Community management:

In 2020, BI and CInI entered into partnership to implement a multi-thematic intensive program in 5 villages of Dhadgaon block, adjoining existing program cluster of CInI. The project focused on integrated effort on livelihood enhancement, improving nutrition and School WaSH to bring about a visible change in the quality of life of community and their access to basic services. As per project design, Livelihood action and community intuitions were the core and nutrition and Sanitation program was dovetailed (layered) with this for achieving optimum results.

From the the first year of the project, all 5 villages are covered under Village Institution’s frame with concept seeding, exposures and capacity building events. Village level awareness & campaigning for Livelihoods, WaSH and Nutrition has been simultaneously done through dissemination of IECs and other cluster’s community leaders. Newly elected VI leaders took charge along with field cadre for demand creation for the interventions and mobilization of obligatory community contribution wherever required.

Under Livelihood as of now 456 families are getting support under the agriculture productivity enhancement and out of this 193 families have also adopted vegetable cultivation. 25 families have been provided trellis units and 26.50 acres of drip and mulch units are installed for 53 families. Assured irrigation facility is the key enabler for agriculture and Dhadgaon being located in hilly terrain of the Satpuda ranges, it is difficult to get irrigation facility and for this construction of 17 new group wells in the low lands and 6 water lifting & distribution schemes (1 solar based) are implemented. In total 71 families got assured irrigation in 95 acres. Under livestock development, assured vet care services are being provided to 423 goat rearing families and induction of 29 Osmanabadi breeding buck is completed as a part of breed improvement.

Under WaSH in schools, 3 primary Zila Parishad Schools were covered for retrofitting of WaSH facilities and construction of hand washing stations. Parallelly, intensive BCC has been done with school administration, SMC and students for adopting hygienic practices.

Under CBNI, all 5 villages are covered and 7 Nutrition Champions (Jijamata Sevikas) are providing support to pregnant women, lactating mothers and children. Total 234 community events were conducted like Baby shower, complementary feeding, mother’s meeting and celebration of nutritional events. 897 home visits were conducted for mother’s, SAM and MAM. The community response and support from govt frontline workers is good.

Saving Lives:

Genesis Foundation (GF) began its partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim India Private Limited to support critically ill children suffering from Congenital Heart Defects in the FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23 through 'Project Save Little Hearts.'

Under the project, GF facilitates medical treatment for critically ill under-privileged children suffering from Congenital Heart Defects or CHD. The support required includes specific surgeries (including neonatal), Cath Lab Interventions, recovery, and recuperation post-surgery. The children supported by the Foundation belong to families with an income not exceeding Rs 15,000 per month.