Awareness Generation on Health Entitlements

Outline

1. A process overview

2. Experiences from Phase 1

3. Potential plan for awareness generation

4. Film

A Process-Overview

State level: Mentoring team, Formation of committee, Orientation workshop, TOT,

Adaptation of tools, material,

District/Block:Orientation Workshop, Training of facilitators, Formation of committees and orientation

Village: Mobilization Committee formation and training, Data collection, Report card, sharing

Jan Sunwais BPMC/DPMCMeetings

State review, workshop

Phase I - Materials Produced

Key Processes & Relevant Materials

Orientation of State Mentoring Group and Nodal NGO

Orientation of District and Block Nodal NGOs

Orientation of Village Health and Sanitation Committee

Manual for Managers – Part 1

Manual for Trainers – Part 2

Manual for Monitoring – Part 3Frameworks for Entitlements under NRHM

Brochures for Entitlement education

Community Awareness Generation

Posters, leaflets, Kala Jatha

Innovations in the Process

• Community Mobilisation–Use of folk form Kala Jatthas in

Karnataka, Jharkhand and Orissa– Padyatras in Rajasthan– Chinaki (introduction) meetings in

Assam

– Organising separate meetings in Dalit hamlets and women groups in many states.

–Use of children and youth parliament to mobilise adults in Tamil Nadu

Innovations in the Process

– Appointment of 10 Community Resource Persons per taluk in Karnataka for mobilisation

–Use of PRA, social mapping and community mapping to prepare health profile in Rajasthan and Karnataka.

– Involving VHN Association in Tamil Nadu

– Organisation of conventions and mass participation in districts and state level in Maharashtra.

Potential plan for awareness generation

• Initial Mobilization- Group meetings at the hamlet level: information on formation of committee, its roles, health entitlements

• Generating Awareness – Kala Jathas/Nukkad Natak, film, TV/Radio spots, Community radio, mobile messaging, leaflets and other print material

• Reminder - Hoardings, Wall paintings, posters,

Pag Pag Aage – A film on health entitlements for the community

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