EHA

The project started in August 2008 to provide better lives for the community in Raxaul town over five years, through informed and empowered communities who will know of their rights and responsibilities as Indian citizens.

The project will enhance intersectoral coordination and integrated approach of the Community Health and Development Project with the hospital and various other projects such as ACT (AIDS care and treatment project) and community based rehabilitation project.

So far, the project has identified the problems in the community through various participatory processes involving the community - Key informant interviews, self administered questionnaire, Base line survey and Focus Group Discussions, and supplemented with secondary data from local and published sources. Questions were included to find the perceptions and causes of poverty in Raxaul town and also the areas where poor people were living. The findings from the survey will be used to guide the project planning.