33 Atul Foundation | Annual Report 2024-25 | The Sampoorna project aims to reduce the prevalence of anaemia and undernutrition by fostering awareness, screening and treatment, while empowering individuals, especially women and adolescents, to take charge of their health. Special emphasis is placed on improving knowledge, attitudes and practices related to nutrition, reproductive health and hygiene. The project involves working with adolescents, both girls and boys, as this is a crucial age for building lifelong healthy habits. Peer educators have been formed in schools to take care of their own health and positively influence their peers to do the same. Community awareness sessions are conducted in villages where women are advised on healthy eating practices and are counselled to prioritise their health. Women and girls are also educated about best hygiene practices to promote overall well-being. • screened 9,315 adolescent girls, boys and women for anaemia • distributed 3,49,794 iron folic acid tablets • provided one-to-one counselling sessions to promote behaviour change • conducted awareness sessions on anaemia, nutrition, reproductive health, and hygiene • trained 332 peer educators and 164 teachers to spread health awareness • trained 19 village volunteers and formed 30 women health groups to sustain community mobilisation The project has led to significant improvements in awareness and preventive health practices across the target communities. Participants reported better understanding of the importance of iron-rich diets, regular screening and hygienic practices. • improved anaemia levels, 18% of beneficiaries became non-anaemic after the intervention • reduced anaemia prevalence by 26% in women of reproductive age group and by 21% in adolescent boys Twinkle Nayka and her mother Tina Nayka, from Kotlav village, Valsad district, Gujarat, were identified as anaemic during a routine health screening under the Sampoorna project. Twinkle, aged 25, had a haemoglobin level of 9.5 gm/dl, indicating moderate anaemia, and her weight was around 30 to 32 kg. She was counselled on anaemia and provided with iron and folic acid tablets. During the second screening, she happily reported an improvement in her health, with her weight increasing to 33 kg and her haemoglobin rising to 12.1 gm/dl. Her mother, Tina also showed progress, with her haemoglobin improving from 10.4 gm/dl to 12 gm/dl. As a result, both mother and daughter experienced better overall health, reduced symptoms such as fatigue and dizziness, improved appetite and a noticeable decrease in concerns about their well-being. This highlights the positive impact of awareness, counselling, and timely intervention. Sampoorna empowering women and adolescents for better health project initiated in 2021 9,315 beneficiaries | 22 schools | 14 villages HEALTH 32 | Health
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