Community Wellbeing

Medical and dental camps come to the village, staffed with the help of volunteer clinicians, and are open to every household rather than one group.

Camps are scheduled around work and the school calendar, so attending does not cost a family a day’s wages.

Women’s health sessions cover menstrual health, maternal care and when a symptom needs a doctor rather than waiting.

Supplies are provided discreetly, and women can raise concerns in a session run by women.

Screening identifies under-nutrition and anaemia in children and mothers, with practical guidance on what to eat from what the household already grows or buys.

Where a child is severely under-nourished, the case is referred and followed rather than noted and forgotten.

Sessions cover handwashing, safe water, toilet use and household hygiene, the changes that prevent the illnesses camps are otherwise treating repeatedly.

Practical items are provided where their absence is the reason a family cannot follow the advice.

When a camp finds something it cannot treat, we refer the patient to a clinic or hospital and record what happened next.

Travel and treatment costs are covered or subsidised where they would otherwise end the case, and the referral is tracked to completion.

1. Village selection — We begin in villages where our education and skills programs already work, so camp follow-up connects to families we know.
2. Local permission — The school, panchayat and elders are consulted before a camp is announced, and the purpose is explained plainly.
3. Household survey — Field workers record households, chronic complaints, pregnancies and children under five who need closer attention.
4. Camp scheduling — Camps are timed around work and school so families do not lose a day's wages to attend.
5. Consent and privacy — Consent is taken before examination, and health details are recorded in a way that protects privacy. Read our safeguarding policy.

1. General camp — Doctors and dentists see adults and children, with common complaints treated on the spot where possible.
2. Women's health session — Sessions on menstrual and maternal health are run separately, by women, with supplies available.
3. Nutrition screening — Children and mothers are screened for under-nutrition and anaemia, with practical guidance given on the spot.
4. Hygiene support — Handwashing, safe water and sanitation are covered, with items provided where their absence causes illness.
5. Referral raised — Anything beyond the camp is referred to a named clinic or hospital, with the patient's consent and details recorded.

1. Referral tracking — Each referral is followed until the patient has been seen, not merely advised to go.
2. Cost support — Travel and treatment costs are covered or subsidised where they would otherwise end the case.
3. Repeat camp — Camps return to the same village, because one visit treats today's illness and does little for next season's.
4. Records and learning — Patterns across camps shape what the next camp screens for and what the village sessions focus on.
5. Pathway to education — Families engaged through health are invited to Community Education camps, where the conversation about a girl's future continues.