SAHAYOG, Odisha

Context

SAHAYOG is based in Bhubaneswar having one project office at Ganjam working for community health without any external support and presence in Nimapada, Puri Sadar, Satyabadi in Puri, Erasama and Balikuda in Jagatsinghpur and Bhubaneswar, Tangi, Jatani in Khordha district through disable people's association under the banner of Bhinnakshyam Adhikar Mancha, Odisha. During the inception period they worked with like minded organisation in the field of maternal and child health and were core partner of Child Health Now- Odisha and JSA. 

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Area of Work:
Odisha, India

Contact Person:
Bijayalaxmi Rautaray

Approaches to implementing Community monitoring/accountability

SAHAYOG's focus is on community as the central point of action. Various approaches adopted for community monitoring include:

• Formation of new community based organisations and strengthening the existing ones.
  
• Build empowered communities through community intervention by selecting potential human resource as volunteers and leaders to ignite the process of development for either health, education, rights of PWDs or sustainable livelihood.
  
• Network building on contextual issues and research.
  
• SAHAYOG is also engaged and involved with different networks- Wada Na Tod Abhiyan, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA), Common Health, Community Development Medicinal Unit (CDMU) Bhubaneswar, CHN-Odisha for maternal child health and nutrition, networking with SJHR for legal support in cases of legal aid to the poor and for initiating a forum for PWDs rights called Bhinnakshyam Adhikar Mancha, Odisha.
  

Results and lessons

When people's voice grows stronger the person in authority is obliged to take action, but it needs courage, proof and firmness. The leaders involved in PWDs Association claimed for their rights and used RTI in getting information.