THINK GLOBALLY ACT LOCALLY AreaHealthMinders

Need for Child Area Health Minders Societal Issues Information Asymmetry Lack of knowledge Attitudinal Issues Low Aspirational Level Behavioral Patterns Intermediary Issues Inefficiency and Limited Reach of Government bodies Insufficient Investments seeking for qualitative changes

Mission Statement Objectives To bring about a social transformation to address the issue of poor health quality in marginalized communities Objectives Physical, Mental and Social Health Youth as Change Agents Raising Aspirational Levels Collective Responsibility Creating sustainable Health Routines

Methodology Pilot Survey To understand the issues prevailing in a community Identifying Stakeholders Meetings with these stakeholders to convey the idea Seeking permission from them to put in action the conceived ideas Baseline Survey To gauge the strength of children and youths Status of their families in terms of social and financial inclusion Community Mobilization Formation of groups Activities conducted to incentivize them to fight for a common cause Orientation programs Intra-group bonding Aligning the interest of children/youths with the objective of the program

Knowledge Sharing Process Capability Building Personality Development Programs – Leadership attributes, Life Skills and Soft Skills Skill Enhancement Programs Creating a Grassroot Technological Hub Knowledge Sharing Process Various novel advocacy techniques – Traditional, Contemporary and Popular media Peer to peer knowledge transfer Impact Analysis Social returns - Changes in attitude and behaviour Financial returns on Investment Feedback Follow-up activity to get community updates periodically To maintain enhanced relations with the community

Achievements Participation increased by 90% in Vaccination programs Infant Mortality Rate has gone down and a significant improvement in Child health has been observed No dengue incidents in last 2 years Our group of youth change makers has gone up from 25 to 75 members The community has been mapped in Google (Google Maps) Our project model was recognized and acknowledged by Rockfeller Foundation Stanford University created a documentary film to capture our process of empowering youth and the innovative strategies conceived to cater the issue

Impact Radical shift in thinking of adults Wider acceptance and appreciation of youths as change agents The local Counselor visited himself to mentor the social change makers on Best Health Practices Status of women has significantly gone up – 60% girl participation Our change-makers have now become facilitators for various government initiatives

Individual Community Organization Value Proposition Increased awareness on Best Health Practices Holistic Empowerment Creating more Change-Makers Community Positive Sustainable Change Influencing the policy makers and various stake-holders in the eco-system Breaking stereotypical mindsets Organization Transforming vision into reality Learning and Gaining expertise by virtue of hands-on experience Expanding our reach and International Recognition

Allocation of resources for future ventures Future Plans Exponential replication of the similar model across other communities over a period of time Working with more formalized institutions to expand our reach in the populace Collaborating with various knowledge partners to build our expertise Allocation of resources for future ventures

Calling all children…