This year, 2010, GMV has contributed to a project being carried out in the State of Jammu & Kashmir to improve health conditions. The aim of the project is to create several health centres over a period of three years and work on programmes for the prevention of the main diseases in the area, such as tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS and respiratory infections.
To meet the objective of this project, Manos Unidas has set 8 goals in 3 years:
- Form and strengthen 60 SHGs (Self Help Groups) in 10 villages.
- Promote income-generating activities among women.
- To increase the knowledge of primary school children in the selected areas on personal and environmental hygiene through awareness programs over 3 years.
- Promote adult literacy in villages through women's education.
- Form 10 health committees in the 10 villages with 15-25 members in each committee.
- Improve the capacity of medical services in villages through health check-up camps, training and multi-skilled health workers.
- Increase knowledge related to health issues through training and awareness of SHG leaders.
- Improve women's health conditions and knowledge.
With our contribution we want to give a strong boost to the development of social action and corporate responsibility of companies, inviting them to join this initiative.
