additional two years.

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7. Mother NGO (RCH) [Mar 2000- ongoing]

The primary goal of this project for HIHT is to function as a Mother NGO, initially for six districts in Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh and subsequent to the formation of the state, for two districts, in Uttarakhand.

Objectives:
* To identify and screen field NGOs in each of the six target districts; assist the smaller NGOs in proposal development, based on selected guidelines; assist the field NGO staff for capacity building as well as program management, implementation & evaluation and to monitor the NGO's capacities to implement their RCH activities based on their proposals.
* To evaluate the successful attainment of the NGO's objectives annually including auditing their accounts.
* To furnish an annual report to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which describes the work accomplished by each NGO and the verification of work done by the Mother NGO

8. SMS-MCH Project [July 2003-2004]

A project focusing on promoting positive maternal and child health behaviors and increase the use of essential MCH products by low-income users particularly in urban slums areas. The project objectives were: Baseline KAP among sample urban slum population; Mapping of Existing Health Resources; Selection of Health Providers; Letter of Agreement and Code of Conduct; Identification and Training of Trainers; Training and Certification; Development of training Curriculum & training modules; Following up trainees on application of counseling skill in clinic setting. 116 Integrated Systems Medical Practioners were trained in four districts - Haridwar, Dehradun, Rishikesh and Roorkee.

9. BLOOM Adolescent Network[Mar 2003 - June 2004]

A network designed to enhance the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents through a training module. For this NGOs were selected and given training to integrate "Choose a future" (CAF) CEDPA module for five days into their existing adolescent programs thus establishing network and channel for creation of empowered active adolescent groups. 20,000 adolescent girls and boys in 10 districts of Uttarakhand were reached under this project through 40 Lead Trainers of NGOs and more than 90 grass root facilitators.

10. Sector Investment Forum: Providing Health by Local Initiatives (SIP-LIP) [Aug 2004- Jul 2006]

Seeing the success of the Local Initiatives Program the SIP-LIP project was piloted by the Government of Uttaranchal Health & Family Welfare (SCOVA). The essential component of the project was to enhance community ownership and access for quality Reproductive Child health Services.

Its objectives were to:
* Sensitize community and create demand by effective BCC
* Build community and provider capacity
* Provide demand driven quality RCH services with active community participation in under served areas.
* Strengthen community ownership through a health volunteer approach involving community representatives (Panchayats, SHGs, Women and Youth Groups, Significant Others) in program planning and implementation.
* Complement and supplement other stakeholders (GOI and NGOs) efforts to provide quality RCH services through effective linkage and networking
The areas covered under SIP-LIP were Jaspur Block of Udham Singh Nagar district and Pratap Nagar Block of Tehri Garhwal district. The following were done under the project:
* Baseline survey conducted and quality Family planning Education provided to 19486 beneficiaries at Jaspur and 3611 beneficiaries at Pratap Nagar
* 139 Village RCH management committees formed and oriented
* 551 and 1427 community meetings held at Jaspur and Pratap Nagar respectively.
* 250 CHVs trained in RCH mapping, 12 NGO functionaries training on "Data for decision making"; 100 TBAs trained on safe delivery.

11. Minimum Inventions of Packages of Services (MIPS) [June 2004 - Dec 2005]

MIPS program focused on sustainable basic health and development of the vulnerable and marginalized community in Chakrata block of District Dehradun.

Objectives:
* Undertake a baseline-cum-rapid appraisal on Prevalence of disease burden and existing KAP (Knowledge Attitude Practice) in community.
* Capacity empowerment of community, community sponsored candidates, Panchayat & TBAs.
* Innovative multi specialized curative clinical outreach services through referral management.
* Complement existing community based disease surveillance with Primary & secondary care provided through decision support system and appropriate MIS.
A population of approx.59,407, was catered under this project and key achievements include:
* 153 Community sponsored volunteers trained in providing limited curative and preventive care.
* 100 TBA's (DAI) trained on essentials of safe delivery.
* Local Panchayat and village health committees oriented and sensitized towards HIHT - MIPS.
* Functional linkages strengthened between the community and health infrastructure.
* 2754 village health camps conducted; 5 static clinics established organized by weekly rotation basis; 162 specialized multi-specialty health clinics conducted and catered to over 18,000 patients.
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12. Himmothan Pariyojana [Dec 2002-2005 2 phases date]

Being implemented in two phases, the goal of this project is to deliver Sustainable health and hygiene benefits through improvement in Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Services thus improving quality of life.The objectives set were:- to provide water and sanitation facilities; achieve Open Defecation Free village status; Livelihood enhancement and increase in rural income through time saving and IG Activities; Health & Hygiene Awareness; Protection of Catchment Area of tapped source; Enhance access to information and knowledge; Women Involvement and Development.; Changing attitude of people from Reactive to Pro-active; Making the community independent/capable enough to solve their problems themselves; Ensuring sustainable local self - governance and Agricultural support services. RDI covered 12 villages of District - Tehri Garhwal in Phase I & 20 villages in Phase II and the achievements are:
* 12 Village Empowerment Committees (VEC) formed in the villages for management of their schemes.
* 37 water supply schemes planned and implemented.
* Capacity building of the VECs and community so that they can plan, design, construct, operate and maintain their schemes.
* A total of 28 SHGs were formed/strengthened and Income Generation trainings imparted to them. They have now formed their own federations.
* Village maintenance workers training, operation training, maintenance training, Chairman and treasurer training. SHGs training and HESA, MCH & Income generation trainings organized.
* Awareness created towards sanitation, personal hygiene, domestic hygiene and environmental sanitations.
* Catchment Area Protection Works were undertaken in villages, which include forestry, soil conservation and other measures to ensure sustainability of their sources.
* Individual latrines, soak pits, various types of compost pits, garbage pits, poly house, grass patch were constructed for solid and liquid waste management.
* Various software and hardware trainings to other NGOs, VWSCs and community were undertaken as nodal agency for training.
* Impact Assessment study was carried out

13. . Block Extension Educators Training [Mar 2001-2003]

This Training project was started to train the Block Health Educators of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in Specialized Communication Training for Reproductive and Child Health and continued till all the health educators at block levels were trained. The objective of this project was to:
* Liaison with state officials for assigning the BEEs for training for 13 days
* Impart specialized communication training in RCH for BEEs.
* Send reports to NIHFW.
80 districts were covered under this training program and the achievement is that approximately 200 BEE s (Block Extension Educators/ Health Educators) trained in 16 batches.

14.Training of SHGs/FIGs/PSGs [Jan 2002- Sept 2002]

A training program for capacity Building of SHG's/ FIG's/ PSG's formed so as to provide proper understanding and practical knowledge through simulation exercises; provide proper information related to bank linkages and its importance; make participants aware about importance of Finance Management in SHG and of other functions of the SHG, its importance, about cluster, sang apex and sustainability.The training was successfully conducted in 16 batches in Blocks of Doiwala, Raipur, Saharanpur & Vikasnagar (District Dehradun) with achievements:- 536 participants of 251 SHGs/ FIGs/ PSGs formed through Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust, Himalayan Action Research Centre, Mahila Vikas Sangathan and Shri Jagdamba Samiti; (NGOs) were trained under DASP project by the HIHT for effective management and report of the training program prepared and submitted to the District Project Coordination Unit.

15. Sanitation Project in the mountainous region [2003 - 2004]

This project was initiated to promote sanitation facility in the rural mountainous unserved community in order to improve their health status. People were made aware about the importance of sanitation and many toilets were constructed in the districts of Tehri, Pauri and Dehradun for the same.

16.Sector Reform Project [2002-2005]

Sector Reform Project started with a goal to deliver sustainable health and hygiene benefits to the rural population through improvement in water supply and environmental sanitation services. The project has been implemented in 8 Gram Panchayats of District - Haridwar and for the project, villages were selected through pre-feasibility study; 8 User Water and Sanitation Committee (UWSC) were formed for management of their schemes; water and sanitation schemes planned, designed and executed; water and sanitation scheme with community participation implemented in 8 GPs. Awareness was created amongst community towards sanitation, personal hygiene, domestic hygiene and environmental sanitations for operation, maintenance & sustainability of scheme. Also, various software trainings to other NGOs, UWSCs and community were undertaken by RDI as a nodal agency for training.

17.Mapping Study of the status of Health Care [June 2004- July 2004]

It's a review and research study done on the available secondary data to understand the current status of Health Care, identify different actors and assess their effectiveness in the state of Uttarakhand. The areas covered under this project are the districts of Udham Singh Nagar, Haridwar, Bageshwar and Rudraprayag covering a population of 3,155,675.

18. Total Sanitation Campaign [2005 - 2007]

A campaign implemented by RDI along with State Water and Sanitation Mission through Government of India, in 93 Gram Panchayats of District - Tehri, Garhwal and Dehradun. The goal was to reduce water and sanitation borne diseases and improving quality of life.

The outcomes are:
- proposal of 9 Gram Panchayats were sent to Govt. of India for Nirmal Gram Puraskar; Awareness created towards sanitation, personal hygiene, domestic hygiene and environmental sanitations; Demand generated for construction of sanitation facilities through IEC; Capacity building of the Gram Panchayat and community; Individual latrines were constructed under Total Sanitation Campaign and 30 schools were covered under school sanitation and hygiene education.

19. Policy II Project (Preparation of District Action Plan under RCH-II) [15th June 2004 to 30th July 2004]

The project was designed in order to collect, analyze and use information; conduct consultation meetings and workshops; prepare and finalize the district action plan of the districts of Almora and Udham Singh Nagar and submit a final copy of the two districts to Policy - II (The Future Group Internal).

20. Dai Training

This Training Program focuses on Capacity building of Traditional Birth Attendants (DAI) working in the mountainous region by providing information and training on Antenatal Care, Prenatal Care and care during Pregnancy; Identify the high risks signs during and after pregnancy and referral to Hospital or Primary Health Centre; How she work as chain between ANM and pregnant women; How safe delivery may be conducted at home; After delivery provide appropriate information to mother on Safe motherhood, Family Planning and contraceptives. Till date over 1000 Dais/ participants have been trained over a decade from the nine districts (Pauri, Tehri, Dehradun, Champawat, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Rudraparyag, Uttarkashi) of Uttarakhand.

21.District Level Joint Training of Health functionaries [9th March - 24th March 2006]

A training program was designed to sensitize and increase understanding of each other's roles & responsibilities & improve coordination among grass root functionaries from ICDS and Health departments to provide better health services through effective collaboration.
For this, training modules were developed by HIHT as per the content of the curriculum decided in consultation with ICDS and a total of 205 participants from ICDS and Health departments were trained in 7 batches of the Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Pauri districts.

22.IEC Scheme of Department of AYUSH (ISM & H) [2001 - continued]

This scheme was designed to create awareness in the public about the efficacy of ISM & H, their cost effectiveness and the availability of Drugs used for preventive and treatment of common ailments.

Objectives:
* Free consultation in Health camps to people, by eminent vaidyas & creating awareness about preventive aspect of health through lectures on daily routines, wholesome diet and healthy life style.
* Organizing training workshops to provide latest information to the doctors of ISM & H, about the recent development & research in the field of Ayurveda, educating them about drug act and build their confidence for practicing their own system.
* To train the farmers for cultivation of medicinal plants and to establish their own herbal garden
* Educating the public about their health issues & prevention, specially with regard to Ayurveda through community awareness meetings
* Imparting yoga education to the children studying in primary schools, which will help them in their overall developments.

This program has covered blocks in the districts of Pauri, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Pauri Garhwal and Dehradun.

23. Development of Model of Watermill For sustainable Micro Enterprises Development [Feb 2006 - Nov 2006]

Census of existing watermills and planning for up gradation/development of watermill for sustainable micro enterprises development and livelihood generation through multiple uses of watermill, was the focus in this project. Preparation of long-term plan, Institutional strengthening and Capacity Building were also a part of this project.

24. ASHA Education Program [1995 - continued]

A pilot project, aiming towards increasing the literacy rate in the mountainous region and to make education a means of employment for the mountainous people for their own development.

Objectives:
* To make various projects to supplement formal learning.
* To achieve its objectives education wing has come up with a multidimensional approach to address the various problems besetting literacy/ education. These include: Non-Formal Classes; Project Based Education; Adolescent Training; Functional Literacy and Mobile Library.
RDI covered 7 blocks of Rikhnikhal, Birokhal, Pokhra, Yamkeshwar (District Pauri); Fakot, Hindolakhal (District Tehri) and Doiwala (District Dehradun) under this project and the achievements are:
* 264 students got NFE certificates, 70 sudents graduated from Homework
* Through Bal Vikas Program 190 children of 5 villages benefited and 2,178 students covered under Project Based Education Component
* 257 adults of 13 villages were made functionally literate.
* 3,275 Adolescents of 28 villages provided education on self-awareness and self-management.
* Mobile Library settled in 68 villages and 13,330 peoples are taking advantages from these libraries.
* Income generation activity: 500 Boys and Girls were trained in agarbatti, pickle and chalk making tailoring, bee-keeping etc.

25. Spanish Scholarship Program [2001 - continued]

The Spanish Scholarship Program is a contribution of students of Swami Rama in Spain, initiated so as to ensure that needy, bright and meritorious students complete their education despite their weak financial position or any other family circumstances. The program is reaching out to 60 unprivileged children between the ages of 7 to 21 years in the blocks of Chakrata, Doiwala, Kalsi, Raipur, Vikas Nagar (District Dehradun), Narendra Nagar,Chamba (District Tehri Garhwal), Rudrapur (District Udham Singh Nagar) and Kaljikhal (District Pauri).Unlike other educational scholarships, the Spanish Scholarship does not only ensure financial support to the students but tries to improve the overall quality of their lives. The scholarship provides for the education fee; textbooks; stationary; school uniforms; umbrellas etc. Some other features of the program are:-* The program strives to create awareness on health and hygiene issues and provides specially designed Hygiene Kits for the same.
* Medical facilities provided to students absolutely free of cost at HIHT.
* Additional clothing provided to children, which can be used by them as daily wear.
* Workshops are organized at RDI for students to provide them the opportunity to interact with each other and express their views and opinions. The workshops also help them:
       * Groom their knowledge of computers and as well as of verbal English
       * Exposure to Swami Ram's humanitarian work
       * Yoga lessons with emphasis on breathing and relaxation exercises
       * Awareness on health and hygiene issues
       * Career prospects for children
       * Medical check ups for students
       * Exposure visits
So far this scholarship program has been successful to bring a new ray of hope for many more needy & unprivileged children so that now they are pursuing their studies successfully & also seeking for a suitable career for themselves. This training raised their confidence level & helped them to make positive outlook about the world and face life in a more confident & self- reliant manner.

26.Resource Centre (Water & Sanitation) [Dec 2003-2005]

Setting up a Resource Center of Water and Sanitation Sector for providing information & knowledge services was the goal of the project. The focus was to facilitate and stimulate access, validation and use of knowledge so that all stakeholders can better support poor men, women and children so as to obtain the water supply and sanitation services, they use and maintain. Uttarakhand has been covered under this project and the achievements are:* A core group formed to facilitate the process of RCD.
* Data of 37 organizations collected and Ist edition of BLUE Pages published under Institutional Mapping Exercise.
* To understand the problems of WATSAN sector and an assessment of information needs of the various stakeholders from community to policy level, various workshops at Block level/regional level, state level organized.
* School Sanitation and Hygiene Education (SSHE) identified as thematic area and pilot project (hardware and software components) were taken up in 4 schools of Chamba, Tehri. RC-HIHT also participated in TSC in 93 GPs, out of which 9 GPs have become ODF villages (eligible for NGP). Under this, RC covered 40 Schools.
* A Block Resource Centre established at Chamba to provide information and knowledge services to the stakeholders.
* A state level workshop organized for sharing RC concept and visioning of RC.

27. Tailoring & Handicraft [Aug 1999 - continued]

Tailoring and Handicrafts is a mode of empowering rural women through income generation via. tailoring, embroidery, painting etc. Special trainings on 'tailoring and handicrafts' are provided which gives an opportunity to the village women to be independent and self-reliant.
RDI is currently running this program in 3 districts of Uttarakhand with 11 centers at Chakrata, Dehradun, Chamba, Thano, Dharkot (Tehri) etc. and the achievements are:
* 300 girls trained in various fields like tailoring, embroidery, painting etc.
* Each year 150 women are trained in tailoring & till date 1050 women from various villages have been trained.
* The tailoring center also caters to the needs of the hospital and the campus community.


28.
Model Village/ Healthy Village

This project is focused on assisting villagers in the Garwal Region of the Himalayan foothills in becoming and remaining self-determining and self-reliant over the short and long term period in the mountainous region of Uttarakhand
This project encompasses:
* Integrated and holistic development of the villages
* Facilitate comprehensive knowledge about personnel hygiene, domestic and environmental sanitation and facilitate change regarding the same.
* Educate school health, hygiene and sanitation at all the primary school health in the area.
* Documentation of the traditional knowledge and practices in health, education culture and livelihood.

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Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust

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