Strategic interventions by CHETNA

Policy and Programme level

  • Generation of field level evidence on nutrition and health status of marginalised communities.
  • Demonstration of innovative strategies to enhance access to nutrition and health services.
  • Facilitation of people’s participation in policy and programme formulation and monitoring of action plans at state and national levels.
  • Media advocacy to generate public opinion on issues affecting nutrition and health status of marginalised communities.
  • Networking with stakeholders for consensus building on identified issues.

Community level

  • Capacity building of community based organisations on nutrition and health issues.  The programmes are based on specific learning needs and realistic action plans are developed to facilitate effective implementation.
  • Development and dissemination of a wide range of gender-sensitive nutrition and health communication and training material.
  • The material is innovative, culturally sensitive and undergoes extensive field testing. It is widely disseminated at State, National, Regional and International levels. CHETNA’s Information and Documentation Centre has a rich collection of material on diverse issues of women, young people and children.
  • Working with stakeholders such as elected representatives of Panchayat, members of Self Help Groups, families and communities, influencing health-seeking behaviour.