WOMEN WELFARE PROGRAMS

Nava Kanthi has taken up women welfare programs for empowering the women from underprivileged families to be a support and inspiration to their family.

Through these programs Nava Kanthi educates the women in child care before and after birth. Social awareness programs are conducted for creating a better environment to live. The projects working for women welfare are :

Care for pregnant and nursing women

Nava Kanthi started Mother & Child survival programs in places where infant & maternity mortality rates are high. Presently 25 pregnant women and nursing mothers are provided with nutritious food, medication with the help of local Government hospitals, and educating them on child care before and after birth.

These programs are also started in places where women are uneducated and are married at an early age.

Due to the mothers lack of knowledge and lack of proper postnatal care the cases of malnutrition and unsafe deliveries have increased.

Regular Medical Chekups		 Child Survial Program

 Health Care

Through these projects the pregnant women and nursing women are educated about providing care for the child before and after her child is born. Women are educated on malnutrition, breast feeding, family planning, immunization. Women are also given opportunities to learn income generation skills and literacy. Pregnant and nursing women acquire following benefits :

  • Nutritious Food and Clean water
  • Regular Medical Checkups
  • Literacy Training
  • Health Care Training
  • Counseling and Family Planning
  • Toddler Toys

ADHAR - Aged Widows Welfare

ADHAR is a small intervention of Nava Kanthi to help aged women & widows by providing midday meal, fruits, medication/regular medical care, nutritional supplements & clothing. Widows in rural communities have been traditionally regarded as bad omens, to be kept away from social gatherings and auspicious occasions. Ill-treated, humiliated by family and community. They struggle for survival with hunger and diseases.

At present 115 women aged 60 to 85+ years are registered at two ADHAR centres in a remote villages of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh States. Most of them are very weak and cannot walk properly, but they come to the centers every day as for many it is the only meal they get.

Nava Kanthi also runs two more centers in Andhra Pradesh state where 50+ aged and disabled women are given monthly pensions.

ADHAR means Respect/Honor.

Social Awareness Programs

Nava Kanthi conducts social awareness programs with the help of local doctor, social workers and legal experts for helping the women to be a blessing for the family.

Literacy Programs

Adult literacy centers are started as per need in different places. Presently 42 centers are run in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana states to help people read and write.

The tools and materials required for the centers are provided by the Nava Kanthi.