Field Work Report HPVHA
Field Work Report HPVHA
one week
field work
with
HPVHA.
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LETTER OF ACCEPTACE
The report entitle “Report on one week field work done with HPVHA” is completed by Miss
Babita has been completed & accepted under my supervision.
Date: Chairman
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LETTER OF APPROVAL
The report entitled “Report on one week field work done with HPVHA reported by Miss
Babita has been given final approval
Date : Chairman
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AKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have taken efforts in this project. However, it would not have been possible without the
kind support and help of my team member and my supervisors. I would like to extent my
sincere thanks to all of them.
I am highly indebted to Mr. Rajender Kumar for their guidance and constant supervision
as well as providing necessary information for one week field and regarding different
projects of the agency. I am also grateful to my faculty supervisor Mrs. Anupama Bharti
for her supervision and advice.
I would like to express my special gratitude & thanks toward all member of Himachal
Pradesh Voluntary Health Association (HPVHA) for their co-operation and
encouragement which help me in this one week field work. My thanks and appreciations
also goes to my teammates Nidhi, Tilak, Ajay, and Ritika in developing in the report and
people who have willingly help me out with their abilities.
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TABLE AND CONTENT
1. Introduction 1-2
Organization Structure
Source of Funding
Infrastructure
Work Environment
Swot Analysis
8. Theory Application 16
Suggestions
9. Conclusion 16-17
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INTRODUCTION
Himachal Pradesh Voluntary Health Association (HPVHA)is a state chapter of voluntary Health
Association of India (VHAI) and is a network of leading NGO of Himachal Pradesh come into
the existence in 1987.To meet the health needs of the people and to enhance their role in
development HPVHA that strives to engage in health , inclusive growth and sustainable
development activities to fulfill its vision of “Making health a reality for people of Himachal
Pradesh ’’by insuring active participation and involvement of service seekers and services
providers to the state, In its 28 years of long journey , HPVHA took ups all challenges to
strengthen the voluntary health movement and to promote community health in the state of
Himachal Pradesh .
HPVHA is registered under the societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 & Foreign contribution
Regulation Act (FCRA)1976.The organization has also registered under 12 A &80 G of the
Income Tax Act ; EFF,TDS . TDS is deducted as per the Income Tax Rules.
HPVHA is registered non-profit making society having a secular constitution which aims at
improving the health of the people irrespective of caste, creed, sex and religion. It is a state level
federation of 26 voluntary organizations and 8000 self help groups engaged in health and
developmental activities.
HPVHA has its presence in all the 12 district of the Himachal Pradesh directly or indirectly
through its 26 member organizations working in the field of Health &development and through
various projects in different and through various projects in different geographical areas of
Himachal Pradesh.
MANAGEMENT
The Executive Directive of HPVHA is the Chief Functionary and responsible for execution of all
the affairs and activities including day-to-day administration . He is also an Ex-officio member
of the Governing Board.
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HPVHA Team
HPVHA has a core group of professionals of various fields such as Doctors, Social Workers,
Trainers, Managers and Supportive Staff . These experts of various fields are rendering their
services (full time as well as part time ) to achieve the desired goal of the organization .HPVHA
has a well defined personal policy . The staff working in HPVHA has a long experience varying
from 2 sto 30 years , in the field of health & development .
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Capacity Building
Training and Placement
Research and Development
Policy Formation and Execution
Liaison and Networking , Advocacy & Campaign
Development of ICE and Publication , Documentation & Dissemination
AGENCY PROFILE
Name of the Agency – Himachal Pradesh Voluntary Health Association (HPVHA)
Address of the Agency- B-37 Phase-1,Sector -2, New shimla-171009 H.P.India
Tel: 0177-2670132,2671151 Fax: 0177-2670346
E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Web:www.hpvha.org
Mission of the Agency-“Making Health a Reality for the people of Himachal Pradesh”
To identify un-served and under served vulnerable geographical location for interventions
in health and development
To streamline on systems and to make them adequately dymanic to meet the proposed
challenges
To enhance the collaboration between government and voluntary organizations
Strengthen voluntary organizations
To conduct research and provide training and education to encourage participation
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Respect for human rights and social justice.
A strengthened health movement in the state.
Generation for the demand for the public health system.
Equitable provision and distribution.
BOARD MEMBERS
Bilaspur
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7. Sh. P.S. Omta Director M.B. Member
General Body
Management Board
Executive Director/consultant
ACTIVITIES OF AGENCY
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TOBAOCCO CONTROL IN H.P.
The “Campaign for Tobacco Free Himachal” was started in May 2013 with the main aim of
making Himachal a “ Tobacco – Free” State , it had already achieved the status of a “Smoke-
free” State.
Primary Objective :
Secondary Objective:
Area Covered :
The entire state of Himachal Pradesh with a specialization team for each of 12 districts.
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Himachal Pradesh Voluntary Health Association in collaboration with CHILDLINE India
Foundation , Mumbai started CHILDLINE Shimla in 2006 with the installation of toll free no.
1098 and CHILDLINE Solan in 2012. The primary objective is to ensure protection of rights of
the child and Juvenile Justice (Care &Protection of Children) Act, 2000.
Main Objectives:
The open Shelter, Chakker has been started as per the recommendations of JJA, 2000 on 10th
January 2014.
Objectives :
Activities:
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Target intervention Program, Chakker
TIP is a programmer in the field of AIDS awareness for the core group (FSW) as per the
NACO- IV. Its work is supported by the Himachal Pradesh State AIDS Society and NACO.
Area Covered :
TIP works in a stretch of 45 kms on the NH 21 from Lakhnur (in Bilaspur) to Dhanotu (in
Sundernagar) recognisinig about 41 spots with a target of 800 high risk populations.
Objective:
Prevent new incidences of HIV infection among cire group (FSW) and their client.
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Urban Reproductive and Child Health Programme has been initiated by the HPVHA along with
the support of department of Health and Family Welfare under NRHM on 1st June 2011.
Objectives:
Establish urban RCH unit to provide health facilities to migrant labourers of Shimla
town.
Increase complete and effective Antenatal and postnatal care and primary health care.
Increase institutional deliveries and decrease deliveries by unskilled
Prevention of diseases and promotion of immunization, early detection, diagnosis and
treatment of mirror element.
Develop 108 referral services to tackle emergency situations.
Decrease RTI/STI and promote complete immunization.
TSC has been renamed as “Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan” by Ministry of drinking Water and
Sanitation Mission. HPVHA is implementing TSC in 3 district of Himachal Pradesh in
association with the District Administration.
Objectives:
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Improvement of general quality of life of the Rural people.
Accelerate sanitation coverage to achieve Nirmal stutus by 2019.
Motivate the community and the Panchayati Raj institution for sustainable sanitation and
health Education.
Promote ecology friendly and cost effective technologies foe sustainable sanitation.
Community managed Solid and Liquid Waste Management for overall cleanliness of the
rural area
Provision of IHHL for BPL and selected APL households.
SOURCE OF FUNDING
Foreign Grants
The Union of South East Asia, USA.
MDH Finance.
VHAI
Calvary Chapel Trust, Bengaluru.
Indian Grants
NIDHEE Trust Mumbai.
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MAMTA Delhi.
Women and Child Development H.P.
Sai Gold India Enterprises.
ACC/APOLO Tyre Projects
INFRASTRUCTURE
The main office of HPVHA is located at Shimla. The project aoofice is there at Chakker in
district Shimla, at Solan & baddi district Solan, at Thalli block Sunni in Mandi at Barmana in
Mandi district.
Head office as well as Project offices are well equipped with basic amenities, which are required
to run an office in a professional manner.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strength: Discipline and cooperative human resources and WHO rewarded.
Weakness: Lack of adequate resources
Opportunities: To work in the field of Environment.
Threats: Inappropriate involvement of community in development program of the
Agency.
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RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
HP STATE AIDS CONTROL SOCIETY for implementing best TI(Target
Intervention) for core group in the state on Dec.1 2012.
WHO (World Health Organization ) SERO Award on 31st may 2011 for
outstanding contribution in Tobacco control and Smoke Free Shimla.
Amar Ujala Samman, 2004 for its contribution in social and health sector.
Dhumrpan Mukt Himachal Pradesh 2nd july,2013 declare by honorable Health
Minister.
Most distinguish service award by VHAI in 2012.
Maharishi valmiki sampuran swachhta rajya puruskar2007-08.
Purpose: The purpose to visit the Head office of the Agency was to meet the Program Officer
Mr. Rajender Kumar and discus the whole week program of the one week field work.
INTERACTION:
The workers of the department of sociology and social work, HPU reached the office of HPVHA
around 10:30 A.M. After that workers met Mr. Rajender kumar (Program Officer) and discussed
about the whole plan of one week field work. Mr. Rajender Kumar divided all the workers into
three sub-groups for their one week field work. Which are as
After the meeting he told us about “Night Out Reach” Plan and he invited us to join this program
in that day.
Night out reach : It was mainly a people awareness program which started from Sanjauli about
6:30 P.M. and end at The Mall about 8:30 P.M.
On the 22nd May all worker goes to their work according to their group . Group – 1 was in the
head office of HPVHA . Workers spend the whole day in the office and major activity of the
workers was to know the all program run by the HPVHA in detail and to learn about the
documentation process of the Agency.
Objectives:
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Observations:-
It was observed by the workers of the department of Social Work, HPU that
Learning:
The main learning from the day was to know about the importance of documentation and
report.
Got to know a brief idea if fund utilization
The wokers reached the office of HPVHA around 10:30A.M. After reaching the office the
workers learns about the rescue and rehabilitation process of children who is in the need of help.
Objectives:
Learning:
Got to know about the different type of cases like child lost and found, parents asking for
help , children need permanent shelter, medical help etc.
Got to know about the whole process of documentation of cases.
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Got to know that that cases like child labor, bonded labor are presented before the CWC
(Child welfare committee) and the criminal cases presented before JJA (Jivenile justice
act).
After that Mr. Rajender told the worker to attend a conference at HPU on the behalf of HPVHA .
The conference was in the regard of “Making tobacco free campus of Himachal Pradesh
University”.
The workers reached the Himachal Pradesh University around 1:30 P.M. and conference started
around 2:30P.M.
On 23rd May workers attended a conference at HPU on the behalf of HPVHA which was
organized by the Department of Health and the main Objective of the conference was “Making
Tobacco free campus”. Where the workers were interacted with Dr. Gopal OSD(Officer on
special duty ) and Mr. Tomar Director of DHRS (Director Health Safety and Regulation).
Objectives:
Learning:
After reaching the office around 10:30 A.M. worker discussed about the conference which was
held on 23rd May on HPU with Mr. Rajender Kumar. He briefed us about the Anti Tobacco
Program and also explain about NCD(non communicable diseases) and DHSR(director health
safety and regulation).
After that the workers attended a campaign with the staff of HPVHA at ANGANWADI
KENDRA BHAGWATINAGER.
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A Visit to Anganwadi Kendra bhagwatinagar
Workers had a visit along with the staff of HPVHA Childline Shimla to an Anganwadi Kendra at
Bhagwatinagar.
Objectives:
To spread awareness about the child sexual abuse among the parents.
To interact with parents of the children.
To know about the working style of Anganwadi Kendra.
Learning:
On 25th May as per the discussion on the first day there was a joint session or a lecture on NGO
management of all groups which are divided on first day of the field work.
Objectives:
To know about
NGO management.
Funding process.
Program implementation.
NGO documentation and new recruitment.
Networking.
Learning:
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Range of NGOs activities like community health promotion and education,
environmental, community social problems, economical development , and women issues.
Setting up a NGOs.
Constituting an NGO board.
As constantly working the head office of HPVHA at New Shimla. Thus workers get a chance to
visit the project office of TIP and Open Shelter in Chakker.
Objectives:
To know and the working style of TIP and open Shelter program.
To know about the environment of Open shelter.
And to meet the children who were rescue from different areas.
Learning:
PERSONAL LEARING:
THEORY APPLICATION:
Group Work
Community work
Coordination
Leadership
Management
Communication
CASE STUDIES AND MEDIA ANALYSIS
I did not study any case during one week field work.
SUGGESTIONS:
As a conclusion we can say that it was a great experience to work with Himachal Pradesh
Voluntary Health Association (HPVHA). The experience we get from here is defiantly beneficial
for all workers in the future.
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I am glad that I got an opportunity to work with HPVHA and its dynamic staff. The main
purpose of the agency is to create a supportive and enabling environment for all. Organization
also working in different field like child welfare, anti tobacco campaign , HIV AIDS program
etc.
Workers joined the team of HPVHA in two field program one was the “Night out reach” and
another was in Anganwadi Kendra Bhagwatinager that was the best experience of one week
fieldwork. Worker learns a lot from these two field visit. Workers learned different things from
those two field visit like how to communicate with people and how to aware people about their
rights. It was really a good experience for all of us. This one week field work as a whole was a
learning process and we have learned that how to strengthen our professional skills.
At the end I like to thank all the team of HPVHA for their support with us and specially Mr.
Rajenrer kumar sir for his supervision.
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