General Health & Awareness Camps

1998 onwards

29th March 1998, 15th November 1998, 27th December 1998, 6th
June 1999, 26th September 1999, 13th December 2002

In the initial years, we focused on organizing multiple health camps

in diverse locations in Delhi where the vulnerable and underserved
communities living in slums were provided free diagnosis and
treatment. A senior team of doctors and health experts belonging to
esteemed hospitals and institutions actively worked with us in all
the interventions.

From 1998 to 2000, we focused on conducting general health

awareness camps.
1999 Orissa Super Cyclone, Jagatsinghpur,
Paradeep, Sukarya reached out in a small way
towards the cyclone affected victims of Orissa
by providing them with medical supplies, water
purification kits, food and clothes.
Heart Care Camp in collaboration with
Escorts Heart Institute, at Adhyatmic
Sansthan, Chattarpur New Delhi on 5th
November 2000
Gujarat Earthquake, 2001
Sukarya undertook relief work towards helping the victims of the
catastrophic Gujarat earthquake, 2001. We identified villages that had
been left unattended despite the presence of many national and
international organizations. Khodu village of Surinder Nagar district
was one such place. We assisted in the functioning of the primary
and secondary school by providing tents for classrooms and
administrative work.
Multi Specialty Treatment Camp Kanhai Village,
10 December 2001. A special feature of the camp
was the bone mineral density diagnostic test. A
team of 14 doctors from South Delhi Medical
Association specializing in various areas of
health, provided their valuable insight, technical
skills and effort in assuring the camp was a
roaring success.
Mental Health Camp in collaboration with the
Delhi Psychiatric Society
(8th April 2001, 5th October 2001 and 7th April 2002 )
Workshop and Interactive
Sessions with Doctors
From the year 2001 we started organising regular medical camps in the
slums and villages of Gurgaon. Camps covering women’s issues, asthama
and allergies, heart issues, mental health, diabetes were also organised.
Sukarya organizes comprehensive health care camps and specialized
medical camps in urban slums and rural villages of Gurgaon camps
regularly to help the poor access free health care services including
medical check-up, diagnosis and referral services. Sukarya has organized
heart care and diabetes detection camp, heart care camps, mental health
camps, eye camp, multi-specialty treatment camp and health check up
camps for pregnant and lactating women. These camps also serve the
purpose of advocating healthy practices by conducting workshops,
presentations and informal discussions. The camps are conducted by
doctors from the South Delhi Medical Association. Sukarya caters to 500
patients on an average in each camp.
Sukarya Building Inaugration
Renowned Kathak dancer Padam Shree
Shovana Narayan inaugurated the Sukarya
building at Sushant Lok Phase I Gurgaon
on 12 October 2003.
Heart Care Camp and Diabetic Detection
Camp on 2nd Nov 2003 at Sukarya building in
collaboration with Sir Ganga Ram Heart Care
Center and Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of
Medical Sciences Centre for Diabeties and Life
Style Diseases
Fete at Utsav Green, Vasant Kunj on 24
March 2002, Inaugurated by Mrs. Kant wife
of Vice President of India
Sukarya initiated cleanliness drive in the slum
of DLF Phase-V. The objective was to educate
and motivate the slum dwellers to keep their
vicinity clean for preventing recurrent
outbreaks of diseases like malaria, cholera, TB,
dengue etc. in 2004, 2005
Sukarya joined hands with the Health
Department of Government of Haryana
for conducting the Pulse Polio
Vaccination drive in DLF Phase V,
Gurgaon. Sukarya organized door-to-
door campaign in which they covered
approximately 1000 children to make the
pulse-polio vaccination drive a success.
Spice and cereal processing unit as a livelihood
enhancement activity for women started in 2004. The
project started with the specific objective of assisting
women in generating additional income for meeting
their household needs and becoming economically self-
reliant.
The pilot project started in the premises of Sukarya
wherein a group of women were provided basic training
on spice and cereal processing, packaging and
marketing to engage them in production of
unadulterated spices, pickles and chutney as an income
enhancement initiative. The project benefited several
women of Wazirabad and Kanhai villages.
CASP PLAN 21st May 2004
Sukarya was invited to participate in the
National Consultation on "Young People:
Towards a Healthy Future" organized by the
Community Aid and Scholarship Programme
Plan, New Delhi held at India Habitat Centre
on 21st May 2004. Sukarya volunteers enacted a
play "Hamari Bitiya" on the perils of early
marriage which received wide applause by the
other participants.
Saath Saath Project (2004-2006)
The Project objective was to impart life skills through learning about self,
environment, interpersonal skills, problem solving, decision making, handling of
emotions and stress management (mental health). An important component of the
project was education on ‘reproductive health’ and covers issues like sexual health,
marriage, family planning, parenthood and related aspects. It is important to note that
the trained youngsters act as ‘community educators’ and spread the message to others
within their community. The project has so far benefited 300 adolescent girls from the
3 villages of Tighra, Ghata and Samaspur.

Kishori Shakti Yojna (2004-2006)

Sukarya was given the opportunity to assist in the implementation of the Government
of India scheme i.e Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in villages of
Gurgaon. The Program focuses on school drop out girls in the age group of 11-18
years and attempts to meet their nutrition, health, education, literacy, recreational and
skill development needs. With the assistance of the Anganwadi workers, the focal
point of ICDS services and other ICDS functionaries Sukarya was successful in
catering to approximately 300 adolescent non school going girls of village Tighra and
Ghata.
Training of Trainers (Community
participation and advocacy) for Sukarya
Volunteers
2004 (27-29th February 2004, 6-8
November 2004, 20-23 December
2004)
Tsunami, Tamil Nadu, 2004
After the Tsunami disaster on 26th December 2004, Sukarya's
team of volunteers at Injambakkam Temple, Chennai, started
the initial relief work by providing food and other important
materials to the people. We air lifted 250 kilograms of
essential materials like water, food items, medicines and
clothes on 30th December 2004 and 509 kilograms on 9th
January 2005 from Delhi to Chennai through Sahara Airways.
A team of six Sukarya volunteers from Delhi reached Chennai
on 18th January 2005. They surveyed the affected area and
identified the village Pudhunadukuppam for providing relief
assistance. We provided essential food items, utensils, clothes,
blankets and medicines to all the families of this village.
2005 was an important landmark for Sukarya,
marking a strategic shift in our operations.
Fueled by the demand of a growing
organization, we started to feel the need for
professionals who could help us in our
programs. Thus far, our team comprised of
people who had come forward to volunteer for
us. For this first time in 2005, we began hiring
full time staff from reputed institutions of
social work. 2005 was also the year when we
actively started seeking institutional funding.
We received support from Population
Foundation of India to undertake an
intervention for the prevention and control
of iron deficient anameia among pregnant,
lactation women and adolescent girls in 10
villages of Gurgaon block. The pilot
project implemented over a period of three
years covered a population of 30,000
women and girls.
Fund Raising Event 16th April 2005
The evening included "Swardhara" by Biswajeet
Roy Choudhary (Noted Sarod Player) & Shanti
Sharma (Noted Sufi Singer) and a dance drama on
the life of "Meera", by Shri Ram Bhartiya Kala
Kendra.
The Physiotherapy Unit was inaugurated
on 15 August, 2005 by Mr. C . B. Satpathy
Member Advisory Committee Sukarya
and operates in the premises of Sukarya.
SUKARYA SWASTHYA KENDRA
The Sukarya Swasthya Kendra functioning since 2005 in
Sukarya’s premises at Sushant Lok Phase I Gurgaon is catering
to the basic health needs of the population residing in such
urban slums. The facilities provided by the Swasthya Kendra,
include free medical check-up for the poor, provision of
specialised diagnosis and free medicine. Referrals are also
provided for specialized treatment as and when required. The
centre also acts as an information and education centre that
imparts health education and counseling services to the families
in the project area.
Sukarya organized the event called "Sukarya Sehat Mela" on 5th November, 2006
in the premises of Shalom Hills International school, Sushant Lok, Gurgaon targeted
at the urban population of Gurgaon . The mela was inaugurated by the Hon'ble
Parliamentary Secretary, Government of Haryana, Shri Rao Dan Singh.

Participating Hopitals
• Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Delhi - Aurveda
• Bapu Nature Cure Hospital & Yogashram, Delhi - Naturopathy & Yoga
• Dr. Bela Sethi's Clinic, Delhi - Physiotherapy
• Dr. Behl Skin Institute, Delhi - Dermatology
• Dr. Shroff's Eye Hospital, Delhi - Eye
• Fortis Flt. Lt Dhall Hospital, Delhi - Diabetes & Lungs
• Max Healthcare, Delhi - Orthopaedic
• Neel Kanth Hospital Gurgaon - Fertility & Women Well being
• Pushpanjali Hospital, Gurgaon - Urology
• Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute, Delhi - Liver, Renal & Digestive
• Rockland Hospital, Delhi - Oncology & Medicine
• Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research, Delhi - Women and Health
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi - Holistic Medicine
• Umkal Hospital, Gurgaon - Cardiac & Obesity
……cont.
Participating NGOs
Acupressure Charitable Trust, Gurgaon
Indian Cancer Society, Gurgaon
Khushboo Welfare Society, Gurgaon
Voluntary Health Association of India, New Delhi

Other Participants
Adhyatma Sadhana Kendra, Chattarpur, Delhi
Asia Cryo Cell India Pvt. Ltd. (Life Cell India),Gurgaon
Ayurveda Kendra, Delhi
Bakshi & Company, Delhi
COCO SPA and Saloon, Noida
Cryobanks International India Pvt. Ltd, Gurgaon
Diwan Chand Integral Health Services, Delhi
Dr. Lal Path Labs, Gurgaon
FAB India Overseas Pvt. Ltd, Gurgaon
HDFC Standard Life Insurance, Delhi
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, Delhi
Ion Exchange, RO Water Purifier, Gurgaon
RMD Alternate Therapies, Gurgaon
Santhigiri Ayurveda Hospital & Panchakarma Centre, Gurgaon
Svaasa , Gurgaon
Well Spring, Pathlab and Diagnostics, Delhi
Mobile Diagnostic Clinic
The Mobile Health Diagnostic Clinic was
inaugurated on 5 November, 2006, at the Sukarya
Sehat Mela, by the Hon'ble Parliamentary
Secretary, Government of Haryana, Shri Rao Dan
Singh.
School health programme – started in 2006
Activities focus on:
Ø Health check up by doctor
Ø Free distribution of medicines
Ø Growth monitoring of every child ( height and weight)
Ø De worming all children
Ø Multivitamins and iron supplements to all children
Ø Follow up of the target children and their families
Ø Referring serious cases to hospitals
Ø Normal eye check up
Ø Health education sessions
Ø Counselling of students on personal health, hygiene and sanitation
ACHIEVEMENTS
We have provided this facility to around 350 students from a non- formal education
centre called Sankalp based in slums of DLF phase V, Gurgaon
Around 120 students and teachers of Saksham School, Sushant Lok Phase I
 Sukarya provided health check up facilities and counseling to all the HUMANA
People to People India non-formal schools running in Gurgaon. These schools are
running in Chakarpur, Jharsa, Sector 39, Basai Road. Sukarya provides health
facilities to approximately 700 students of various HUMANA schools.
 Sukarya has provided health check up facilities to 300 students in a government
school adopted by ICF (India Citizen Forum) in Nathupur.
COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH CENTRE
Sukarya, ran a health center in Bandhwari Village, Gurgaon District from January 2007-
September 2010. This was run in partnership with the Bandhwari community with support
of Charities Aid Foundation India CAF and Incentive Destinations.

The goal of the Bandhwari health centre was to increase awareness and improve the
overall health status of the Bandhwari gram panchayat. In the centre an M.B.B.S doctor
renders medical services to the people of the community five days a week. In order to
strengthen community participation, four community health workers have been selected
and trained from the village. These health workers act as a conduit between the center and
the needy families. They not only bring in those requiring medical help to the health centre
but also follow-up with the patients during the course of their treatment. To specifically
address the issues of woman’s health, visits of female specialist doctor are scheduled twice
in a month. Apart from this curative and partly preventive aspect that focuses on timely
identification and treatment of health problems; the program also focuses on developing
health seeking behaviour through information and education activities.

In order to develop the community stake and participation and also to make the program
self sustaining, a small user friendly fees of Rs.10/- is levied from the patients for the
consultation. The fund generated as such is being used to cover partly the cost of running
the centre.
Promoting Rural Health through
Mobile Health Services
Promoting Rural Health through Mobile
Health Services
Sukarya implemented a project focusing on delivering health
services through a mobile diagnostic clinic in six villages of
Pataudi block from April 2007 to May, 2008. The objective of
the Mobile Health Diagnostic Clinic was to reach the
underserved population with non-existent accessible medical
facilities in the area. This marked the beginning of mobile
health services in rural areas of Haryana, by Sukarya.
Saathi Project – Women Empowerment by
strengthening Self Help groups and micro enterprise
development (November 2007 – August 2010)
The project known as the SAATHI project was started on 1st November 2007. Apart
from the spice and cereal processing unit, the project involves promotion and
strengthening of women SHG in the project communities. This project with the
overall objective of economic empowerment of women is being supported by
Godfrey Philips India (GPI) and Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

The project aims at developing savings and thrift groups of women and providing
them with vocational training and entrepreneurship development support on viable
economic activities through training and other back-up support inputs in packaging,
marketing etc. to make women economic self-reliant. The self help group has helped
mobilize and organize women collectively for financial and social gains. It has helped
inculcate in women members the habit of saving.
Physiotherapy Meet 26th April 2008
An awareness building interactive meet on physiotherapy as an alternative
therapy was organized in Sukarya office Gurgaon on 26th April 2008.

Several eminent doctors addressed the participants and shared information on

back pain and other muscular-skeletal conditions in which physiotherapy can be
an effective remedy.

1. Dr. Bela Sethi - Therapist from Physical Therapy Clinic South Extension
Delhi, Changes in the Physiotherapy treatment and new patient
2. Dr. Singari - Orthopaedician from Paras Hospital Gurgaon, Osteo arthritis
3. Dr. Anuj Dogra - Orthopaedician from Paras Hospital Gurgaon, Low back
pain
4. Dr. Bhawna Verma – Physiotherapist, Pre and Post natal physiotherapy
5. Dr. Rajesh Pal - Physiotherapist Paras Hospital, Cervical and Low back pain
Men As Partners in Improving the Health Status of
Rural communities
In June, 2008, with the support of Bird Group through the Corporate
Challenge of the Delhi Half Marathon, the implementation of the project
focusing on developing male partnership and participation in improving the
overall health status of rural communities began in Mewat district of
Haryana. The objectives of the project were to work towards improvement
of mother and child health and reduction in maternal and child mortality
among the project population. To promote good health practices, health
seeking behaviour through health education, increase access to quality
health services by strengthening the coordination with government
department to ensure active participation of male members.

The project covered a population of 29,000 in thirteen villages of Tauro

Block of Mewat District. The project interventions covered men, women
and children in the project area with a special focus on pregnant women,
lactating mothers and school children.
SHOBHA – A step towards self reliance
The objective of this project is to enable the skill development
of girls and women in the villages by providing a vocational
beautician training course. It was conducted in the village
Ghata of Gurgaon District. The duration of the course is for 4
months and the technical training was provided by a recognized
and experienced professional of this field.
Community Level Nutrition Workshop

A nutrition workshop on 13th December 2008 was organized in village Bandhwari.

"Santulit Aahar – Phalta Phulta Parivar "was the theme of the workshop. Sukarya
chairperson Ms. Meera Sathpathy was the chief guest of the function. The main
objective of the workshop was to develop awareness on what constitutes a healthy
dietary pattern for different age-groups and motivate the participants to adopt
these. The whole session was divided into five different segments on the basis of
age groups. We invited five eminent Nutritionists who are working in various
reputed hospitals. Each nutritionist spoke on ideal dietary patterns according to
different age group. Almost 250 people attended the session. Apart from the
village people, government officials from the health department were present in
the session. List of speakers included Anshu Kumra, Consultant Nutritionist, Priti
Kulshrestha Consultant Nutritionist, Jyoti Arora – Nutritionist Artemis, Shushma –
Nutritionist Umkal and Aruna Nutritionist Kalyani Hospital.

In this workshop a book published by Sukarya "Prabhavshali Vyanjan Vidhia" was

also released. This is a book written in Hindi and contains a list of iron rich recipes.
The project PAHAL was launched by Sukarya in December 2009 for the undeserved slum
community of Saraswati Kunj located in Sector – 53, DLF phase – V, Gurgaon.

The main objective of the project is to provide health facilities to the vulnerable population of the
area and to create awareness about healthy practices.

The project involves conducting health Camps on a regular basis through which basic health care
services are provided to the community. The health camp also involves conducting awareness
sessions on better hygiene and ways to combat health hazards emanating from poor hygienic
conditions and lack of safe drinking water.

The homes of majority of the population in the area comprises of a hutment or jhuggi. A
substantial population in the area is that of rag pickers, who collect rags, scrap and recyclable
waste from garbage dumps from around the city and bring it into the area. The area therefore
looked like a garbage ground full of insects and mosquitoes, which posed a serious health hazard
to the residents. A cleanliness drive was therefore conducted by mobilizing the youth of the
community who sanitized their locality by spraying DDT provided by Sukarya.

Sukarya has joined hands with the government in implementing the polio eradication program in
the community. The intervention involves creating awareness and mobilizing community during
the immunization drives and visiting door-to-door immunizing children of 0-5 years by
community health workers.
Launching of KIRAN Pariyojana
The KIRAN Pariyojna (Knowledge based Intervention for Reproductive
health Advocacy and action) was officially launched on 25th February,
2010. The inauguration ceremony was held in the auditorium of Yasin Meo
Degree College, Nuh. The inaugural ceremony started with lighting the
lamp by Dr. Sayeeda Hamid, Member, Planning Commission, Government
of India.

Population Foundation of India PFI and Sukarya were jointly implementing

the KIRAN Pariyojna across 29 villages (12 of Tauru and 17 Nuh block) of
Mewat District covering a total population of 70,000.

Mrs. Meera Satpathy, Chairperson, Sukarya briefed the audience about the
mission and objectives of Sukarya. She explained how Population
Foundation of India (PFI) and Sukarya through the Kiran project will be
working towards a healthy Mewat. She further shared that the objectives of
the project is to improve reproductive and child health, promote positive
health seeking behaviour through IEC/BCC activities in Tauru and Nuh
block of Mewat district.
Mr. A R Nanda, Executive Director, Population Foundation of India introduced
the KIRAN Pariyojna at length. In his insightful address, Mr. A R Nanda briefed
about the mission, objectives and thematic areas of PFI and its presence across
states.

In his address, Mr. Rao Abhay Singh Chairperson, Zila Parishad, Mewat and
Gurgaon congratulated Mr. A R Nanda, Mrs. Meera Satpathy and fellow
colleagues for designing Kiran Pariyojana for Mewat and expressed his
thankfulness for the benevolent presence of Mrs. Sayeeda Hamid, Member,
Planning Commission, Government of India in one of the disadvantaged district
like Mewat and other dignitaries invited in the program. While reiterating his
support and cooperation in the venture; he also endorsed the importance and
relevance of health interventions for the people of Mewat who are suffering from
poor health conditions.

Dr. Sayeeda Hamid congratulated Sukarya and PFI team for designing and
launching of Kiran project. Referring to the importance of institutional delivery
she requested all women to go in for institutional deliveries. While talking on
female literacy she requested the audience to send their children to school
Dr. Sharmila Neogi, Joint Director, PFI delivered the vote of thanks.
SWASTHYA KENDRA AT WALIAWAS VILLAGE
The Waliawas village is situated at the Gurgaon- Faridabad road. The total population
of the village is 3,000 (approx.) and 700 households and a hamlet. There is no
permanent transportation facility to reach the village. The health status of village is
poor due to lack of basic health facilities. There is no hospital as a result the people
have to depend on quack. The closest civil hospital is 20km from the village and the
services of private hospital are expensive and therefore not affordable.
ACTIVITIES DONE
A MBBS doctor will be available 5 days in week except Saturday and Sunday from
9:30am- 1:30pm.
Primary health care services will be provided by the health center in a regular and
systematic manner.
A professional dispenser will be available who will provide medicines, counsel and
take good care of the health center.
The community Health Mobilizer will sensitize and mobilize community on health
concerns.
The service of diagnosis, treatment, and referral will be provided to the patients in
the community.
The health awareness session among people on importance of nutrition,
reproductive health, immunization, TB, DOTS program, sanitation, hygiene safe
drinking water and family planning will be conducted.
Regular follow up of the patients will be done.
Ek Pehal - Integrated Rural Development
Programme – Developing Model Villages
Supported by Bird Group this project was initiated in July 2011

• Initiated in village Manger, we aim to develop Manger as a model

village by addressing the entire gamut of key developmental areas
– health and hygiene, education, women’s empowerment and life
skills.
•We are empowering the community to address issues of lack of
adequate services and facilities.
• Reaching 3000 people on a daily basis.
Launch of Hiffazat Project
Sukarya in collaboration with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd
Launched a Project titled Mother & Child Health Care through
specialised clinics named Hifazat covering the population of approx
45000 in 15 villages of Distt. Mewat, Jhajjar & Gurgaon of Haryana .

The inauguration function was held on 6th Feb 2012 at village

Kanhai of Distt. Gurgaon. Mrs. . Sangeeta Nayak , Chairperson of
Mahila Srishti Samiti Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
inaugurated the function .While addressing the audience she
informed about the approach of Power Grid on improving Maternal
Health & emphasised that a mother’s health profoundly affects the
health and well-being of her children thus improved maternal health
and nutrition, as well as quality of care at delivery leads to improved
newborn care & child health .
Delhi Half Marathon - running for a cause
The Delhi Half Marathon has been providing NGOs with a unique
opportunity to spread awareness and create visibility for their cause. In the
process NGOs are able to garner public support and participation towards
their efforts. Sukarya eyes Delhi Half Marathon as a platform critical to
resource mobilization and creating greater awareness about its work
among the society.

Sukarya received the award for the highest pledge raising NGO through
Corporate Challenge in the year 2010 and 2011. In the year 2006 Sukarya
was awarded the Highest Pledge raising NGO in the Hutch Delhi Half
marathon 2006.

Sukarya has been supported by Bird Group, Religare Enterprises Limited,

Aegis Global, HCL Infosystems, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Limited.