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| Name: | PROGREESS |
| Street 1: | R.C.DAS LANE |
| Street 2: | KAMAPALLI |
| City: | BERHAMPUR |
| Province: | ODISHA |
| Post Code: | 760004 |
| Country: | India |
| Phone: | +91-09437261829 |
| Organization Email: | progreess1@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.progreess.org |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Developing Country NGO |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
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| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Faith-based organization (FBO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| 1. ACTIVITIES MATERIALS A 1.. Meetings with policy makers (e.g., meetings with law makers to advocate) • Fact sheets • Presentations, other visual aids such as slides, photos, posters • Letters • Briefs that summarize data 2.Outreach to media (e.g., to promote World TB Day, awareness campaign) • Letters to the editor • Opinion-editorial write-ups • Press releases • Public service announcements, live-read scripts/ announcements • Summaries of key findings, articles (and authors) 3. Public awareness activities (e.g., increase awareness/reduce misconceptions about TB, reduce stigma) • Informational booklets, leaflets/flyers, posters • Radio and television spots (live-read scripts or produced public service advertisements) and working with Media 4. Peer education and training (e.g., for health care workers and communities to identify TB cases, provide the proper care/treatment) • Training modules • Fact sheets • Flip charts/flannel boards • Instructional posters/wall paintings/job aids • Videotapes 5. Presentations at seminars/WORKSHOP or other gatherings (e.g., with decision makers or health care professionals) • Presentation slides or other visual aids such as photos • Displays (including posters, photographs, real objects, models) B. 1.IEC /BCC /Advocacy Activities Communication, Counseling and Information Social Mobilization Aims to change norms, Improve services and expand community support. It influences communities to identify and address problems. 2.Identified HIV-TB Identify Local Issues 3.Capacity Building To all paramedical ,field staff and communities C. Early TB case finding identifying people who might have TB or are especially vulnerable to TB and referring them for diagnosis; TB treatment support making sure that people who need treatment receive it, complete the full course of treatment and get regular check-ups; TB prevention educating people on how to stop infectious TB from passing from one person to another and on how to reduce the |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Stop TB communications |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: | |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Network with other partners |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | India |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: | Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| ACTIVITIES MATERIALS A 1.. Meetings with policy makers (e.g., meetings with law makers to advocate) • Fact sheets • Presentations, other visual aids such as slides, photos, posters • Letters • Briefs that summarize data 2.Outreach to media (e.g., to promote World TB Day, awareness campaign) • Letters to the editor • Opinion-editorial write-ups • Press releases • Public service announcements, live-read scripts/ announcements • Summaries of key findings, articles (and authors) 3. Public awareness activities (e.g., increase awareness/reduce misconceptions about TB, reduce stigma) • Informational booklets, leaflets/flyers, posters • Radio and television spots (live-read scripts or produced public service advertisements) and working with Media 4. Peer education and training (e.g., for health care workers and communities to identify TB cases, provide the proper care/treatment) • Training modules • Fact sheets • Flip charts/flannel boards • Instructional posters/wall paintings/job aids • Videotapes 5. Presentations at seminars/WORKSHOP or other gatherings (e.g., with decision makers or health care professionals) • Presentation slides or other visual aids such as photos • Displays (including posters, photographs, real objects, models) B. 1.IEC /BCC /Advocacy Activities Communication, Counseling and Information Social Mobilization Aims to change norms, Improve services and expand community support. It influences communities to identify and address problems. 2.Identified HIV-TB Identify Local Issues 3.Capacity Building To all paramedical ,field staff and communities C. Early TB case finding identifying people who might have TB or are especially vulnerable to TB and referring them for diagnosis; TB treatment support making sure that people who need treatment receive it, complete the full course of treatment and get regular check-ups; TB prevention educating people on how to stop infectious TB from passing from one person to another and on how to reduce the risk factors that assist the spread of the disease; and Addressing social determinants that contribute to TB poverty, poor living conditions, poor nutrition, Hygiene and sanitation, and crowding. Three essential elements of community systems strengthening CSS includes a wide range of different activities, from direct service provision to advocacy to training and building skills. The 2010 CSS framework clearly states that the best way to effectively strengthen community systems and organizations is to provide a combination of three elements: 1) Core funding: to ensure the sustainability of CBOs and other community actors; 2) Implementation: to support learning by doing for service delivery and documentation, and advocacy activities; 3) Training: including capacity-building, mentorships, technical support, etc.7 1: Monitoring and documentation of community and government interventions ??Developing and implementing, in collaboration with other actors, plans to monitor the Implementation of public policies and services related to health and social support ? 2: Advocacy, communication and social mobilization ??Policy dialogues and advocacy to ensure that issues of key affected populations are reflected in Allocation of resources and in national proposals to the Global Fund and other donors and national strategic plans ??Documentation of key community-level challenges and barriers and development of advocacy messages and campaigns to communicate the concerns of affected populations 3: Building community linkages, collaboration and coordination ??Develop communication platforms to share community knowledge and experiences and support networks ??Develop national partnership platforms and national-level advocacy coordination mechanisms 4: Human resources: skills building for service delivery, advocacy and leadership ??Capacity-building on appropriate research methods, such as operational research methods ??Mentorship for providing high-quality technical support 5: Financial resources ??Advocacy for CSS funding from governments and donors ??Hiring, training, supervision and mentoring of resource mobilization staff ??Ensuring adequate and sustainable funding for community actors, including core funding for CBO 6: Material resources – infrastructure, Information and essential commodities (including medical and other products and technologies) ??Training in skills, good practices and quality standards for sourcing, procurement and supply of consumables (especially medicines and health goods) 7: Community-based activities and services – delivery, use and quality ??Mapping of community health and social support services and their accessibility to end-users ??Identification of populations most at risk and most in need of services ??Identification of obstacles to accessing and using available services 8: Management, accountability and leadership ??Organizational and management support and training for small and new NGOs and CBOs ??Developing capacity for negotiating and entering into agreements and contractual arrangements such as memoranda of understanding, terms of reference, supply contracts etc. ??Recruitment, management and remuneration of staff, community workers and volunteers ??Newsletters for internal circulation to keep staff informed; creating a shared vision 9: Monitoring and evaluation and evidence-building ??Recruitment of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) staff and ensuring staff capacity to implement M&E activities ??Exchange visits and peer-to-peer learning and support on community M&E 10: Strategic and operational planning ??Review and sharing of District plans, strategies and policies relevant to proposed activities and communities ??Developing community-level M&E and operational plans, including reporting systems, regular supervision, mentoring and feedback to community actors and stakeholders |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | India |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
India |
Contribution | |
| Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below: | |
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TB-HIV: ACTIVITIES MATERIALS A 1.. Meetings with policy makers (e.g., meetings with law makers to advocate) • Fact sheets • Presentations, other visual aids such as slides, photos, posters • Letters • Briefs that summarize data 2.Outreach to media (e.g., to promote World TB Day, awareness campaign) • Letters to the editor • Opinion-editorial write-ups • Press releases • Public service announcements, live-read scripts/ announcements • Summaries of key findings, articles (and authors) 3. Public awareness activities (e.g., increase awareness/reduce misconceptions about TB, reduce stigma) • Informational booklets, leaflets/flyers, posters • Radio and television spots (live-read scripts or produced public service advertisements) and working with Media 4. Peer education and training (e.g., for health care workers and communities to identify TB cases, provide the proper care/treatment) • Training modules • Fact sheets • Flip charts/flannel boards • Instructional posters/wall paintings/job aids • Videotapes 5. Presentations at seminars/WORKSHOP or other gatherings (e.g., with decision makers or health care professionals) • Presentation slides or other visual aids such as photos • Displays (including posters, photographs, real objects, models) B. 1.IEC /BCC /Advocacy Activities Communication, Counseling and Information Social Mobilization Aims to change norms, Improve services and expand community support. It influences communities to identify and address problems. 2.Identified HIV-TB Identify Local Issues 3.Capacity Building To all paramedical ,field staff and communities C. Early TB case finding identifying people who might have TB or are especially vulnerable to TB and referring them for diagnosis; TB treatment support making sure that people who need treatment receive it, complete the full course of treatment and get regular check-ups; TB prevention educating people on how to stop infectious TB from passing from one person to another and on how to reduce the risk factors that assist the spread of the disease; and Addressing social determinants that contribute to TB poverty, poor living conditions, poor nutrition, Hygiene and sanitation, and crowding. Three essential elements of community systems strengthening CSS includes a wide range of different activities, from direct service provision to advocacy to training and building skills. The 2010 CSS framework clearly states that the best way to effectively strengthen community systems and organizations is to provide a combination of three elements: 1) Core funding: to ensure the sustainability of CBOs and other community actors; 2) Implementation: to support learning by doing for service delivery and documentation, and advocacy activities; 3) Training: including capacity-building, mentorships, technical support, etc.7 1: Monitoring and documentation of community and government interventions ??Developing and implementing, in collaboration with other actors, plans to monitor the Implementation of public policies and services related to health and social support ? 2: Advocacy, communication and social mobilization ??Policy dialogues and advocacy to ensure that issues of key affected populations are reflected in Allocation of resources and in national proposals to the Global Fund and other donors and national strategic plans ??Documentation of key community-level challenges and barriers and development of advocacy messages and campaigns to communicate the concerns of affected populations 3: Building community linkages, collaboration and coordination ??Develop communication platforms to share community knowledge and experiences and support networks ??Develop national partnership platforms and national-level advocacy coordination mechanisms 4: Human resources: skills building for service delivery, advocacy and leadership ??Capacity-building on appropriate research methods, such as operational research methods ??Mentorship for providing high-quality technical support 5: Financial resources ??Advocacy for CSS funding from governments and donors ??Hiring, training, supervision and mentoring of resource mobilization staff ??Ensuring adequate and sustainable funding for community actors, including core funding for CBO 6: Material resources – infrastructure, Information and essential commodities (including medical and other products and technologies) ??Training in skills, good practices and quality standards for sourcing, procurement and supply of consumables (especially medicines and health goods) 7: Community-based activities and services – delivery, use and quality ??Mapping of community health and social support services and their accessibility to end-users ??Identification of populations most at risk and most in need of services ??Identification of obstacles to accessing and using available services 8: Management, accountability and leadership ??Organizational and management support and training for small and new NGOs and CBOs ??Developing capacity for negotiating and entering into agreements and contractual arrangements such as memoranda of understanding, terms of reference, supply contracts etc. ??Recruitment, management and remuneration of staff, community workers and volunteers ??Newsletters for internal circulation to keep staff informed; creating a shared vision 9: Monitoring and evaluation and evidence-building ??Recruitment of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) staff and ensuring staff capacity to implement M&E activities ??Exchange visits and peer-to-peer learning and support on community M&E 10: Strategic and operational planning ??Review and sharing of District plans, strategies and policies relevant to proposed activities and communities ??Developing community-level M&E and operational plans, including reporting systems, regular supervision, mentoring and feedback to community actors and stakeholders |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | February 1, 2015 |
| Last updated: | February 13, 2015 |