Awareness Generation on Health Entitlements

Outline 1.A process overview 2.Experiences from Phase 1 3.Potential plan for awareness generation 4.Film

A Process-Overview State level: Mentoring team, Formation of committee, Orientation workshop, TOT, Adaptation of tools, material, District/Block: Orientation Workshop, Training of facilitators, Formation of committees and orientation Village: Mobilization Committee formation and training, Data collection, Report card, sharing Jan Sunwais BPMC/DPMC Meetings State review, workshop

Phase I - Materials Produced

Key Processes & Relevant Materials Orientation of State Mentoring Group and Nodal NGO Orientation of District and Block Nodal NGOs Orientation of Village Health and Sanitation Committee Manual for Managers – Part 1 Manual for Trainers – Part 2 Manual for Monitoring – Part 3 Frameworks for Entitlements under NRHM Brochures for Entitlement education Community Awareness Generation Posters, leaflets, Kala Jatha

Innovations in the Process Community Mobilisation – Use of folk form Kala Jatthas in Karnataka, Jharkhand and Orissa – Padyatras in Rajasthan – Chinaki (introduction) meetings in Assam – Organising separate meetings in Dalit hamlets and women groups in many states. – Use of children and youth parliament to mobilise adults in Tamil Nadu

Innovations in the Process – Appointment of 10 Community Resource Persons per taluk in Karnataka for mobilisation – Use of PRA, social mapping and community mapping to prepare health profile in Rajasthan and Karnataka. – Involving VHN Association in Tamil Nadu – Organisation of conventions and mass participation in districts and state level in Maharashtra.

Potential plan for awareness generation Initial Mobilization- Group meetings at the hamlet level: information on formation of committee, its roles, health entitlements Generating Awareness – Kala Jathas/Nukkad Natak, film, TV/Radio spots, Community radio, mobile messaging, leaflets and other print material Reminder - Hoardings, Wall paintings, posters,

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

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