Tej Dhara Impact Foundation

Programs

What we’re building, village by village

Health

Community Health Camp

Free OPD, diagnostics & health awareness

WhereBajwa, Padra, Shinor village belt
CadenceMonthly · 1-day camp format
Reach150–200 families per camp
  • Partner with local doctors & MBBS interns for free OPD consultations
  • On-site diagnostics: BP, blood sugar, haemoglobin testing
  • Distribute hygiene kits (soap, ORS, sanitary pads) to women & girls
  • Awareness sessions on malnutrition, safe water & sanitation
  • Refer critical cases to SSG Hospital, Vadodara with follow-up tracking
  • Map community-level health data for evidence-based planning

Goal — Zero-cost healthcare access for 500+ unserved rural residents annually

Livelihoods

Livelihood & Skill Development

Income generation for rural women & youth

WherePanchmahal & Vadodara rural talukas
Cadence3-month cohorts · twice a year
Reach20–30 participants per batch
  • Identify unemployed rural youth & women via gram panchayat outreach
  • Vocational training: tailoring, food processing, bamboo crafts
  • Link participants to PM Vishwakarma & NRLM SHG schemes
  • Facilitate micro-credit through cooperative bank partnerships
  • Launch a Tej Dhara Rural Marketplace for local product visibility & sales
  • Business literacy: basic accounts, pricing, digital payments

Goal — 30 new self-earning households per cohort, 60 annually

Women

Women Empowerment Circle

Safe spaces, rights & leadership for women

WhereGorwa, Tarsali, Karelibaug rural fringe
CadenceFortnightly meetings · ongoing
Reach25–30 women per circle
  • Form Self-Help Groups of 15–20 women in each village cluster
  • Legal literacy sessions: POCSO, domestic violence & property rights
  • Train women as community health volunteers (Swasthya Sakhis)
  • Menstrual hygiene & maternal health awareness programs
  • Leadership workshops to prepare women for panchayat participation
  • Savings & micro-loan cycles within each SHG for emergencies

Goal — 100 organised, empowered women leading community change by Year 1

Digital

Digital Disha — Digital Literacy

Bridging the technology gap in rural communities

WhereSchools & panchayat ghars near Vadodara
Cadence6-week module · rolling enrollment
ReachStudents, women & farmers
  • Mobile digital learning kits: tablets with offline content modules
  • Train students in basic computing, internet safety & UPI usage
  • Teach farmers to access mandi prices, weather apps & PM-KISAN portals
  • Introduce women to e-commerce and e-services (DigiLocker, UMANG)
  • Cybersecurity awareness & anti-scam sessions in Gujarati
  • Peer-trainer model: trained youth teach parents & neighbours

Goal — 200 digitally literate community members across 5 villages in Year 1

Environment

Harit Gram — Green Village Drive

Environmental action for sustainable rural livelihoods

WhereDesar, Kavant — Narmada & Vadodara rural belt
CadenceSeasonal: monsoon & winter drives
ReachYouth, farmers & school children
  • Community tree plantation drives: 500 saplings per village
  • Train farmers in organic farming, composting & natural methods
  • Kitchen garden kits to 50 households per village
  • Plastic-free village campaign with gram sabha engagement
  • Partner with Forest Department for degraded land restoration
  • Nature walks and biodiversity documentation with schools

Goal — 2,500 saplings planted, 5 plastic-reduced villages, 50 organic farms by Year 1

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