AROEHAN

Tribal Day Celebrations at Karoli and Sadakwadi
2021-08-09
AROEHAN team commemorated the celebration of the tribal day on 9th August 2021. we organized the event in collaboration with ATMA (Agriculture Technology Management Agency) the agriculture department team. Internationa Tribal day is observed worldwide to protect and promote the rights of the indigenous people. Also to raise awareness and build resilience in our indigenous people. The motto of this year’s tribal day celebration is not to leave behind any tribal community and its people and call for a new social contract. The tribal communities are commonly understood as forest-dwelling or people living in the hills. The major tribes nestling in Mokhada and Jawahr are Kokna, Warli, Mahadeo Koli, Malhar Koli Katkari and Thakar.

Ranbhaji Mahotsav
2021-08-14
29 SHG’s, and more than 52 wild vegetables from all over Mokhada. The vegetables were displayed on the stalls and were open for sale. Also cooked food such as nagali bhakri, various cooked wild vegetables, chutneys were available and open for sale. In the tribal area, there are many types of wild vegetables are available that provide a variety of nutrients. To promote and celebrate the diversity of tribal land, we encouraged local men and women who are members of SHG’s to showcase their natural resources. Also, the event utilized as the platform to discuss the importance of nutrition and inclusion of these valuable vegetables in our everyday diet.

Refurbished Infrastructure of Z.P School Khoch ended the woes of students and staff
2021-08-25
AROEHAN in collaboration with Head Foundation welcomed the students, teachers, and SMC members to the refurbished Z.P School, Khoch. The program was organized and conducted by the Aroehan team. This initiative focused on the need for infrastructure building, creative learning space, and providing a clean and pleasing learning environment to the students in the school.

Two days Training Of Trainers (TOT) Program
2021-09-07 10:00 - 2021-09-08 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
The training was conducted by Aroehan for trainers who train the villagers for better governance. Participants were educated and informed about PESA (Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas) ACT 1996, enacted to empower local communities in tribal areas. PESA extends the provision of the Indian Constitution to formalize the three-tier Panchayati Raj system to fifth Schedule areas with certain modifications and exceptions. During the session detailed discussions about PESA law and its importance, availability of funds, and who can utilize the funds for individual and community development. During the sessions, we took an exercise on the listing of the village resources and talked about the conservation of the resources. Also discussed in detail about the “Amcha Gaon Amcha Vikas” (GPDP) program and its planning at the village level.

Training Sessions on Health and Nutrition with Prerak and Prerikas (Volunteers)
2021-09-15 08:00 - 2021-09-16 17:00
AROEHAN’s objective is to reduce malnutrition deaths by creating awareness about health and nutrition. We design and implement training programs for volunteers and frontline health workers.
The objective of the training program was to inform the participants about the nutrition available in a balanced diet. The elements of food such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, and vitamins should be included in everyday meals. We emphasized including the local vegetables and herbs in the diet for a healthy body and holistic development of an individual.
Detailed discussion on growth and development of a baby, exclusive breastfeeding, complementary feeding along with the breastfeeding and stages of child’s growth after birth.
Personal hygiene while feeding and child care. The session continued with the elaborated discussion on Anemia, its symptoms, the importance of Hb during pregnancy, and maintaining the levels of Hb through an iron-rich diet and supplementary IFS tablets.
The program continued with the importance of education and in the holistic development of an individual and community. Views were exchanged on decision-making and leadership skill development.

Farmer's visit to fields Lasalgaon and Malegaon
2021-09-16
An exposure visit for the farmers on bamboo farming and drumstick farming. The visit was scheduled for 16th September 2021. Aroehan team along with 24 farmers visited the bamboo farms of Mr. Nandkumar Patil. Farmers were shared information on the scope of bamboo, bamboo cultivation, appropriate soil type for bamboo, optimum climate for bamboo cultivation, types of irrigation for bamboo trees, protection from pests and diseases, suitable nutrition sources, and application of intercropping for better yield. Farming methodologies are important but suitable marketing strategies make the profits more promising. In the second half of the trip, we planned to visit Mr. Deepak Savant’s drumstick farm situated in Malegaon. Drumstick (Moringa oleifera) is a perennial dicotyledonous tree, which fixes nitrogen in the soil. As its leaves fall to the ground, the texture of the soil improves. During the visit, the farmers received guidance on the following points. Types of Soil and climate, planting methodology which includes pit size (2 x 2 x 2 feet), season, appropriate spacing (row size 2.5 m x 2.5 m and for medium soil 3.0 m x 3.0 m), water management, and nutrition. The selection of varieties is an important factor for better yield. The varieties such as Odishi, PKM-1 are PKM-2 few varieties that produce good quality drumsticks. The fruit is ready to harvest in about 6-7 months after plantation.

SHG visit Sahyadri Farmer producing company
2021-09-17
An Exposure visit to Sahyadri Farmer producing company Mohadi & Gayatri Nursery Talegaon Dindori was held on 17th September 2021. Areohan team along with 22 members of 13 SHG’s participated. The objective of the visit was to expose the locals to the modern technology used in the processing and packaging business and encouragement of entrepreneurship skills. SHG members shared details of the processing and packaging of processed food such as grapes, bananas, mango, and tomatoes. Guided in detail the steps such as sorting, grading, packaging, and branding of the product. Continued with the different types of packaging materials such as packets, pouch, Punnett, etc. The idea of Frozen Goodness increases the shelf life and utility. Vegetables like fresh onions, cauliflowers, okra, bitter gourd, pomegranate, other fruits, and vegetables are stored in the form of cubes and slices at the temperature of -18 Degree Celsius. By using frozen goodness freshly processed material can be stored for up to 2 years.
The second half of the visit includes the nursery visit where Mr. Sanjay Sanap gave detailed information on vegetable nursery management. He also explained how to prepare cocoa pit, sowing of seed in trays, diseases and pest management, etc. Growing seedlings as per the requirement and supplying as per the demand is the key to success in vegetable nursery management.

Foundation Day Celebration
2021-10-08
AROEHAN has been working for the last 15 years to uplift the economic and social status of the underprivileged section in the Palghar district. We are aiming to build a panel of tribal and rural youth for consistent initiatives and to uphold the principles of social change, human integrity, tolerance, and justice.
We celebrated our day of existence with our self-help group members and handed over them the rotavator cum cultivator cum reaper to four SHG’s namely
1. Mauli Swayamsahayata bachat gat, Shirasgaon (11 Members)
2. Maruti Swayamsahayata bachat gat, Thakurwadi (11 Members)
3. Vishwas Mahila Bachat gat, Dolhara (10 Members)
4. Mahila Bachat gat, Botewadi (11 Members)

A revolutionary protest against no sonography check-ups at Rural Hospital Mokhada
2021-11-11
Our empowered pregnant women raised their voice for their rights to a healthy pregnancy and medical facilities in front of the hospital government officials and staff. On 28th October 2021, all the women along with the Aroehan health team gathered to discuss the issue and inform the hospital authorities that if they were not taken seriously then on the 11th of November they will call out for a strike against the government hospital and remain seated indefinitely in front of the hospital. The issue persists since July 2021 the pregnant women were deprived of regular sonography check up’s. The inconvenience was caused due to the unavailability of the sonologist at the sonography centre. The sonologist stopped coming to the centre because he was not paid on time. This situation made pregnant women suffer due to irregular or no check-ups, travel from far and remote places paying huge fare amounts, and long waiting hours.
On 11th November 2021, Pregnant women conquered the fight against “No Sonography check-ups”. The women who were facing adversity since July 2021 ended on 11th November 2021. They registered a big success by resuming the sonography services and health check-ups at Rural Hospital, Mokhada. On that day 52 pregnant women were examined and sonography checkups were completed. The sonologist has been appointed and the facility of sonography check-up is resumed after a long pause.

Disaster Management Training
2021-11-26 08:00 - 2021-11-27 17:00
AROEHAN organized a two-day training program in collaboration with Maharashtra PECOnet on disaster preparedness along with YUVA and the Resilient Foundation. The training session was conducted by 3 trainers of the Resilient Foundation. The program focused on major disaster acts such as natural disasters and man-made disasters. Difficult situations, disasters, and its handling like Road accidents, earthquakes, cyclones, snake bites, fracture and spasms, fits, etc. followed by the actions to be taken at first sights such as first Aid, First aid bandages and different types of knots.
The second day the session was picked up from the point we left on the first day and continued with the topics about stretchers and their uses, how to make stretchers using various clothes- shirt, handkerchief, etc, CPR techniques. The fire trainer shared information about sources of fire and how it can be caused, gas leakage and various fire-related issues, and fire extinguisher use. A practical demonstration on fire creation and how to use fire extinguishers was given. It was great and fun to use a fire extinguisher.
The number of participants for the training is 25 and Aroehan team.

25 years of PESA Act Enactment: The Strength of Tribal Community
2021-12-23 08:00 - 2021-12-24 17:00
Mokhada taluka of Palghar district have different communities and cultural diversity. Tribal people here belong to various communities such as Varlis, Thakurs, Kathkaris, Dublas, Vaitis, Konkanis, Dhodiahs, Dhorkoli and Mahadeo Koli. The Provision of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 or PESA and the Panchsheel Principles of India guarantee protection to indigenous people. Indeed, the Indian Constitution is constituted to protect the tribal interests, especially tribal autonomy and their rights over land, through the Fifth and Sixth Schedules along with PESA Act that was enacted on December 24, 1996, to enable tribal self-rule. PESA offers a great opportunity to provide equitable governance in tribal areas of Mokhada. AROEHAN organized and conducted a “Rally for Rights” in Mokhada to celebrate the true spirits of democracy and self-governance.
The celebration started on 23rd December with a Rally for Rights from three junctions of Mokhada and continued by the rally on 24th December at Hutatma Smarak at Mokhada. People from different villages/padas and Gram Panchayat’s gathered together to celebrate 25 years of PESA Act enactment in tribal areas of India. The rally was carried out from Birsa Munda Chowk to Hutatma Smarak at Mokhada Taluka, Palghar. The local tribal people asserted their rights by reciting “जल, जंगल, जमीन आमचा अधिकार” and “आमचा गाव, आम्हीच सरकार” on the way to Hutatma Smarak. The entire rally had an atmosphere of empowerment and self-governance. The Adivasi culture was portrayed through folk dance, music and street plays. Children adorned the traditional attire and performed at the event. Mr.Amit Narkar, CEO of AROEHAN sparked the audience with his inspirational talk, highlighting the significance of PESA and the need for its ground-level implementation. Furthermore, informative pamphlets were distributed amongst the masses present. The program ended with a spirit of upliftment and the need for self-governance was felt right through the crowd.

Farmer's Day Celebration
2021-12-24
AROEHAN organized and conducted the training program for farmers and self-help groups on the occasion of National Farmer’s day. Every year this day i.e. 24th December is marked to celebrate the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh, India’s fifth prime minister. The training session was focused on jasmine cultivation and potato cultivation. Where the farmers were provided with the demonstration of potato sowing techniques. AROEHAN has developed a progressive relationship with farmers over the period of time. India is primarily an agricultural-based economy and is the largest source of livelihood. The organizational aim was to spread awareness on the role and the contribution of farmers to the country’s economy and how they are indirectly related to the lives of fellow citizens.
The program started with Mr. Amit Narkar’s inspirational introduction about Farmer’s Day and the significance of agrarian fraternity in the country’s overall development. The guidance on jasmine cultivation and potato cultivation was provided by Mr. Bharat Kushare, KVK Kosbad.
The participation and response of the farmers were enormous. Their queries and excitement about jasmine cultivation and potato cultivation were spontaneous and showed their interest in the progress in farming and agribusiness.
A total of 125 farmer men and women participated

Women's Day celebration with Tribal Women in Dholara
2022-03-08 | Dholara
saEvery year on 8th March, the world celebrates International Women’s Day to honour the women in their lives. We at AROEHAN, also love to take the opportunity to celebrate it with the people we care about i.e. our community in different hamlets in rural Palghar. The board members of AROEHAN felicitated the resilient women of Dholara. Some of them included mothers, homemakers, teachers, and deputy sarpanch.
The village’s children lined up a slew of performances for the locals and AROEHAN activists present. Some of the girls were dolled up in the Maharashtrian traditional wear Navari Sari to perform a folk dance. The school-going children put up a puppet show to explain the importance of cleanliness in society. Most of the performances carried a social message as well as a bulk of entertainment. The young girls performed a sketch performance to explain the importance of Bachat Gat with a punch of humour that left the audience in splits. One of the performances also called out the patriarchy and outdated custom of marrying off girls right after she comes out of school which is still practiced largely in rural India.
AROEHAN’s CEO, Mr. Amit Narkar delivered a moving speech about women being such an integral part of society and yet they are put on a pedestal. While the women in villages carry the backbone of the country i.e. agriculture, men prefer going off to the city while the women solely take care of the farming and family. He also pointed out that even though the panel sitting in front of them has more men than women, one day there will be an equal ratio. He elaborated on the history of Women’s Day and how it made its way around the world. He also told the villagers that women don’t want to be worshiped as goddesses or be higher than men, all they ask for is to be treated equally and that is why a day like women’s day is important.
The deputy sarpanch called out the basic injustices women face on daily basis. In her speech, she did not hold back and called out women keeping themselves after their families and that is not okay. She explained to them that the key to a happy household is a happy and healthy wife and they must acknowledge their worth first only then people around will do so. The way women are raised, they don’t realize how much patriarchy is internalized within them and they don’t learn to question otherwise. It’s a day like International Women’s Day and a celebration like this that helps us to pave the way to generate awareness, to make them feel special as they are, to value them, and hope they would value themselves and as would people around them. As Swami Vivekanand once said “A nation cannot thrive without women. A bird cannot fly with one wing.” And he was right, thusly so.

Mokhada Vikas Jansamvad
2022-04-19
On April 19, 2022, AROEHAN facilitated the dialogue between 150 local people with government agencies, people’s representatives, local Z.P. Members, and corporators of Mokhada Nagar Panchayat. The organizations such as NGOs working for the people and their holistic development of the Mokhada taluka were also present.
AROEHAN laid out the current state of the development of Mokhada taluka followed by opinions and experiences shared by known organizations such as Action Against Hunger and Vayam. The local people used this platform to share issues that are as small as ANM, doctors’ and nurses’ absenteeism in the PHCs and sub-centers, and as big as the unavailability of different types of equipment and ambulance in the Rural hospital. Many of the Pada Samiti members shared how they have strengthened their village. The issues mentioned include water for drinking and agriculture, ineffective implementation of NREGA, sonography services at Mokhada Rural Hospital should be available to all patients at least 3 days a week full time, basic facilities should be available at public health services, basic facilities in schools and the adequate number of trained teachers for quality education. There is a need to facilitate easy distribution of ration, provision of small bridges, roads, and proper implementation of the Forest Rights Act and PESA Act. Also, the most outspoken issue in the spotlight is the design and implementation of policies taking into account migration due to the non-availability of employment at the local level and inadequate piped water schemes that should be completed expeditiously.
The taluka has perennial water sources like Madhya Vaitarna Dam, Wagh Project, Khoch Dam as well as Wagh River, Pinjal River, Amlechi River, Deobandh River. Due to lack of water management and planning, people face severe water scarcity every year. The gap between people and government is widening day by day due to a lack of communication and poor and very slow response from the governing machinery. The objective and expectation from this Jansamvaad is to accelerate the process of addressing the local issues and providing quick responses from the government offices.

Women Healthcare Public Dialogue
2022-05-23
AROEHAN organised an Aarogya Jana Samvaad at Mokhada on May 23, 2022. The public dialogue was focused solely on healthcare system for women in the rural areas. We mobilised the community and helped them let out their pains and peril in this public dialogue. Women brought attention to several concerning issues. They spoke about the negligence by employees in Primary Healthcare Centers (PHC) and the rude behaviour of doctors toward them. The lack of resources in PHCs and the Rural Hospital has forced patients, including pregnant women, to travel all the way to Nashik Hospital. They also pointed out they have not received their money under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.
The highlighted issues from the session are:

People were concerned about the sonography checkup that is scheduled once a week for insufficient hours. Also, the travel distance for pregnant women is more and the time assigned for the check-up is less which increases the waiting time and all patients get have to get access to these services in these limited hours only.
Sonography for other patients is not available at the RH Mokhada. Patients have to travel to far places and private hospitals like Wada, Ghoti, and Nashik. This causes a financial and mental burden to the people.
No regular vaccination for pregnant mothers and children. (Pathardi, Botewadi, Shirasgaon)
46 vacancies of health workers and officers.
Lack of basic infrastructure in public health services.
Suryamal PHU (Public health unit) does not have full-time doctors.
Substations are closed due to insufficient staff.
People have to face many difficulties as there is no substation in Kurlod even after 6/7 years of follow-up.

Read More: https://aroehan.org/aroehan-ngo-organises-women-healthcare-public-dialogue/

Free Health Check Up and Treatment
2022-10-04
AROEHAN organised a free health check-up and treatment camp on the eve of Dussehra at Pachghar village in Mokhada. The theme of the camp was ‘Health is Wealth’. AROEHAN’s activist Pradeep Khairkar explained the importance of health to people as the programme commenced. He urged all to take advantage of the medical examination and the treatment. The camp was facilitated by Dr. Ajinkya Dhangar and Dr. Keken from Sahyog Hospital, Virar. They diligently examined participants and the patients were provided with the necessary medications. Children, elderly, women, men, people of all age groups were part of this camp. Over 125 people were treated from the Pachgar village area.

महाराष्ट्रातील आदिवासी समूह : आरोग्य आणि शिक्षण
2024-01-17 08:00 - 2024-01-18 17:00 | Pune, India
महाराष्ट्रातील आदिवासी समूह : आरोग्य आणि शिक्षण
आरोहन आयोजित विचारमंथन व कार्यशाळा
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महाराष्ट्रातील आदिवासी समूह : स्वशासन आणि उपजीविका
2024-01-23 08:00 - 2024-01-24 17:00
महाराष्ट्रातील आदिवासी समूह : स्वशासन आणि उपजीविका
आरोहन आयोजित विचारमंथन व कार्यशाळा
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दिनांक: २३ आणि २४ जानेवारी २०२४
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'व्हय, मी सावित्रीबाई'
2024-03-10 16:00 - 18:00
सावित्रीबाई फुले यांच्या जीवनावर आधारित ‘व्हय, मी सावित्रीबाई’ या दीर्घांकाच्या प्रयोगासाठी आपणा सर्वांस आग्रहाचे निमंत्रण
दिनांक: रविवार, १० मार्च २०२४ ,
वेळ: सायं. ४:०० वाजता
ठिकाण: महर्षी विठ्ठल रामजी शिंदे प्राथमिक, माध्यमिक व उच्च माध्यमिक आश्रम शाळा मोखाडा, पालघर – ४०१६०४
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