Cancer awareness session on 22/8/16 at Bunderpakhdi.

On Monday 22^nd August 2016, Cancer awareness session was  organized by Holy Cross Mahila Mandal under the guidance of CSA staff Mishal Dabre.

Dr. Prachi Thakar  and Dr.K.Thakar, Oncologist  conducted a cancer awareness session. A presentation based on cancer and its root-cause was shown to 32 women of bunderpakhdi community. With the rising cases of breast cancer in the country, it becomes necessary to create awareness among the women about this deadly disease.

The women were acquainted with the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer. Changing trends in eating habits, symptoms, risk factors and warning signs and prevention were some of the points that were discussed in the session.

Social worker Mishal Dabre said that the objective of conducting the session was to raise awareness among the community women. After the session, women were requested to conduct a camp of mammography and Pap test.

This Program was supported through WOCKHARDT Hospital by Mr. Madhav, Marketing Manager.

Community based organisation, Mobilization and SHG Formation 11-8-2016

On 11^th August 2016, 2nd Capacity building session was held at Dadar. The topic was community based organization, Mobilization and SHG formation.

CSA staff, Ms.  Mishal Dabre was the Resource person. There were 66 participants who were present  from various community centres.

She covered the following topics using different activities, group discussion and role play. 

They are as follows:

Definition, objective, methodology, process and SHG formation and documentation.

The objectives of CBO are to:
1. Establish community based institutes for sustainable community development.
2. Develop capacity of community to manage their development projects.
 Ensure community participation/involvement and thus ownership.

Community organization is known to lead to greater understanding of community context, and is characterized by community planning, community action and mobilization, the promotion of community change and ultimately influence within the  larger systems.

The participants actively participated and had an enriching session.