UNIVERSAL SERVICE ORGANISATION Key Issues and
Operational Areas, Major Activiities & Achivements
Operational Districts: Rayagada
Operational States: ORISSA
AchieveMents: A. Womenââ¬â¢s Empowerment:
Organisation of 126 Women SHGs with 1982 members and a savings of 1763200.00
9230 women achieved literacy.
363 women PRI Members trained in health.
B. Reproductive & Sexual Health (Including HIV/ AIDS)
Reduction in IMR from 118 to 87 in 8 Grampanchayats.
600 Adolescent girls trained in Adolescent reproductive health.
Reduction in the prevalence of RTI/STI from 22.5 to 11.4%.
Increase in the regular use of condom among high risk population from 2.7% to 53%.
Increase in the Institutional reporting for treatment of RTI/STI from 2.7% to 53%.
Increase in the ANC/ PNC from 28% to 91%.
Training to 236 PRI members.
C. Natural Resources Management:
246 acres of land became productive.
Family income of 296 families increased by 3000 to 5000 per annum.
Increase in the irrigation for 126 acres of land.
338 farmers adopted crop diversification.
100 Dongoria Kondh farmers adopted soil fertility ecology
QUALITATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS, IN BRIEF
Established working relation with Government and strong representation in Government.
Trained and experienced staff with long involvement in the area.
A strong research team.
Strong organization among women and Traditional health practitioners.
Women SHGs active in NRM activities for sustainable livelihood.
Panchayat Raj representatives oriented in Reproductive and Sexual health, NRM and food security.
Un degraded land become cultivable.
Convergence and participation of Government functionaries in all the programmes.
Women Self Help Groups ââ¬â The Thrust of programme implementation.
Decrease in the reporting of STD and HIV cases.
