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Orissa has the highest rate of infant and maternal mortality in India. This center being built next to the hospital in Juanga, offers institutional delivery, pre- and postnatal healthcare, and education to pregnant woman in the area. The center will provide educational seminars for mothers on nutrition and hygiene for the improvement of family welfare. The center is developing a mobile team that will hold outreach seminars in villages in the area. This will help increase confidence in the center, and develop relationships with the women of the surrounding village communities. The IICP (Indian Institute for Cerebral Palsy) will visit the facility to give assistance to families who have physically or mentally challenged members.
The Woman's Center & Economic Co-op will work to empower woman in the Juanga area. Women in Orissa labor under a number of social barriers (such as caste, dowry demands, and stigmas connected to single, divorced, and widowed women). The center will benefit the woman struggling to recover and rebuild their lives, as well as revitalize the local traditions that have taken a low priority due to economic hardship.
Special Thanks to the following for making this center possible:
The Henry Leir Foundation
Robert Peacock
Energis
Sharon Keegan
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