Community Mobilisation

Community based interventions empower women and are urgently needed to improve the supply and demand sides of maternal, newborn and child health care. In Phase 1 of our programme (2004-2007), 162 WGs worked to improve newborn and maternal health (Cycle 1). In 2008, WGs were increase to 810 in number. A new cycle (Cycle 2) was introduced to address women and child (under 5) health. 162 exiting groups are working on Cycle 2, whereas 648 new groups are working cycle 1.

PCP follow the following criteries to form women's group(WG).

• Women who are poor and interested
  
• Women who are newly merried and newly pregnant
  
• Women of reproductive age
  
• Adolescent girl and others belonging to 60 age women will be included
  

Each WG is led by the facilitator and the facilitators are supervised by WG coordinators in each district. The PCP district staff are supervised by district manager in each district.
To conduct group meetings facilitators use community facilitation manual, flip chart and picture cards on antenatal, natal, post natal & perinatal services and as well as maternal & child health.