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Presentation made at 16th International Conference on Urban Health and Well-Being in Xiamen, China on November 6, 2019 ]]>
Presentation made at 16th International Conference on Urban Health and Well-Being in Xiamen, China on November 6, 2019 ]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:54:30 GMT /slideshow/inclusive-urban-governance-approach-in-cities-lessons-from-uhrcs-practical-work-from-india/229463242 SiddharthAgarwal19@slideshare.net(SiddharthAgarwal19) Inclusive Urban Governance Approach In Cities: Lessons from UHRCs Practical Work from India SiddharthAgarwal19 Presentation made at 16th International Conference on Urban Health and Well-Being in Xiamen, China on November 6, 2019 <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/inclusivegovernance-practicalexp-india-kothiwalk-agarwals-200301005430-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> Presentation made at 16th International Conference on Urban Health and Well-Being in Xiamen, China on November 6, 2019
Inclusive Urban Governance Approach In Cities: Lessons from UHRCs Practical Work from India from Siddharth Agarwal
]]> 23 0 https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/inclusivegovernance-practicalexp-india-kothiwalk-agarwals-200301005430-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds presentation Black http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posted 0 Measuring informal work Reenana Jhabwala /slideshow/measuring-informal-work-reenana-jhabwala/101762503 measuringinformalwork-jhabwala-180610191031
Conceptual Core Informal Economy: Concepts, Definitions, Significance, Progress made in this new field of statistics Existing Practices - MDGs, SDGs and SaarcDGs - Data availability - Data on informal employment in South Asia - Categories of informal workers India Experiences - Improper enumeration and womens work - Changes in Survey design in employment-unemployment rounds of NSSO ]]>
Conceptual Core Informal Economy: Concepts, Definitions, Significance, Progress made in this new field of statistics Existing Practices - MDGs, SDGs and SaarcDGs - Data availability - Data on informal employment in South Asia - Categories of informal workers India Experiences - Improper enumeration and womens work - Changes in Survey design in employment-unemployment rounds of NSSO ]]> Sun, 10 Jun 2018 19:10:31 GMT /slideshow/measuring-informal-work-reenana-jhabwala/101762503 SiddharthAgarwal19@slideshare.net(SiddharthAgarwal19) Measuring informal work Reenana Jhabwala SiddharthAgarwal19 Conceptual Core Informal Economy: Concepts, Definitions, Significance, Progress made in this new field of statistics Existing Practices - MDGs, SDGs and SaarcDGs - Data availability - Data on informal employment in South Asia - Categories of informal workers India Experiences - Improper enumeration and womens work - Changes in Survey design in employment-unemployment rounds of NSSO <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/measuringinformalwork-jhabwala-180610191031-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> Conceptual Core Informal Economy: Concepts, Definitions, Significance, Progress made in this new field of statistics Existing Practices - MDGs, SDGs and SaarcDGs - Data availability - Data on informal employment in South Asia - Categories of informal workers India Experiences - Improper enumeration and womens work - Changes in Survey design in employment-unemployment rounds of NSSO
Measuring informal work Reenana Jhabwala from Siddharth Agarwal
]]> 65 3 https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/measuringinformalwork-jhabwala-180610191031-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds presentation Black http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posted 0 Community Model to Improve Slum Health in Smart Cities,Wards,Localities:Practical Learning from Indore & Agra /slideshow/community-model-to-improve-slum-health-in-smart-citieswardslocalitiespractical-learning-from-indore-agra/76235232 siddharthfwtrc-mumbai-nationalconference-6-5-17-170523004616
Slum families live amidst dirt leading to contamination of water, spread of flies, rodents, mosquitoes, which carry diseases e.g. diarrhea, typhoid, jaundice, dengue, chikungunya, malaria. U測5 undernutrition in the poorest urban quartile are 2.5 times higher than the richest urban quartile. Practical approaches: 1.City map: Govt. of Indias NUHM & Housing Policy mandate mapping of all listed/unlisted/hidden slums on city map. UHRC's social facilitators, women's group members with govt. ANMs, Anganwadi workers identified, mapped hidden, unlisted and newly formed slums in Indore. Slum Womens groups use hand-drawn basti maps to a)prevent exclusion of family from lists for housing, entitlements; b)Track access to health services e.g. vaccination, ANC, c) identify recent migrants, vulnerable slums. 2.Basti womens groups in Indore & Agra function as slum womens health groups (Mahila Arogya Samitis or MAS) mandated in Govt. of Indias NUHM to strengthen demand for health, environmental services. With knowledge, confidence & skills, womens groups increase access to Govt. address proof and Picture ID. 3. MAS members save monthly to build savings pool. This saving helps in time of health emergency, marriage, child's education, rescues poor people from moneylenders. Based on Indore & Agra experience, Indias National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) mandates Mahila Arogya Samiti as a demand side strategy and creation a Revolving Community Fund as two of eight core NUHM strategies (Government of India, 2013). 4. With motivation youth-children groups bring more vigour to community efforts. Youth requests to authorities for streets, garbage cleaning. Basti childrens group members apply & avail govt. scholarship. 5. Outreach Health Services by Govt & Pvt Providers in deprived clusters are facilitated by basti womens groups. They help ANMs identify vulnerable pockets, improve service access, infection prevention, promote healthy behaviours. With mentoring support from UHRC, they promote nutrition & health with simple recipes e.g. sprouted cooked, garnished black gram. Women take up gardening for nutrition despite space constraints. 6. Womens groups submit requests to different depts. for paving of basti lanes, water supply, sewage system, electric connections. 7. Ladies & children making jewellery & greeting cards gives creative & psycho-emotional energy despite living in dirt. Creative art stimulates right brain which enhances skills, intellectual responses, learning ability, confidence. These help slum populations gather more strength and hope to better deal with the vagaries of life. 8. Womens Livelihoods: Tailoring & Stitching training centres for women are run. Women/girls stitch frocks, trousers, girls tops, shirts at home on per piece basis. Women also sell vegetables, grocery, run slum convenience store, tiffin service. ]]>
Slum families live amidst dirt leading to contamination of water, spread of flies, rodents, mosquitoes, which carry diseases e.g. diarrhea, typhoid, jaundice, dengue, chikungunya, malaria. U測5 undernutrition in the poorest urban quartile are 2.5 times higher than the richest urban quartile. Practical approaches: 1.City map: Govt. of Indias NUHM & Housing Policy mandate mapping of all listed/unlisted/hidden slums on city map. UHRC's social facilitators, women's group members with govt. ANMs, Anganwadi workers identified, mapped hidden, unlisted and newly formed slums in Indore. Slum Womens groups use hand-drawn basti maps to a)prevent exclusion of family from lists for housing, entitlements; b)Track access to health services e.g. vaccination, ANC, c) identify recent migrants, vulnerable slums. 2.Basti womens groups in Indore & Agra function as slum womens health groups (Mahila Arogya Samitis or MAS) mandated in Govt. of Indias NUHM to strengthen demand for health, environmental services. With knowledge, confidence & skills, womens groups increase access to Govt. address proof and Picture ID. 3. MAS members save monthly to build savings pool. This saving helps in time of health emergency, marriage, child's education, rescues poor people from moneylenders. Based on Indore & Agra experience, Indias National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) mandates Mahila Arogya Samiti as a demand side strategy and creation a Revolving Community Fund as two of eight core NUHM strategies (Government of India, 2013). 4. With motivation youth-children groups bring more vigour to community efforts. Youth requests to authorities for streets, garbage cleaning. Basti childrens group members apply & avail govt. scholarship. 5. Outreach Health Services by Govt & Pvt Providers in deprived clusters are facilitated by basti womens groups. They help ANMs identify vulnerable pockets, improve service access, infection prevention, promote healthy behaviours. With mentoring support from UHRC, they promote nutrition & health with simple recipes e.g. sprouted cooked, garnished black gram. Women take up gardening for nutrition despite space constraints. 6. Womens groups submit requests to different depts. for paving of basti lanes, water supply, sewage system, electric connections. 7. Ladies & children making jewellery & greeting cards gives creative & psycho-emotional energy despite living in dirt. Creative art stimulates right brain which enhances skills, intellectual responses, learning ability, confidence. These help slum populations gather more strength and hope to better deal with the vagaries of life. 8. Womens Livelihoods: Tailoring & Stitching training centres for women are run. Women/girls stitch frocks, trousers, girls tops, shirts at home on per piece basis. Women also sell vegetables, grocery, run slum convenience store, tiffin service. ]]> Tue, 23 May 2017 00:46:15 GMT /slideshow/community-model-to-improve-slum-health-in-smart-citieswardslocalitiespractical-learning-from-indore-agra/76235232 SiddharthAgarwal19@slideshare.net(SiddharthAgarwal19) Community Model to Improve Slum Health in Smart Cities,Wards,Localities:Practical Learning from Indore & Agra SiddharthAgarwal19 Slum families live amidst dirt leading to contamination of water, spread of flies, rodents, mosquitoes, which carry diseases e.g. diarrhea, typhoid, jaundice, dengue, chikungunya, malaria. U測5 undernutrition in the poorest urban quartile are 2.5 times higher than the richest urban quartile. Practical approaches: 1.City map: Govt. of Indias NUHM & Housing Policy mandate mapping of all listed/unlisted/hidden slums on city map. UHRC's social facilitators, women's group members with govt. ANMs, Anganwadi workers identified, mapped hidden, unlisted and newly formed slums in Indore. Slum Womens groups use hand-drawn basti maps to a)prevent exclusion of family from lists for housing, entitlements; b)Track access to health services e.g. vaccination, ANC, c) identify recent migrants, vulnerable slums. 2.Basti womens groups in Indore & Agra function as slum womens health groups (Mahila Arogya Samitis or MAS) mandated in Govt. of Indias NUHM to strengthen demand for health, environmental services. With knowledge, confidence & skills, womens groups increase access to Govt. address proof and Picture ID. 3. MAS members save monthly to build savings pool. This saving helps in time of health emergency, marriage, child's education, rescues poor people from moneylenders. Based on Indore & Agra experience, Indias National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) mandates Mahila Arogya Samiti as a demand side strategy and creation a Revolving Community Fund as two of eight core NUHM strategies (Government of India, 2013). 4. With motivation youth-children groups bring more vigour to community efforts. Youth requests to authorities for streets, garbage cleaning. Basti childrens group members apply & avail govt. scholarship. 5. Outreach Health Services by Govt & Pvt Providers in deprived clusters are facilitated by basti womens groups. They help ANMs identify vulnerable pockets, improve service access, infection prevention, promote healthy behaviours. With mentoring support from UHRC, they promote nutrition & health with simple recipes e.g. sprouted cooked, garnished black gram. Women take up gardening for nutrition despite space constraints. 6. Womens groups submit requests to different depts. for paving of basti lanes, water supply, sewage system, electric connections. 7. Ladies & children making jewellery & greeting cards gives creative & psycho-emotional energy despite living in dirt. Creative art stimulates right brain which enhances skills, intellectual responses, learning ability, confidence. These help slum populations gather more strength and hope to better deal with the vagaries of life. 8. Womens Livelihoods: Tailoring & Stitching training centres for women are run. Women/girls stitch frocks, trousers, girls tops, shirts at home on per piece basis. Women also sell vegetables, grocery, run slum convenience store, tiffin service. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/siddharthfwtrc-mumbai-nationalconference-6-5-17-170523004616-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> Slum families live amidst dirt leading to contamination of water, spread of flies, rodents, mosquitoes, which carry diseases e.g. diarrhea, typhoid, jaundice, dengue, chikungunya, malaria. U測5 undernutrition in the poorest urban quartile are 2.5 times higher than the richest urban quartile. Practical approaches: 1.City map: Govt. of Indias NUHM &amp; Housing Policy mandate mapping of all listed/unlisted/hidden slums on city map. UHRC&#39;s social facilitators, women&#39;s group members with govt. ANMs, Anganwadi workers identified, mapped hidden, unlisted and newly formed slums in Indore. Slum Womens groups use hand-drawn basti maps to a)prevent exclusion of family from lists for housing, entitlements; b)Track access to health services e.g. vaccination, ANC, c) identify recent migrants, vulnerable slums. 2.Basti womens groups in Indore &amp; Agra function as slum womens health groups (Mahila Arogya Samitis or MAS) mandated in Govt. of Indias NUHM to strengthen demand for health, environmental services. With knowledge, confidence &amp; skills, womens groups increase access to Govt. address proof and Picture ID. 3. MAS members save monthly to build savings pool. This saving helps in time of health emergency, marriage, child&#39;s education, rescues poor people from moneylenders. Based on Indore &amp; Agra experience, Indias National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) mandates Mahila Arogya Samiti as a demand side strategy and creation a Revolving Community Fund as two of eight core NUHM strategies (Government of India, 2013). 4. With motivation youth-children groups bring more vigour to community efforts. Youth requests to authorities for streets, garbage cleaning. Basti childrens group members apply &amp; avail govt. scholarship. 5. Outreach Health Services by Govt &amp; Pvt Providers in deprived clusters are facilitated by basti womens groups. They help ANMs identify vulnerable pockets, improve service access, infection prevention, promote healthy behaviours. With mentoring support from UHRC, they promote nutrition &amp; health with simple recipes e.g. sprouted cooked, garnished black gram. Women take up gardening for nutrition despite space constraints. 6. Womens groups submit requests to different depts. for paving of basti lanes, water supply, sewage system, electric connections. 7. Ladies &amp; children making jewellery &amp; greeting cards gives creative &amp; psycho-emotional energy despite living in dirt. Creative art stimulates right brain which enhances skills, intellectual responses, learning ability, confidence. These help slum populations gather more strength and hope to better deal with the vagaries of life. 8. Womens Livelihoods: Tailoring &amp; Stitching training centres for women are run. Women/girls stitch frocks, trousers, girls tops, shirts at home on per piece basis. Women also sell vegetables, grocery, run slum convenience store, tiffin service.
Community Model to Improve Slum Health in Smart Cities,Wards,Localities:Practical Learning from Indore & Agra from Siddharth Agarwal
]]> 229 6 https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/siddharthfwtrc-mumbai-nationalconference-6-5-17-170523004616-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds presentation Black http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posted 0 Iodized saltconsumption slumhouseholds-delhi-india-2009 /slideshow/iodized-saltconsumption-slumhouseholdsdelhiindia2009/75860151 iodizedsaltconsumption-slumhouseholds-delhi-india-2009-170510172210
Using a pre-tested interview schedule, the following aspects were enquired from 230 adult female respondents residing in slum of North East Delhi. Background characteristics, type of cooking salt that they predominantly use; reasons for the same and awareness about the benefits of iodized salt were assessed. Iodine content of the cooking salt consumed was tested using a rapid iodine field-testing kit using similar standard procedures, used in the Third National Family Health Survey. Three important findings emerged from this study. Although three-fourth households of a north-east Delhi slum were consuming adequately iodized salt, the level of awareness regarding the benefits of consuming iodized salt among the studied population was extremely low. Even among those households consuming refined salt, nearly one-fifth households were not consuming adequately iodized salt. More persevering efforts need to be made to generate awareness about the health benefits of iodized salt and to enhance demand and availability of iodized salt. Continued dialogue by state level Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Control Cell with salt producers and traders and their periodic monitoring would increase production and market availability of adequately iodized salt. Regular community-based awareness activities on the benefits of iodized salt can be conducted through Anganwadi workers, auxillary nurse midwives, non-government organizations, self-help groups, and schools.]]>
Using a pre-tested interview schedule, the following aspects were enquired from 230 adult female respondents residing in slum of North East Delhi. Background characteristics, type of cooking salt that they predominantly use; reasons for the same and awareness about the benefits of iodized salt were assessed. Iodine content of the cooking salt consumed was tested using a rapid iodine field-testing kit using similar standard procedures, used in the Third National Family Health Survey. Three important findings emerged from this study. Although three-fourth households of a north-east Delhi slum were consuming adequately iodized salt, the level of awareness regarding the benefits of consuming iodized salt among the studied population was extremely low. Even among those households consuming refined salt, nearly one-fifth households were not consuming adequately iodized salt. More persevering efforts need to be made to generate awareness about the health benefits of iodized salt and to enhance demand and availability of iodized salt. Continued dialogue by state level Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Control Cell with salt producers and traders and their periodic monitoring would increase production and market availability of adequately iodized salt. Regular community-based awareness activities on the benefits of iodized salt can be conducted through Anganwadi workers, auxillary nurse midwives, non-government organizations, self-help groups, and schools.]]> Wed, 10 May 2017 17:22:10 GMT /slideshow/iodized-saltconsumption-slumhouseholdsdelhiindia2009/75860151 SiddharthAgarwal19@slideshare.net(SiddharthAgarwal19) Iodized saltconsumption slumhouseholds-delhi-india-2009 SiddharthAgarwal19 Using a pre-tested interview schedule, the following aspects were enquired from 230 adult female respondents residing in slum of North East Delhi. Background characteristics, type of cooking salt that they predominantly use; reasons for the same and awareness about the benefits of iodized salt were assessed. Iodine content of the cooking salt consumed was tested using a rapid iodine field-testing kit using similar standard procedures, used in the Third National Family Health Survey. Three important findings emerged from this study. Although three-fourth households of a north-east Delhi slum were consuming adequately iodized salt, the level of awareness regarding the benefits of consuming iodized salt among the studied population was extremely low. Even among those households consuming refined salt, nearly one-fifth households were not consuming adequately iodized salt. More persevering efforts need to be made to generate awareness about the health benefits of iodized salt and to enhance demand and availability of iodized salt. Continued dialogue by state level Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Control Cell with salt producers and traders and their periodic monitoring would increase production and market availability of adequately iodized salt. Regular community-based awareness activities on the benefits of iodized salt can be conducted through Anganwadi workers, auxillary nurse midwives, non-government organizations, self-help groups, and schools. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/iodizedsaltconsumption-slumhouseholds-delhi-india-2009-170510172210-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> Using a pre-tested interview schedule, the following aspects were enquired from 230 adult female respondents residing in slum of North East Delhi. Background characteristics, type of cooking salt that they predominantly use; reasons for the same and awareness about the benefits of iodized salt were assessed. Iodine content of the cooking salt consumed was tested using a rapid iodine field-testing kit using similar standard procedures, used in the Third National Family Health Survey. Three important findings emerged from this study. Although three-fourth households of a north-east Delhi slum were consuming adequately iodized salt, the level of awareness regarding the benefits of consuming iodized salt among the studied population was extremely low. Even among those households consuming refined salt, nearly one-fifth households were not consuming adequately iodized salt. More persevering efforts need to be made to generate awareness about the health benefits of iodized salt and to enhance demand and availability of iodized salt. Continued dialogue by state level Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Control Cell with salt producers and traders and their periodic monitoring would increase production and market availability of adequately iodized salt. Regular community-based awareness activities on the benefits of iodized salt can be conducted through Anganwadi workers, auxillary nurse midwives, non-government organizations, self-help groups, and schools.
Iodized saltconsumption slumhouseholds-delhi-india-2009 from Siddharth Agarwal
]]> 49 2 https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/iodizedsaltconsumption-slumhouseholds-delhi-india-2009-170510172210-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds document Black http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posted 0 Community-based health financing: CARE India's experience in the maternal and infant survival project /slideshow/communitybased-health-financing-care-indias-experience-in-the-maternal-and-infant-survival-project/75859664 healthcarefinancing-careindiasoarversion-170510170927
Abstract In a rural Indian population beset with inadequate health access to people owing to socio-cultural and economic factors, CARE India under the Maternal andInfant Survival Project encouraged village women to form Community Based Oragnisations (CBOs) and collectively save funds for health. 15 months of implementation showed that CBOs were formed in 345 of 447 project villages and health funds were operational in 203. 292 persons benefited from health funds through loans for treatment. 56% loans being repaid within the grace/low interest period. The experience shows that village women when appropriately encouraged are capable of evolving rules and managing health funds. The process empowers village women (through access to resources and information and the strength of social capital) to take decisions and act to improve their well being. Health funds have been have proved to be useful in addressing obstetric complications, infant illnesses and have also led to additional initiatives (social marketing of disposable delivery kits, village drug bank and plugging gaps in government supplies), that improve health care. ]]>
Abstract In a rural Indian population beset with inadequate health access to people owing to socio-cultural and economic factors, CARE India under the Maternal andInfant Survival Project encouraged village women to form Community Based Oragnisations (CBOs) and collectively save funds for health. 15 months of implementation showed that CBOs were formed in 345 of 447 project villages and health funds were operational in 203. 292 persons benefited from health funds through loans for treatment. 56% loans being repaid within the grace/low interest period. The experience shows that village women when appropriately encouraged are capable of evolving rules and managing health funds. The process empowers village women (through access to resources and information and the strength of social capital) to take decisions and act to improve their well being. Health funds have been have proved to be useful in addressing obstetric complications, infant illnesses and have also led to additional initiatives (social marketing of disposable delivery kits, village drug bank and plugging gaps in government supplies), that improve health care. ]]> Wed, 10 May 2017 17:09:26 GMT /slideshow/communitybased-health-financing-care-indias-experience-in-the-maternal-and-infant-survival-project/75859664 SiddharthAgarwal19@slideshare.net(SiddharthAgarwal19) Community-based health financing: CARE India's experience in the maternal and infant survival project SiddharthAgarwal19 Abstract In a rural Indian population beset with inadequate health access to people owing to socio-cultural and economic factors, CARE India under the Maternal andInfant Survival Project encouraged village women to form Community Based Oragnisations (CBOs) and collectively save funds for health. 15 months of implementation showed that CBOs were formed in 345 of 447 project villages and health funds were operational in 203. 292 persons benefited from health funds through loans for treatment. 56% loans being repaid within the grace/low interest period. The experience shows that village women when appropriately encouraged are capable of evolving rules and managing health funds. The process empowers village women (through access to resources and information and the strength of social capital) to take decisions and act to improve their well being. Health funds have been have proved to be useful in addressing obstetric complications, infant illnesses and have also led to additional initiatives (social marketing of disposable delivery kits, village drug bank and plugging gaps in government supplies), that improve health care. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/healthcarefinancing-careindiasoarversion-170510170927-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> Abstract In a rural Indian population beset with inadequate health access to people owing to socio-cultural and economic factors, CARE India under the Maternal andInfant Survival Project encouraged village women to form Community Based Oragnisations (CBOs) and collectively save funds for health. 15 months of implementation showed that CBOs were formed in 345 of 447 project villages and health funds were operational in 203. 292 persons benefited from health funds through loans for treatment. 56% loans being repaid within the grace/low interest period. The experience shows that village women when appropriately encouraged are capable of evolving rules and managing health funds. The process empowers village women (through access to resources and information and the strength of social capital) to take decisions and act to improve their well being. Health funds have been have proved to be useful in addressing obstetric complications, infant illnesses and have also led to additional initiatives (social marketing of disposable delivery kits, village drug bank and plugging gaps in government supplies), that improve health care.
Community-based health financing: CARE India's experience in the maternal and infant survival project from Siddharth Agarwal
]]> 129 4 https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/healthcarefinancing-careindiasoarversion-170510170927-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds document Black http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posted 0 Encouraging Appropriate Infant Feeding Practices in Slums: A Positive Deviance Approach /slideshow/encouraging-appropriate-infant-feeding-practices-in-slums-a-positive-deviance-approach/75852844 infantfeedingslumsdelhi-india2003-170510134337
Abstract: Nutritional Positive Deviant (PD) infants grow bigger and faster than other infants living in a similarly socio-economically deprived environment. Certain positive feeding and care giving practices adopted by mothers of PD infants enable them rear better nourished and active infants. Limited data is available on using PD mothers as counselors encouraging appropriate and feasible infant feeding practices (IFP) in India. Hence, the present study was undertaken. The study was conducted in a slum of Delhi (India). Twenty-Five infants aged 6-12 months were weighed. Three infants with normal weight for age status (as per Gomez classification) were classified as PD infants. A PD inquiry (PDI) was conducted on current IFP in these families to identify PD behaviours adopted and determinants for the same. PD behaviours identified included:feeding modified family pot (energy dense) complementary food at least two times a day, supervised bowl feeding by the mother and father support to the mother in infant feeding and care giving. Two,of these three PD mothers volunteered to discuss the benefits of PD behaviours they had been practicing with the other 22 members of the group. The strategy promoted collective dialogue and discussion to try the PD behaviours through weekly group discussions over a period of four weeks. After four weeks, feeding modified family pot food with addition of 1 tea spoon of ghee (milk fat) in food (10/22), feeding an extra mid-day cereal snack (12/22) were PD behaviours adopted by other members of the group (22). It can be concluded that i) behaviours requiring least preparation time were easily adopted and ii) PD mothers can be effective counselors to encourage appropriate IFP]]>
Abstract: Nutritional Positive Deviant (PD) infants grow bigger and faster than other infants living in a similarly socio-economically deprived environment. Certain positive feeding and care giving practices adopted by mothers of PD infants enable them rear better nourished and active infants. Limited data is available on using PD mothers as counselors encouraging appropriate and feasible infant feeding practices (IFP) in India. Hence, the present study was undertaken. The study was conducted in a slum of Delhi (India). Twenty-Five infants aged 6-12 months were weighed. Three infants with normal weight for age status (as per Gomez classification) were classified as PD infants. A PD inquiry (PDI) was conducted on current IFP in these families to identify PD behaviours adopted and determinants for the same. PD behaviours identified included:feeding modified family pot (energy dense) complementary food at least two times a day, supervised bowl feeding by the mother and father support to the mother in infant feeding and care giving. Two,of these three PD mothers volunteered to discuss the benefits of PD behaviours they had been practicing with the other 22 members of the group. The strategy promoted collective dialogue and discussion to try the PD behaviours through weekly group discussions over a period of four weeks. After four weeks, feeding modified family pot food with addition of 1 tea spoon of ghee (milk fat) in food (10/22), feeding an extra mid-day cereal snack (12/22) were PD behaviours adopted by other members of the group (22). It can be concluded that i) behaviours requiring least preparation time were easily adopted and ii) PD mothers can be effective counselors to encourage appropriate IFP]]> Wed, 10 May 2017 13:43:37 GMT /slideshow/encouraging-appropriate-infant-feeding-practices-in-slums-a-positive-deviance-approach/75852844 SiddharthAgarwal19@slideshare.net(SiddharthAgarwal19) Encouraging Appropriate Infant Feeding Practices in Slums: A Positive Deviance Approach SiddharthAgarwal19 Abstract: Nutritional Positive Deviant (PD) infants grow bigger and faster than other infants living in a similarly socio-economically deprived environment. Certain positive feeding and care giving practices adopted by mothers of PD infants enable them rear better nourished and active infants. Limited data is available on using PD mothers as counselors encouraging appropriate and feasible infant feeding practices (IFP) in India. Hence, the present study was undertaken. The study was conducted in a slum of Delhi (India). Twenty-Five infants aged 6-12 months were weighed. Three infants with normal weight for age status (as per Gomez classification) were classified as PD infants. A PD inquiry (PDI) was conducted on current IFP in these families to identify PD behaviours adopted and determinants for the same. PD behaviours identified included:feeding modified family pot (energy dense) complementary food at least two times a day, supervised bowl feeding by the mother and father support to the mother in infant feeding and care giving. Two,of these three PD mothers volunteered to discuss the benefits of PD behaviours they had been practicing with the other 22 members of the group. The strategy promoted collective dialogue and discussion to try the PD behaviours through weekly group discussions over a period of four weeks. After four weeks, feeding modified family pot food with addition of 1 tea spoon of ghee (milk fat) in food (10/22), feeding an extra mid-day cereal snack (12/22) were PD behaviours adopted by other members of the group (22). It can be concluded that i) behaviours requiring least preparation time were easily adopted and ii) PD mothers can be effective counselors to encourage appropriate IFP <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/infantfeedingslumsdelhi-india2003-170510134337-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> Abstract: Nutritional Positive Deviant (PD) infants grow bigger and faster than other infants living in a similarly socio-economically deprived environment. Certain positive feeding and care giving practices adopted by mothers of PD infants enable them rear better nourished and active infants. Limited data is available on using PD mothers as counselors encouraging appropriate and feasible infant feeding practices (IFP) in India. Hence, the present study was undertaken. The study was conducted in a slum of Delhi (India). Twenty-Five infants aged 6-12 months were weighed. Three infants with normal weight for age status (as per Gomez classification) were classified as PD infants. A PD inquiry (PDI) was conducted on current IFP in these families to identify PD behaviours adopted and determinants for the same. PD behaviours identified included:feeding modified family pot (energy dense) complementary food at least two times a day, supervised bowl feeding by the mother and father support to the mother in infant feeding and care giving. Two,of these three PD mothers volunteered to discuss the benefits of PD behaviours they had been practicing with the other 22 members of the group. The strategy promoted collective dialogue and discussion to try the PD behaviours through weekly group discussions over a period of four weeks. After four weeks, feeding modified family pot food with addition of 1 tea spoon of ghee (milk fat) in food (10/22), feeding an extra mid-day cereal snack (12/22) were PD behaviours adopted by other members of the group (22). It can be concluded that i) behaviours requiring least preparation time were easily adopted and ii) PD mothers can be effective counselors to encourage appropriate IFP
Encouraging Appropriate Infant Feeding Practices in Slums: A Positive Deviance Approach from Siddharth Agarwal
]]> 70 4 https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/infantfeedingslumsdelhi-india2003-170510134337-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds document Black http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posted 0 Human Touch vs. Axillary Digital Thermometry for Detection of Neonatal Hypothermia at Community Level /slideshow/human-touch-vs-axillary-digital-thermometry-for-detection-of-neonatal-hypothermia-at-community-level/75852214 humantouch-axillarythermometry-hypothermiajtroppedsdec-07-170510132324
We examined the diagnostic accuracy of human touch (HT) method in assessing hypothermia against axillary digital thermometry (ADT) by a trained non-medical field investigator (who supervised activities of community health volunteers) in seven villages of Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Body temperature of 148 newborns born between March and August 2005 was measured at four points in time for each enrolled newborn (within 48 h and on days 7, 30 and 60) by the field investigator under the axilla using a digital thermometer and by HT method using standard methodology. Total observations were 533. Hypothermia assessed by HT was in agreement with that assessed by ADT (&lt;36.5  C) in 498 observations. Hypothermia assessed by HT showed a high diagnostic accuracy when compared against ADT (kappa 0.650.81; sensitivity 74%; specificity 96.7%; positive predictive value 22; negative predictive value 0.26). HT is a simple, quick, inexpensive and programmatically important method. However, being a subjective assessment, its reliability depends on the investigator being adequately trained and competent in making consistently accurate assessments. There is also a need to assess whether with training and supervision even the less literate mothers, traditional birth attendants and community health volunteers can accurately assess mild and moderate hypothermia before promoting HT for early identification of neonatal risk in community-based programs.]]>
We examined the diagnostic accuracy of human touch (HT) method in assessing hypothermia against axillary digital thermometry (ADT) by a trained non-medical field investigator (who supervised activities of community health volunteers) in seven villages of Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Body temperature of 148 newborns born between March and August 2005 was measured at four points in time for each enrolled newborn (within 48 h and on days 7, 30 and 60) by the field investigator under the axilla using a digital thermometer and by HT method using standard methodology. Total observations were 533. Hypothermia assessed by HT was in agreement with that assessed by ADT (&lt;36.5  C) in 498 observations. Hypothermia assessed by HT showed a high diagnostic accuracy when compared against ADT (kappa 0.650.81; sensitivity 74%; specificity 96.7%; positive predictive value 22; negative predictive value 0.26). HT is a simple, quick, inexpensive and programmatically important method. However, being a subjective assessment, its reliability depends on the investigator being adequately trained and competent in making consistently accurate assessments. There is also a need to assess whether with training and supervision even the less literate mothers, traditional birth attendants and community health volunteers can accurately assess mild and moderate hypothermia before promoting HT for early identification of neonatal risk in community-based programs.]]> Wed, 10 May 2017 13:23:24 GMT /slideshow/human-touch-vs-axillary-digital-thermometry-for-detection-of-neonatal-hypothermia-at-community-level/75852214 SiddharthAgarwal19@slideshare.net(SiddharthAgarwal19) Human Touch vs. Axillary Digital Thermometry for Detection of Neonatal Hypothermia at Community Level SiddharthAgarwal19 We examined the diagnostic accuracy of human touch (HT) method in assessing hypothermia against axillary digital thermometry (ADT) by a trained non-medical field investigator (who supervised activities of community health volunteers) in seven villages of Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Body temperature of 148 newborns born between March and August 2005 was measured at four points in time for each enrolled newborn (within 48 h and on days 7, 30 and 60) by the field investigator under the axilla using a digital thermometer and by HT method using standard methodology. Total observations were 533. Hypothermia assessed by HT was in agreement with that assessed by ADT (&lt;36.5 鐃 C) in 498 observations. Hypothermia assessed by HT showed a high diagnostic accuracy when compared against ADT (kappa 0.650.81; sensitivity 74%; specificity 96.7%; positive predictive value 22; negative predictive value 0.26). HT is a simple, quick, inexpensive and programmatically important method. However, being a subjective assessment, its reliability depends on the investigator being adequately trained and competent in making consistently accurate assessments. There is also a need to assess whether with training and supervision even the less literate mothers, traditional birth attendants and community health volunteers can accurately assess mild and moderate hypothermia before promoting HT for early identification of neonatal risk in community-based programs. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/humantouch-axillarythermometry-hypothermiajtroppedsdec-07-170510132324-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> We examined the diagnostic accuracy of human touch (HT) method in assessing hypothermia against axillary digital thermometry (ADT) by a trained non-medical field investigator (who supervised activities of community health volunteers) in seven villages of Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Body temperature of 148 newborns born between March and August 2005 was measured at four points in time for each enrolled newborn (within 48 h and on days 7, 30 and 60) by the field investigator under the axilla using a digital thermometer and by HT method using standard methodology. Total observations were 533. Hypothermia assessed by HT was in agreement with that assessed by ADT (&amp;lt;36.5 鐃 C) in 498 observations. Hypothermia assessed by HT showed a high diagnostic accuracy when compared against ADT (kappa 0.650.81; sensitivity 74%; specificity 96.7%; positive predictive value 22; negative predictive value 0.26). HT is a simple, quick, inexpensive and programmatically important method. However, being a subjective assessment, its reliability depends on the investigator being adequately trained and competent in making consistently accurate assessments. There is also a need to assess whether with training and supervision even the less literate mothers, traditional birth attendants and community health volunteers can accurately assess mild and moderate hypothermia before promoting HT for early identification of neonatal risk in community-based programs.
Human Touch vs. Axillary Digital Thermometry for Detection of Neonatal Hypothermia at Community Level from Siddharth Agarwal
]]> 83 4 https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/humantouch-axillarythermometry-hypothermiajtroppedsdec-07-170510132324-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds document Black http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posted 0 Human Touch to Detect Hypothermia in Neonates in Indian Slum Dwellings /slideshow/human-touch-to-detect-hypothermia-in-neonates-in-indian-slum-dwellings/75851993 humantouch-ijp-july-10-170510131708
Objective.To assess the validity of human touch (HT) method to measure hypothermia compared against axillary digital thermometry (ADT) and study association of hypothermia with poor suckle and underweight status in newborns and environmental temperature in 11 slums of Indore city, India. Methods.Field supervisors of slum-based health volunteers measured body temperature of 152 newborns by HT and ADT, observed suckling and weighed newborns. Underweight status was determined using WHO growth standards. Results.Hypothermia prevalence (axillary temperature &lt;36.5o C) was 30.9%. Prevalence varied by season but insignificantly. Hypothermia was insignificantly associated with poor suckle (31% vs19.7%, p=0.21) and undernutrition (33.3% vs 25.3%, p=0.4). HT had moderate diagnostic accuracy when compared with ADT (kappa: 0.38, sensitivity: 74.5%, specificity: 68.5%). Conclusions.HT emerged simpler and programmatically feasible. There is a need to examine whether trained and supervised community-based health workers and mothers can use HT accurately to identify and manage hypothermia and other simple signs of newborn illness using minimal algorithm at home and more confidently refer such newborns to proximal facilities linked to the program to ensure prompt management of illness. [Indian J Pediatr 2010; 77 (7) : 759-762] E-mail: siddharth@uhrc.in, sids62@yahoo.com]]>
Objective.To assess the validity of human touch (HT) method to measure hypothermia compared against axillary digital thermometry (ADT) and study association of hypothermia with poor suckle and underweight status in newborns and environmental temperature in 11 slums of Indore city, India. Methods.Field supervisors of slum-based health volunteers measured body temperature of 152 newborns by HT and ADT, observed suckling and weighed newborns. Underweight status was determined using WHO growth standards. Results.Hypothermia prevalence (axillary temperature &lt;36.5o C) was 30.9%. Prevalence varied by season but insignificantly. Hypothermia was insignificantly associated with poor suckle (31% vs19.7%, p=0.21) and undernutrition (33.3% vs 25.3%, p=0.4). HT had moderate diagnostic accuracy when compared with ADT (kappa: 0.38, sensitivity: 74.5%, specificity: 68.5%). Conclusions.HT emerged simpler and programmatically feasible. There is a need to examine whether trained and supervised community-based health workers and mothers can use HT accurately to identify and manage hypothermia and other simple signs of newborn illness using minimal algorithm at home and more confidently refer such newborns to proximal facilities linked to the program to ensure prompt management of illness. [Indian J Pediatr 2010; 77 (7) : 759-762] E-mail: siddharth@uhrc.in, sids62@yahoo.com]]> Wed, 10 May 2017 13:17:08 GMT /slideshow/human-touch-to-detect-hypothermia-in-neonates-in-indian-slum-dwellings/75851993 SiddharthAgarwal19@slideshare.net(SiddharthAgarwal19) Human Touch to Detect Hypothermia in Neonates in Indian Slum Dwellings SiddharthAgarwal19 Objective.To assess the validity of human touch (HT) method to measure hypothermia compared against axillary digital thermometry (ADT) and study association of hypothermia with poor suckle and underweight status in newborns and environmental temperature in 11 slums of Indore city, India. Methods.Field supervisors of slum-based health volunteers measured body temperature of 152 newborns by HT and ADT, observed suckling and weighed newborns. Underweight status was determined using WHO growth standards. Results.Hypothermia prevalence (axillary temperature &lt;36.5o C) was 30.9%. Prevalence varied by season but insignificantly. Hypothermia was insignificantly associated with poor suckle (31% vs19.7%, p=0.21) and undernutrition (33.3% vs 25.3%, p=0.4). HT had moderate diagnostic accuracy when compared with ADT (kappa: 0.38, sensitivity: 74.5%, specificity: 68.5%). Conclusions.HT emerged simpler and programmatically feasible. There is a need to examine whether trained and supervised community-based health workers and mothers can use HT accurately to identify and manage hypothermia and other simple signs of newborn illness using minimal algorithm at home and more confidently refer such newborns to proximal facilities linked to the program to ensure prompt management of illness. [Indian J Pediatr 2010; 77 (7) : 759-762] E-mail: siddharth@uhrc.in, sids62@yahoo.com <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/humantouch-ijp-july-10-170510131708-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> Objective.To assess the validity of human touch (HT) method to measure hypothermia compared against axillary digital thermometry (ADT) and study association of hypothermia with poor suckle and underweight status in newborns and environmental temperature in 11 slums of Indore city, India. Methods.Field supervisors of slum-based health volunteers measured body temperature of 152 newborns by HT and ADT, observed suckling and weighed newborns. Underweight status was determined using WHO growth standards. Results.Hypothermia prevalence (axillary temperature &amp;lt;36.5o C) was 30.9%. Prevalence varied by season but insignificantly. Hypothermia was insignificantly associated with poor suckle (31% vs19.7%, p=0.21) and undernutrition (33.3% vs 25.3%, p=0.4). HT had moderate diagnostic accuracy when compared with ADT (kappa: 0.38, sensitivity: 74.5%, specificity: 68.5%). Conclusions.HT emerged simpler and programmatically feasible. There is a need to examine whether trained and supervised community-based health workers and mothers can use HT accurately to identify and manage hypothermia and other simple signs of newborn illness using minimal algorithm at home and more confidently refer such newborns to proximal facilities linked to the program to ensure prompt management of illness. [Indian J Pediatr 2010; 77 (7) : 759-762] E-mail: siddharth@uhrc.in, sids62@yahoo.com
Human Touch to Detect Hypothermia in Neonates in Indian Slum Dwellings from Siddharth Agarwal
]]> 90 4 https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/humantouch-ijp-july-10-170510131708-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds document Black http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posted 0 Migrant Adolescent Girls in Urban Slums India: Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges /SiddharthAgarwal19/migrant-adolescent-girls-in-urban-slums-india-aspirations-opportunities-and-challenges migrantadolgirls-dec-170509235942
Migrant adolescent girls in Indias fast-growing urban-slum population face multiple intersecting vulnerabilities, including gender, poverty and migrant-status. This qualitative study of newer migrant and older settler girls and slum womens groups found: Push/pull factors linked with employment/educational opportunities in urban areas motivated families of unmarried girls to migrate. Recently married girls joined city-based families or accompanied labour migrant husbands. Neither married nor unmarried girls played decision-making roles in migration. Married migrant adolescent girls faced challenges in accessing education, employment, social opportunities and services owing to less awareness, restricted freedom of movement, weak social networks. Childbearing migrant girls faced particular risks. Contact with their natal families being limited, the quality of relationship with husbands and marital families was crucial for married girls well-being. Many unmarried girls attending schools were positive about migration experience, perceiving the city to offer greater educational opportunities. Through school they accessed opportunities for new relationships and social activities. Some unmarried adolescent-girls were unable to access opportunities owing to family restrictions and economic circumstances. These girls worlds remained small despite moving to a large city. The study brings forth potential approaches to overcome the above challenges:: Where girls economic and/or family and social circumstances allowed, migration entailed a positive change that enhanced their opportunities. Specific challenges of this population segment need focus in policies and programs, prioritizing three particularly vulnerable groups: girls who are neither in education nor employment, pregnant girls or new mothers, and those with difficult relationships in marital homes. Proactive outreach to raise awareness about opportunities and services and fostering social networks through frontline workers and slum womens groups are recommended. ]]>
Migrant adolescent girls in Indias fast-growing urban-slum population face multiple intersecting vulnerabilities, including gender, poverty and migrant-status. This qualitative study of newer migrant and older settler girls and slum womens groups found: Push/pull factors linked with employment/educational opportunities in urban areas motivated families of unmarried girls to migrate. Recently married girls joined city-based families or accompanied labour migrant husbands. Neither married nor unmarried girls played decision-making roles in migration. Married migrant adolescent girls faced challenges in accessing education, employment, social opportunities and services owing to less awareness, restricted freedom of movement, weak social networks. Childbearing migrant girls faced particular risks. Contact with their natal families being limited, the quality of relationship with husbands and marital families was crucial for married girls well-being. Many unmarried girls attending schools were positive about migration experience, perceiving the city to offer greater educational opportunities. Through school they accessed opportunities for new relationships and social activities. Some unmarried adolescent-girls were unable to access opportunities owing to family restrictions and economic circumstances. These girls worlds remained small despite moving to a large city. The study brings forth potential approaches to overcome the above challenges:: Where girls economic and/or family and social circumstances allowed, migration entailed a positive change that enhanced their opportunities. Specific challenges of this population segment need focus in policies and programs, prioritizing three particularly vulnerable groups: girls who are neither in education nor employment, pregnant girls or new mothers, and those with difficult relationships in marital homes. Proactive outreach to raise awareness about opportunities and services and fostering social networks through frontline workers and slum womens groups are recommended. ]]> Tue, 09 May 2017 23:59:42 GMT /SiddharthAgarwal19/migrant-adolescent-girls-in-urban-slums-india-aspirations-opportunities-and-challenges SiddharthAgarwal19@slideshare.net(SiddharthAgarwal19) Migrant Adolescent Girls in Urban Slums India: Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges SiddharthAgarwal19 Migrant adolescent girls in Indias fast-growing urban-slum population face multiple intersecting vulnerabilities, including gender, poverty and migrant-status. This qualitative study of newer migrant and older settler girls and slum womens groups found: Push/pull factors linked with employment/educational opportunities in urban areas motivated families of unmarried girls to migrate. Recently married girls joined city-based families or accompanied labour migrant husbands. Neither married nor unmarried girls played decision-making roles in migration. Married migrant adolescent girls faced challenges in accessing education, employment, social opportunities and services owing to less awareness, restricted freedom of movement, weak social networks. Childbearing migrant girls faced particular risks. Contact with their natal families being limited, the quality of relationship with husbands and marital families was crucial for married girls well-being. Many unmarried girls attending schools were positive about migration experience, perceiving the city to offer greater educational opportunities. Through school they accessed opportunities for new relationships and social activities. Some unmarried adolescent-girls were unable to access opportunities owing to family restrictions and economic circumstances. These girls worlds remained small despite moving to a large city. The study brings forth potential approaches to overcome the above challenges:: Where girls economic and/or family and social circumstances allowed, migration entailed a positive change that enhanced their opportunities. Specific challenges of this population segment need focus in policies and programs, prioritizing three particularly vulnerable groups: girls who are neither in education nor employment, pregnant girls or new mothers, and those with difficult relationships in marital homes. Proactive outreach to raise awareness about opportunities and services and fostering social networks through frontline workers and slum womens groups are recommended. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/migrantadolgirls-dec-170509235942-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> Migrant adolescent girls in Indias fast-growing urban-slum population face multiple intersecting vulnerabilities, including gender, poverty and migrant-status. This qualitative study of newer migrant and older settler girls and slum womens groups found: Push/pull factors linked with employment/educational opportunities in urban areas motivated families of unmarried girls to migrate. Recently married girls joined city-based families or accompanied labour migrant husbands. Neither married nor unmarried girls played decision-making roles in migration. Married migrant adolescent girls faced challenges in accessing education, employment, social opportunities and services owing to less awareness, restricted freedom of movement, weak social networks. Childbearing migrant girls faced particular risks. Contact with their natal families being limited, the quality of relationship with husbands and marital families was crucial for married girls well-being. Many unmarried girls attending schools were positive about migration experience, perceiving the city to offer greater educational opportunities. Through school they accessed opportunities for new relationships and social activities. Some unmarried adolescent-girls were unable to access opportunities owing to family restrictions and economic circumstances. These girls worlds remained small despite moving to a large city. The study brings forth potential approaches to overcome the above challenges:: Where girls economic and/or family and social circumstances allowed, migration entailed a positive change that enhanced their opportunities. Specific challenges of this population segment need focus in policies and programs, prioritizing three particularly vulnerable groups: girls who are neither in education nor employment, pregnant girls or new mothers, and those with difficult relationships in marital homes. Proactive outreach to raise awareness about opportunities and services and fostering social networks through frontline workers and slum womens groups are recommended.
Migrant Adolescent Girls in Urban Slums India: Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges from Siddharth Agarwal
]]> 661 7 https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/migrantadolgirls-dec-170509235942-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds document Black http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posted 0 Slum community groups use negotiation skills, knowledge, to improve access to services and entitlements: A demand side approach to better governance /slideshow/slum-community-groups-use-negotiation-skills-knowledge-to-improve-access-to-services-and-entitlements-a-demand-side-approach-to-better-governance/58992791 siddharthslumcommunitiesdemandsideapproaches-tobettergovernance-uhrc-casestudyatunu-160302231759
Urban Health Resource Centre's practical experiences shared at Urban Thinkers Campus on Health and Wellbeing Convened by United Nations University IIGH, Kuching, Malaysia Ignited slum community groups engage as active citi-zens, negotiate collaboratively for equity and access to contribute to better urban governance . i) Trained, empowered slum womens groups and cluster-level teams of slum womens groups gives stronger voice and greater negotiation power. ii) Increase Access to Govt. Address Proof and Picture ID: During Apr 2013 gave legitimacy to urban informal settlement families Mar 2015: 20,000 persons benefited from Govt. proof of address and Picture ID iii) Empowered women facilitate reduction in alcoholism, domestic violence against women, enhance caring capacity of woman, family, improved social support. With over 125 million women among urban vulnerable in India, women-power has immense potential towards improved health, social justice, wellbeing. iv) Trained slum community groups pull regular outreach health Services by Government providers in Migrant, other Deprived clusters v) With training, mentoring, hand-holding support community groups engage in gentle, tactful negotiation through collective written petitions/requests to officers of Municipal Authorities, Nutrition Dept, Electricity Dept. Disadvantaged communities actively participate in governance, collaborate for equity, justice, access: maintain paper trail, persevere with tact (including tea + biscuits, polite thank you) to achieve Right to the City. vi) Slum youth-children groups emerging as Force Gen-next: With continual mentoring, motivation Youth-children groups in slums improve their own lives; contribute to their communities in tangible ways, bring more vigour and joy to ignite the senses. It is noteworthy that there are 150 million youth 15-32 yr, 125 million 10-24 yr in urban India vii) Spatial City and Neighborhood Mapping helps make invisible, voiceless poverty clusters and recent migrants, weaker families visible and their social inclusion. viii) Let us Build Human Capability, Expertise, Ignite Action & Engagement, Collaborative efforts and Resilience of Urban Excluded, Deprived Citi-zens, and to bounce forward, prevent their learning to survive in impoverishment Let us translate words into real action towards inclusive, socially just cities. ]]>
Urban Health Resource Centre's practical experiences shared at Urban Thinkers Campus on Health and Wellbeing Convened by United Nations University IIGH, Kuching, Malaysia Ignited slum community groups engage as active citi-zens, negotiate collaboratively for equity and access to contribute to better urban governance . i) Trained, empowered slum womens groups and cluster-level teams of slum womens groups gives stronger voice and greater negotiation power. ii) Increase Access to Govt. Address Proof and Picture ID: During Apr 2013 gave legitimacy to urban informal settlement families Mar 2015: 20,000 persons benefited from Govt. proof of address and Picture ID iii) Empowered women facilitate reduction in alcoholism, domestic violence against women, enhance caring capacity of woman, family, improved social support. With over 125 million women among urban vulnerable in India, women-power has immense potential towards improved health, social justice, wellbeing. iv) Trained slum community groups pull regular outreach health Services by Government providers in Migrant, other Deprived clusters v) With training, mentoring, hand-holding support community groups engage in gentle, tactful negotiation through collective written petitions/requests to officers of Municipal Authorities, Nutrition Dept, Electricity Dept. Disadvantaged communities actively participate in governance, collaborate for equity, justice, access: maintain paper trail, persevere with tact (including tea + biscuits, polite thank you) to achieve Right to the City. vi) Slum youth-children groups emerging as Force Gen-next: With continual mentoring, motivation Youth-children groups in slums improve their own lives; contribute to their communities in tangible ways, bring more vigour and joy to ignite the senses. It is noteworthy that there are 150 million youth 15-32 yr, 125 million 10-24 yr in urban India vii) Spatial City and Neighborhood Mapping helps make invisible, voiceless poverty clusters and recent migrants, weaker families visible and their social inclusion. viii) Let us Build Human Capability, Expertise, Ignite Action & Engagement, Collaborative efforts and Resilience of Urban Excluded, Deprived Citi-zens, and to bounce forward, prevent their learning to survive in impoverishment Let us translate words into real action towards inclusive, socially just cities. ]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2016 23:17:59 GMT /slideshow/slum-community-groups-use-negotiation-skills-knowledge-to-improve-access-to-services-and-entitlements-a-demand-side-approach-to-better-governance/58992791 SiddharthAgarwal19@slideshare.net(SiddharthAgarwal19) Slum community groups use negotiation skills, knowledge, to improve access to services and entitlements: A demand side approach to better governance SiddharthAgarwal19 Urban Health Resource Centre's practical experiences shared at Urban Thinkers Campus on Health and Wellbeing Convened by United Nations University IIGH, Kuching, Malaysia Ignited slum community groups engage as active citi-zens, negotiate collaboratively for equity and access to contribute to better urban governance . i) Trained, empowered slum womens groups and cluster-level teams of slum womens groups gives stronger voice and greater negotiation power. ii) Increase Access to Govt. Address Proof and Picture ID: During Apr 2013 gave legitimacy to urban informal settlement families Mar 2015: 20,000 persons benefited from Govt. proof of address and Picture ID iii) Empowered women facilitate reduction in alcoholism, domestic violence against women, enhance caring capacity of woman, family, improved social support. With over 125 million women among urban vulnerable in India, women-power has immense potential towards improved health, social justice, wellbeing. iv) Trained slum community groups pull regular outreach health Services by Government providers in Migrant, other Deprived clusters v) With training, mentoring, hand-holding support community groups engage in gentle, tactful negotiation through collective written petitions/requests to officers of Municipal Authorities, Nutrition Dept, Electricity Dept. Disadvantaged communities actively participate in governance, collaborate for equity, justice, access: maintain paper trail, persevere with tact (including tea + biscuits, polite thank you) to achieve Right to the City. vi) Slum youth-children groups emerging as Force Gen-next: With continual mentoring, motivation Youth-children groups in slums improve their own lives; contribute to their communities in tangible ways, bring more vigour and joy to ignite the senses. It is noteworthy that there are 150 million youth 15-32 yr, 125 million 10-24 yr in urban India vii) Spatial City and Neighborhood Mapping helps make invisible, voiceless poverty clusters and recent migrants, weaker families visible and their social inclusion. viii) Let us Build Human Capability, Expertise, Ignite Action & Engagement, Collaborative efforts and Resilience of Urban Excluded, Deprived Citi-zens, and to bounce forward, prevent their learning to survive in impoverishment鐃 鐃Let us translate words into real action towards inclusive, socially just cities. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/siddharthslumcommunitiesdemandsideapproaches-tobettergovernance-uhrc-casestudyatunu-160302231759-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> Urban Health Resource Centre&#39;s practical experiences shared at Urban Thinkers Campus on Health and Wellbeing Convened by United Nations University IIGH, Kuching, Malaysia Ignited slum community groups engage as active citi-zens, negotiate collaboratively for equity and access to contribute to better urban governance . i) Trained, empowered slum womens groups and cluster-level teams of slum womens groups gives stronger voice and greater negotiation power. ii) Increase Access to Govt. Address Proof and Picture ID: During Apr 2013 gave legitimacy to urban informal settlement families Mar 2015: 20,000 persons benefited from Govt. proof of address and Picture ID iii) Empowered women facilitate reduction in alcoholism, domestic violence against women, enhance caring capacity of woman, family, improved social support. With over 125 million women among urban vulnerable in India, women-power has immense potential towards improved health, social justice, wellbeing. iv) Trained slum community groups pull regular outreach health Services by Government providers in Migrant, other Deprived clusters v) With training, mentoring, hand-holding support community groups engage in gentle, tactful negotiation through collective written petitions/requests to officers of Municipal Authorities, Nutrition Dept, Electricity Dept. Disadvantaged communities actively participate in governance, collaborate for equity, justice, access: maintain paper trail, persevere with tact (including tea + biscuits, polite thank you) to achieve Right to the City. vi) Slum youth-children groups emerging as Force Gen-next: With continual mentoring, motivation Youth-children groups in slums improve their own lives; contribute to their communities in tangible ways, bring more vigour and joy to ignite the senses. It is noteworthy that there are 150 million youth 15-32 yr, 125 million 10-24 yr in urban India vii) Spatial City and Neighborhood Mapping helps make invisible, voiceless poverty clusters and recent migrants, weaker families visible and their social inclusion. viii) Let us Build Human Capability, Expertise, Ignite Action &amp; Engagement, Collaborative efforts and Resilience of Urban Excluded, Deprived Citi-zens, and to bounce forward, prevent their learning to survive in impoverishment鐃 鐃Let us translate words into real action towards inclusive, socially just cities.
Slum community groups use negotiation skills, knowledge, to improve access to services and entitlements: A demand side approach to better governance from Siddharth Agarwal
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