Swasthya Swaraj is a secular, not-for-profit, organization working towards making health a reality for the poorest and unreached. Swasthya Swaraj has set up a model community health programme – Swasthya Swaraj Comprehensive Community Health Programme in the tribal-dominated Thuamul Rampur Block of Kalahandi district in Odisha, India. Our focus areas are Health and Education. We dream of a people’s movement for SWARAJ in health – a just and equitable society, free from the shackles of ill health, illiteracy and poverty.
OUR WORK
Health–Related Activities
Community Empowerment programs
This is a documentary that was done by channel AID showcasing work done by us.
OUR Blog
TULSI- A Swasthya Swaraj Initiative for Tribal Adolescent Girls
On 29th September, 2015, we inaugurated TULSI initiative of Swasthya Swaraj, an empowerment programme for adolescent tribal girls. This programme is for the overall development of girls ensuring them a better, healthy and empowered life ….. Read More…
Moving Mountains
Toladehi Majhi is a young mother of 4 from the Kondh village of Pindhapadhar in Kalahandi district of Odisha. An elderly woman is soaking in the sun while a rooster struts around with curious yet vigilant eyes . …… Read More…
Broken bodies…. Broken lives….
Anantho ( called as Antho) is a five year old boy from Podapoi village in Kerpai Panchayat. He was accidentally seen by our medical team during our visit to the villages. He was left to die in the village square as the village ‘guru’ had pronounced his imminent death as he was not to recover from fatal illness. We found him lying alone naked, covered by the filth of his vomitus and flies and chicken feeding on the vomitus…. Read More…
<b>Updates from Kalahandi</b>
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/nirman_4/vqLXjcYGWYA/-Ttuqmao_HUJFor three days,Me and Dr.Vatsal were with Dr Aquinus Mam at Kalahandi. Aquinus Mam along with Sister Angelina, Sister Annes and Palak have initiated a new health program for the tribal people of Kalahandi district, Orrisa. Their soon to be registered NGO is named “Swasthya Swaraj”. Read More…