Gram Varta

Gram Varta Gram Varta intervention plans to initiate and sustain community level dialogue on issues related to malnutrition, health, water & sanitation.

Gram Varta aims to integrate maternal, child, and family nutrition and health into the SHG meeting framework. It engages various Self Help Groups (SHGs), managed by the block level Federation office, through a systematic process of community mobilization to overcome the problems of malnutrition within their families and in the communities around them. Gram Varta literally translates to “village dialogue”, which in a large sense is what the intervention aims to do. It empowers self-help groups with the knowledge and skills to disseminate maternal and child nutrition information in their families and their communities. As it recruits local women from the community as facilitators, it works to find local solutions to the issues of malnutrition. Additionally, Gram Varta aims to improve access to and use of services by the community. It also aims to strengthen the community level institution. Gram Varta takes place every fortnight, in a 20 meeting cycle, using various participatory learning and action (PLA) techniques such as community needs assessments, community action plan , case studies, and activities. It is open to SHG and non-SHG members, men and women, adolescents, and the community at large, including frontline workers, to encourage collaborative learning and action.

22/06/2016

It pleasure to share that “Gram Varta” has been selected among the top three nominations for the CAPAM International Innovations Awards 2016 under the category Citizen –Focused Innovation. Gram Varta features on top of the three entries selected for the final stage. Even at the screening stage; Gram Varta had topped the list of 14 semi-finalists.
The Common Wealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) organises a biannual International Innovations Awards in the Public Service by recognizing interventions that have made significant contribution to improving governance and services in the public sector. The objective of the award is to encourage innovators explore, create and implement newer ideas in order to enhance the quality of life for citizens, communities and nations.
Gram Varta will be presented at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre in Putrajaya, Malaysia on August 15-16, 2016
Congratulations to the Gram Varta Team and all those who supported the intervention.

09/03/2016

Gram Varta strategy, weaving it into the basic fabric of JEEViKA. So, creating awareness on Health, Nutrition and WASH through the SHG platform within JEEViKA is the way forward for Bihar. That is how we are going to scale up the open defecation free (ODF) initiative and expand it across the state...............Shri Arvind Kumar Chaudhary (IAS), CEO-cum-State Mission Director (JEEViKA)

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http://swasth.btast.oneworld.net/updates/interviews/jeevika-aims-holistic-progress-rural-bihar-state-mission-director

Marshal Elliot-Head, DFID India observing the demonstration of Gram Varta stall and interacting with facilitators & wom...
09/03/2016

Marshal Elliot-Head, DFID India observing the demonstration of Gram Varta stall and interacting with facilitators & women members on the effective tools of Gram Varta

Minister, Social Welfare, Bihar visiting the Gram Varta stall
09/03/2016

Minister, Social Welfare, Bihar visiting the Gram Varta stall

Gram Varta stall was set up into the premises of Patliputra Ashoka Hotel at Patna during the celebration of Internation...
09/03/2016

Gram Varta stall was set up into the premises of Patliputra Ashoka Hotel at Patna during the celebration of International women's day, organized by women Development Corporation

A big achievement- Dr. N. Vijay Laxmi (MD-WDC) selected among 100 women achievers for working on women empowerment as we...
16/02/2016

A big achievement- Dr. N. Vijay Laxmi (MD-WDC) selected among 100 women achievers for working on women empowerment as well as making effort on improving status of women around health, nutrition & sanitation status through various intervention including Gram Varta also.

Nitish Kumar responding to a request made by a women member of Gram Varta SHG group on July 9th 2015 in the state level ...
27/11/2015

Nitish Kumar responding to a request made by a women member of Gram Varta SHG group on July 9th 2015 in the state level workshop organized by B-TAST.

In what can be seen as a poll sop ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has promised to ban liquor when he forms the government ...

Before 140 days: Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar on (Thursday) 9th July 2015 vowed to introduce ‘’ Total Prohibition on li...
26/11/2015

Before 140 days: Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar on (Thursday) 9th July 2015 vowed to introduce ‘’ Total Prohibition on liquor’’ in Bihar. The assurance came at a State-level workshop of Gram Varta, in response to a spontaneous demand from women self- help groups (SHGs).

After 140 days: Bihar will go dry from April 1, 2016, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on (Thursday) 26th November 2015. The chief minister made this announcement as a part of his pre-election pledge at an official function to mark Prohibition Day.

Courtesy: Gram Varta Team.

15/10/2015

The Advantages of the Participatory Approach:

* Sees people as subjects (“active agents”)
* Includes a dimension previously not applied on other approaches (perspective of the poor themselves)
* Provides a way of solving some of the problems encountered with the other approaches.
* Poor people’s views are elicited to shape plans and contribute to developmental strategies.
* Small scale surveys are done on a regular basis
* Allows for a timely analysis and intervention
* Cost-effective
* Sustainable
* Applies a variety of methods that can be used flexibly, according to the situation.
(Amartya Sen)

15/10/2015

Speech By Honorable Chief Minister During Gram Varta Mega Workshop...

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