APRIL, 2019 / / ISSUE NUMBER-01/2019 ANSHika Samachar 2nd phase of height & weight measurement is over

ADOLESCENT HEALTH DAY (AHD) CELEBRATION Adolescent Health Day in force.

Adolescent Health Day (AHD) is scheduled to be organized once in every 6 months. However, ANSH team in four MEETING WITH STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL. project sites (, Gaya, Barpeta and Vidisha) advocated for more frequent AHDs in the project blocks and initiated Liasioning with the State organizing AHDs on monthly basis at various PHCs in the ANSH blocks. In Governments the AHDs, adolescents are encouraged to discuss their health issues and are being Networking and liaison with State ANSH state leads, who have been invited counselled by the AFHC counsellor. Governments and different Ministries by the State Governments to participate WIFS among adolescents and Sanitary pads among adolescent girls are also was the first step done by the project in various Govt. forums on nutrition, being distributed team towards laying the foundation of health and WASH related aspects are the project. Project Coordinator and MD, also playing the important role of master JSI met the key Govt. Stakeholders to trainers in various training sessions for the share the details of the implementation Govt. Officials on nutrition and WASH. plan and receive the Govt. approval for implementing the project in the defined ANSH has been closely working with State areas. Receipt of letters of support from Govt. on strengthening the government Government has been great help to initiate supported RKSK program in UP and Bihar and continue the implementation and helped the State Govt. in streamlining the supply chain management of WIFS ADOLESCENT HEALTH DAY (AHD) State RKSK Unit in and and NDD in ANSH states. CELEBRATION Bihar nominated ANSH team as State Technical Resource Group member and ANSH team had performed a gap also State Trainers for “WIFS Training & assessment of the AFHC and then Adolescent Friendly Health Services” in supported the AFHC counsellor to address the states. those gaps with the support of block and district health officials. IN THIS ISSUE: SWACHCHHATA KIT ANSHika CORNER SOAP BANK APRIL, 2019 / / ISSUE NUMBER-01/2019 ANSH

KEYWORD KEYWORD Intervention at schools Innovations in Involvement of teachers & parents ANSH ANSH state team members trained Nodal Swasthya Evam Swachhta Kit Teachers in their respective project (Medical Kit) for the school students districts on anaemia, WIFS, RKSK, contains materials like soap, nail adolescent nutrition and WASH related cutter, bandage band aid, Dettol issues. antiseptic, cotton and Kit box. Various initiatives like Soap Bank, “Soap Bank” is an initiative Swasthya Evam Swachhta Kit and by ANSH Project in selected parents’- teachers’ meeting on monthly basis, have been introduced at ANSH schools under project intervention intervention schools to improve the area to improve the sanitation HAND WASHING SESSION IN A SCHOOL Nutrition and WASH practices in the practices among the school going IN BARPETA, ASSAM schools under ANSH intervention areas. adolescents. Soap Bank is a wooden box with the branding and messages related to sanitation. Anyone who is interested can donate one or many soaps in this bank

Growth Monitoring Chart for Adolescents for self-assessment of BMI has been distributed by ANSH team to Peer Leaders and Nodal Teachers to trained adolescents on AWARENESS SESSION FOR THE ADOLESCENTS IN A SCHOOL WITH self-assessment of BMI through ADOLESCENTS IN A SCHOOL ANSH INFORMATION BULLETIN growth chart. “ANSHika” is the Brand Ambassador for ANSH project. ANSH team has conceptualized a character ANSHika inspired from the project name ANSH. ANSHika, through story board, animated videos and posters will share the information in local languages.

Social Media platform (facebook page, linked in page, twitter handle) is being widely used by the ANSH communication teams to share the programme update, best practices and stories from the field. ANSH has blog stories on the relevant activities available at https:// anshpushti.wordpress.com/. ANSH project glimpse can also be found in its official

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KEYWORD KEYWORD Situational Intervention at Community Level

Assessment Study in Towards improving the nutrition AFHC counsellor, LS, ANM, ASHA, Bahraich and Gaya parameters among core adolescent AWW and adolescents participate. group, ANSH measures the height and weight of the selected 2500 adolescents Observation of specific “day” such th Situational Assessment Study in on regularly basis and also tracks their as National Deworming Day (10 Bahraich and Gaya aims to provide BMI status. August and 10th February), Global a holistic picture of the issues facing Hand Washing Day (15th October), adolescent health and well-being in the Similarly, towards reducing the anaemia, World Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day th two districts. The objective of research Hb level of these 2500 adolescents are (26 October) by the ANSH state teams being assessed on quarterly basis. October), World Iodine Deficiency was to collect detailed information Disorder Day (26th October) by the on basic, underlying and immediate Rapid study on status of Peer Educator ANSH state teams through awareness factors that affect adolescent health, program was conducted in Bahraich generation, counselling sessions, Health nutrition and wellbeing. 200 school after the initiation of the project in the Camps for school going adolescents, going adolescents and 100 non-school block to understand the status of RKSK Adolescent Group meeting on nutrition, going adolescents and key stakeholders program in the block and accordingly WASH and health related issues. took part in the study. The result showed develop the programme strategy. that the intake of fast food among the ANSH team in Madhya Pradesh Adolescent friendly health club adolescents is very high, however supported the district administration meetings: ANSH team facilitated in in rolling out “Dastak Abhiyaan” - a understanding about the balance diet formation of adolescent friendly health door to door campaign to ensure better is very low among the interviewed clubs in project blocks and also supported nutrition to adolescents, pregnant, adolescents. and facilitated initial meetings of these lactating mothers & children. groups. In these meetings BCPM, BPM,

KEYWORD Celebration of National Nutrition Month

Celebration of National Nutrition Week and Month under the National Nutrition Mission. Various programmes were organized by the department of Women and Child Development with other departments to spread broad awareness on the issues related to malnutrition. ANSH state teams assisted the Govt. in organizing the events at block level. Along with that, ANSH state teams also organized Awareness Stalls, Suposhan Swasthya Rally, Poshan Aap Ke Dwaar (Home Visits) campaign with the community, Suposhan Swasthya Mela, Health Camps MS. ANUPAMA JAISWAL, HON’BLE MINISTER OF STATE, BAL VIKAS SEWA EVAM for school going adolescents, Adolescent PUSHT AAHAR, GOVERNMENT OF UTTAR PRADESH INAUGURATED THE ANSH Group meeting on nutrition, WASH and STALL AT THE HEALTH MELA DURING THE NATIONAL NUTRITION WEEK. health related issues and wall writing APRIL, 2019 / / ISSUE NUMBER-01/2019 ANSH

KEYWORD About the project

BACKGROUND OBJECTIVES Reach of ANSH

Under the Mission Health of GSK-CH, the • To provide technical assistance to ANSH (Adolescent Nutrition, Sanitation government and the implementing and Health) project was initiated in March partner to ensure roll out of relevant 2018 and invests in improving nutritional health, nutrition and WASH programs status of adolescent girls and boys by for in and out-of- school adolescents strengthening evidence-based globally in four districts accepted interventions being implemented by Government of India under its • To increase awareness about various health and nutrition programs undernutrition, create demand for and schemes. The objectives of the Iron Folic Acid (IFA) and deworming project are aligned with those of Poshan tablets and promote dietary diversity Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission among adolescents in selected sites -NNM) and Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya • Increase and sustain access to IFA REACH OF ANSH TILL FEBRUARY, 2019 Karyakram (RKSK). The project is being and deworming tables in selected technically led by JSI R&T Foundation sites and implemented by the NGO ‘SHARP. • Increase access to sanitation and ANSH is implemented in four states hygiene resources (toilets) for in one district each, Bahraich (Uttar adolescents through schools Pradesh), Gaya (Bihar), Barpeta (Assam) and Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh). The • Strengthen policy and enabling districts are selected based on their poor environment for adolescent nutrition performance in key indicators as identified by Niti Aayog and are designated as Aspirational districts.

Project ANSH Promoting Nutrition, Sanitation and Health among Adolescents (10-19 years)

John Snow India R&T Foundation & SHARP; Supported by GSK Consumer Health