People Awareness Campaign

We conduct various People Awareness Campaigns on subjects such as health, education, social causes, and so forth. Our social workers impart knowledge on these subjects and enlighten the mass about their self-development and assist them to overcome the evils of the society. Apart from this, we also spread awareness about environment-related issues and alert them about the importance of hygiene and support them to keep their surroundings clean.

Consumer Rights & Responsibilities

Consumer rights are now an integral part of our lives like a consumerist way of life. They have been well documented and much talked about. We have all made use of them at some point in our daily lives. Market resources and influences are growing by the day and so is the awareness of one’s consumer rights. These rights are well-defined and there are agencies like the government, consumer courts and voluntary organisations that work towards safeguarding them. While we all like to know about our rights and make full use of them, consumer responsibility is an area which is still not demarcated and it is hard to spell out all the responsibilities that a consumer is supposed to shoulder. In this chapter, we will give an overview of the 8 consumer rights, their implications and significance for a developing country like India, and also define the various aspects of consumer responsibility.

Pulse Polio Camp

In pursuance of the World Health Assembly 1988, to eradicate polio by the year 2000 AD. The Pulse Polio Immunization, in addition to routine polio immunization, was first started in the year 1995. Every child below 3 years of age was given two doses of oral polio drops with one month apart. In order to accelerate the pace of polio eradication, the target age was increased to cover children below 5 years of age from 1996.

The modified IPPI (Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization) strategy included vaccination of children through a fixed booth approach on the first day, followed by an extensive house-to-house search of missed children for vaccination. During these years new strategies were introduced to cover endemic states and the results were good. At present mostly the transmission is going in Uttar Pradesh & Bihar. All-out efforts are being done to eradicate polio from these high-risk areas.

Women’s Empowerment

Working for gender equity and women’s rights has been one of SAPNA’s major commitments. This option holistically addresses the issue of violence against women. It was realised that a fresh intervention strategy within the Criminal Justice System was needed to be addressed collectively. Violence against women both in the public and the domestic sphere is on the increase and most women get very little or no redressal to their problems on reaching a police station. It was felt that in the absence of any specialised training of the police or civil society institutions to handle the psychological and social needs of the victims, the women seeking assistance were further victimised. Cases of violence against women (VAW) not only need multiple interventions but a shift in approach, to give the women the right to make an informed choice when subjected to violence.