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Organization Contact Information

Name: Yerala Projects Society
Street 1: Yerala Bhavan, Near Tata Petrol Pump,
Street 2: Sangli-Miraj Road, Vishrambag,
City: Sangli
Province: Maharashtra
Post Code: 416415
Country: India
Phone: +91 233 2671318
Organization Email: yeralaprojectssangli@gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.yerala.org
Other Online Presence:

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Prof.
First Name: Shreepal
Last Name: Saptasagar
Title: Director
Email: s_shreepal@yahoo.com
Phone: +91 9423035953

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr.
First Name: Narayan
Last Name: Deshpande
Title: Secretary
Email: savefoundation@rediffmail.com
Phone: +91 9423035952

General Information

Board Constituency: None
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
If yes, please enter your registration number: MAH/308/SANGLI
Organization Type - Primary: Non-Governmental Organization
Organization Type - Secondary: Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
Organization Description:
1. Mission: To Support deprived families to satisfy their basic needs, build self sustaining community, bring all underdeveloped elements of the community in the stream of development.

Following are the core areas of organisation work –

1.Sustainable rural development
2.Health –MCH,RCH,RSH,HIV/TB prevention & control
3.Primary and secondary education
4.Women empowerment
5.Sustainable livelihoods

2. Yerala Projects Society along with its associates working in Maharashtra, India since 1976. Basic Health Care is one of our priority area. Our NGO has been appointed as 'Mother NGO' by Govt. of India, to carry out activities on Mother and Child Health. Worked as Nodal NGO for District Integrated HIV/TB prevention and Control Programme of UNICEF and state government, implemented various HIV/TB programmes under National AIDS Prevention and Control Programme. Maharashtra is one of the high HIV and TB prevalence state, makes us to interest in TB prevention and control programmes.

3. As mentioned above we implemented number of innovative HIV/TB prevention programmes, know the implementing strategies. We planned to work with the population which is most vulnerable to TB and presently suffering with the disease i.e.the people living with HIV/ AIDS and the other vulnerable to TB population - population subjected poverty, working and living in unhygienic conditions,pregnant mother,under and malnourished population, population addicted with drugs, alcohol, tobacco etc..
 
Do you know about the UNHLM declaration: Yes

Specializations / Areas of Work

Advocacy
Civil Society and Community Engagement
Delivery of health services and care
Working on Key Populations related to TB

Other Organization Information

Total number of staff in your organization: 51 - 99
Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 11 - 25
Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 1 - 5
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 6 - 10
 
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Internet search
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: Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups
 
Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: No
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:
Our NGO has been appointed as 'Mother NGO' by Govt. of India, to carry out activities on Mother and Child Health. Worked as Nodal NGO for District Integrated HIV/TB prevention and Control Programme of UNICEF and state government, implemented various HIV/TB programmes under National AIDS Prevention and Control Programme. Maharashtra is one of the high HIV and TB prevalence state, makes us to interest in TB prevention and control programmes.

In our regular basic health programmes, we are creating awareness about TB and its prevention and control among the community, skills buildings of the barefoot health care providers etc..

3. As mentioned above we implemented number of innovative HIV/TB prevention programmes, know the implementing strategies. We planned to work with the population which is most vulnerable to TB and presently suffering with the disease i.e.the people living with HIV/ AIDS and the other vulnerable to TB population - population subjected poverty, working and living in unhygienic conditions,pregnant mother,under and malnourished population, population addicted with drugs, alcohol, tobacco etc..
 

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:

TB Care Delivery:
Communications, social mobilisation, awareness creation and skills buildings

TB-HIV:
Primary prevention and control of HIV / TB infections.

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.

Application date: December 25, 2019
Last updated: December 25, 2019