Submitted to: XYZ Foundation
October 10, 2011
Name Isha Foundation
Address Phone
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I. Summary
The Isha Foundation’s Action for Rural Rejuvenation (ARR) initiative is a
multi-pronged, multi-phased, holistic, outreach program whose primary objective is to improve the overall health and quality of life of the rural poor of India. ARR is a unique, well-defined philanthropic effort, which enhances existing development schemes by supporting indigenous models of health, prevention and community participatory governance, while offering primary health care services and allopathic treatment through its dedicated team of qualified and trained personnel.
At present, nearly 750,000 people in rural Tamil Nadu, India are served by Isha’s ARR project. ARR features Mobile Health Clinics (MHC), which are able to traverse hard-to-reach regions and effectively operate in resource-poor environments.
In addition to medical services for existing conditions, the staff on the MHCs offers preventive health care services in the form of yoga classes and provides sporting equipment to encourage physical activity.
II. Statement of Need
Currently, ARR operates nine MHCs and provides services to 143,000 patients in 280 villages each year. Of these patients, 67,000 are elderly people, 87,000 are women, and 21,000 are children. Over 50% of the MHC patients suffer from chronic ailments such as ulcers, musculoskeletal disorders, hypertension, depression, and respiratory disorders including asthma.
On average, each new MHC that is deployed can provide services for over 17,000 patients each year. Because rural children with conjunctivitis often scratch their eyes resulting in blindness, each MHC can provide timely medical services to over 2600 children each year.
III. Goals and Objectives
This project was launched in August 2003, under the aegis of Isha Foundation. The project aims to benefit 70 million rural people in 54,000 villages in Tamil Nadu, South India. It will be implemented in two phases over a period of 15 years. Thereafter, it is envisaged that local communities will sustain the project activities independently.
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Each MHC includes a qualified allopathic physician, a trained nurse, two trained assistants and a pharmacist. The physicians are additionally trained in indigenous systems of healing. Prior to fieldwork, the MHC staff undergoes an intense training process including an orientation to working in resource-poor environments and guidance on how to effectively reach out and build rapport with the community in which they work.
In order to allow for maximal utilization of MHCs, standardized protocols have been implemented, including procedures for setup, data entry, and designations of roles and responsibilities of the staff. Apart from providing medical services, the MHC staff integrates with the local community. They share meals and reside in the homes of local villagers. Through these personal interactions, the MHC staff is better equipped to understand the needs and requirements of the local community. Furthermore, through these intimate interactions, they are able to ensure reciprocal dialogue with the community, mobilize support and by their example, inspire villagers to take responsibility for community health and well-being.
V. Timeline
Upon the funding of this grant request, a mobile health clinic can be purchased and equipped within three weeks. It can be on the road serving villages within one month.
Initially, a maximum of two villages are serviced daily by one MHC in order to assure adequate introductory and screening measures. Subsequently, a routine schedule is adopted during which each MHC typically services 4-5 villages daily, repeating these visits to each village on a fortnightly basis. Typically, one MHC serves 60-75 villages twice a month. Each clinic is in operation 24 days a month.
VI. Evaluation
The staff on each MHC maintains patient records, so the outcome of the project is easily measured in terms of number of patients served, the types of medical conditions treated, as well as demographic breakdown by age and sex.
For each MHC deployed, our target is to service 20,000 patients each year with a service area of approximately 60 rural villages.
VII. Organizational Capacity
Established in 1992, Isha Foundation is an international public service organization, founded by Jaggi Vasudev, dedicated to the enhancement of physical, mental and inner well-being of all people. Isha seeks to bring peace, inner balance and joy through the science of yoga and to relieve human suffering through a variety of initiatives on the individual, community and international level. Isha Foundation is a non-religious, non-political, non-sectarian organization with over 250,000 active volunteers worldwide.
Isha Foundation has over 150 centers in India and other parts of the world including the United States, Canada, Lebanon, Cyprus, France, and Germany. Based in Coimbatore, India, the foundation manages 87 centers in Tamil Nadu alone.
Isha is a predominantly volunteer-run organization. People who have been in some way touched and inspired by Isha Foundation comprise the volunteer base. Coming from all walks of life and all parts of the world, their quality of being dedicated, disciplined, and wanting to reach out is what is common across the organization.
Over the past 14 years, Isha Foundation has successfully carried out several social outreach programs for rural people, as well as disadvantaged and often neglected segments of society, throughout Tamil Nadu, thereby gaining a reputable and trustworthy standing among the people throughout India.
In addition to the selfless dedication of its volunteers, ARR is fueled and supported through its extensive partnerships with renowned national and international
organizations, medical centers, and administrative centers, such as the Times Foundation, the Ramakrishna Hospitals, the Masonic Medical Center, the Kovai Medical Center Hospital, the KG Hospitals, the ELGI Group of Companies, and Shambhavi Trust, just to name a few. As part of their commitment to Action for Rural Rejuvenation, these organizations have pledged free and subsidized medical treatment to patients referred by the project, sponsored the design, construction or provision of the mobile health clinics and offered assistance of their own medical teams to go on rotation on the MHCs, among many other pledges.
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Figure 3.33.Instructions
HOW TO ACCESS THE PRECLASS WEBINAR
Getting Started
Before attending the Technical Analysis class, you will need to sign in to the learning management system (LMS) and view a preclass webinar.
To access the LMS and view the webinar, you will need:
■ The course password (tech123)
■ Your employee identification number
■ The Web address for the LMS: http://www.lms.com
You will need approximately one hour to view the webinar.
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How to Find Your Employee ID
You will need your employee ID to sign in to the LMS. If you don’t know your employee ID, follow these steps:
1. Open Internet Explorer and enter the following Web address:
http://www.tech.com
2. Click theSign Inlink in the top right corner.
3. On the Sign In page, change the Validation source toEmployee ID.
4. New hyperlinks will be displayed. Click the link forForgot User ID.
5. Answer the personal questions on the Verify Identity screen to get your employee ID.
Viewing the Preclass Webinar
Follow these steps to sign into the LMS and view the preclass Webinar:
1. Open Internet Explorer and enter the address for the LMS: http://www.lms.com 2. In the Quick Links section on the left side of the screen, clickSearch Courses.
3. On the Search Courses screen, selectOnline Courses; then click theGobutton.
4. From the list of courses, selectTECH900, and then click theSelectbutton.
5. On the Sign On page, enter your employee ID and your last name as the password.
6. Click theOKbutton.
7. The preclass webinar will be displayed.
Warning: If you have a pop-up blocker running, the Webinar will not be displayed.
To check, click the Internet ExplorerToolsmenu, thenPop-Up Blocker, and then check the setting. Make sure it is turned off.