Sanchetana Community Health And Research Centre

The Sanchetna Community Health and Research Center's flagship initiative, community health, focuses on sexual and reproductive as well as emotional health care of women and adolescent girls in Ahmedabad's urban slums.
The Azim Premji Foundation's currently supporting the sexual and reproductive health project. Sanchetna Community Health and Research Centre carefully designed a comprehensive training module that ensures that health club leaders receive timely, high-quality training in order to improve the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of women and adolescents in urban slum communities.

Non-Violent Communication (NVC), also known as Compassionate Communication or Collaborative Communication, is an approach to fostering nonviolent living. Developed by Marshall Rosenberg in the 1960s, NVC recognizes that all individuals share the same fundamental human needs and that actions are strategies to fulfill these needs. Practitioners of NVC experience enhanced authenticity, understanding, connection, and conflict resolution in their communication. NVC challenges the learned habits of thinking and speaking that contribute to violence in society.
In our organization, we have created an emotional health module focused on Non-Violent Communication. We believe that connecting reproductive health with emotional health is crucial for empowering girls to assert their rights over their bodies.

Sanchetna Community Health and Research Centre is dedicated to empowering women and adolescent girls from disadvantaged backgrounds, enabling them to unlock their full potential in all aspects of life, whether it be at home or within the community. With India ranking low on the Gender Inequality Index and facing challenges such as early marriage and limited access to education for girls, there is a critical need to address these issues and create positive change.
Recognizing the profound impact that women's empowerment has on society as a whole, Sanchetna's leadership development initiative focuses on fostering health-seeking behavior, ensuring education for girls, and nurturing community change agents.

Sanchetna Community Health and Research Centre has a flagship program dedicated to improving the lives of people in need through education. The program focuses on empowering women with basic literacy skills to support health initiatives and provide quality education for children. The center adopts a comprehensive approach aimed at the holistic development of individuals.
Sanchetna Community Health and Research Centre have carefully developed comprehensive educational materials to ensure that quality education reaches children in urban slums. The organization also addresses the needs of women in the community by providing basic literacy support for health initiatives. Through various initiatives, such as community classes, English language instruction, and computer classes, the dedicated team at Sanchetna reaches out to children at large, striving to make a positive impact on their lives.

Sanchetna Community Health and Research Center are committed to promoting environmental conservation and sustainability initiatives within its programs and operations. Recognizing the importance of preserving the environment for the health and well-being of the community, Sanchetna integrates sustainable practices and educates its staff and beneficiaries about the significance of environmental conservation.
Sanchetna actively engages in community awareness and education programs to foster a culture of environmental consciousness. Through tree plantation, solid waste management, etc., the organization educates community members on the importance of environmental conservation and sustainable practices to minimize the carbon footprint.

Sanchetna Community Health and Research Centre's income generation initiative addresses the issue of unemployment among women and young girls. We recognize that women's access to decent employment and social protection is key to promoting economic empowerment and gender equality. By providing women with opportunities to earn income, we aim to strengthen their agency, bargaining power, and overall well-being, benefiting not only themselves but also their families and communities.
Sanchetna Community Health and Research Centre focuses on the development and empowerment of women and adolescent girls, recognizing the need to break traditional norms and provide opportunities for economic independence. Through vocational training programs in tailoring, henna art, and beautician courses, we offer sustainable livelihood opportunities. Additionally, we provide financial assistance to women, ensuring the sustainability of our initiative and enabling them to lead more empowered lives.