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This report highlights Georgetown Project RISHI's impact on the communities we have worked with this past year. This year, we raised $14,337 to support our projects, including a menstrual health project in partnership with Eco Femme and an iron-deficiency anemia project in partnership with Lucky Iron Life. We also achieved 501c3 non-profit status this year, which will allow us to expand our projects and ensure a sustainable impact! A huge thank you to the PR & Marketing team and board members at Georgetown Project RISHI for compiling this report. We look forward to continue making an impact in collaboration with our international partners! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/3a81250d-ec7b-4191-8919-2ca624fa020a/Screen+Shot+2022-06-29+at+5.55.15+PM.jpg Accomplishments - Pilot Project By the Numbers 30 women from Nokheda & Rudlai Villages participated in our pilot program 7 female GSVS staff members received pads as well Each woman received 6 pads & and 1 travel pouch 222 reusable EcoFemme cloth pads were distributed in 2021 Key Takeaways Women most appreciated learning how the menstrual cycle works and the ability to discuss cultural taboos in a safe space All 30 women rated the EcoFemme pads comfortable or very comfortable! All 30 women recommended EcoFemme pads to other women https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/6a128138-b049-4374-9218-81726abc885e/Screen+Shot+2022-06-29+at+5.57.40+PM.jpg Accomplishments - Scale-Up By the Numbers Georgetown RISHI purchased and sent 500 EcoFemme pads to GSVS for the scale up in 2022 246 women bought pads between 2022-23! Since our pilot project began and including our scale-up project as of today: 283 women in rural Beawar, Ajmer, Rajasthan have been reached & 722 EcoFemme pads have been distributed for free or sold for a highly subsidized rate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/4c47e1a2-5098-483b-931c-65b75f197e8f/Screen+Shot+2022-09-05+at+2.38.21+PM.png Accomplishments - Pilot Project By the Numbers 30 women from Amritpura Village and Gopal Sagar participated in our pilot program Each woman received 1 Lucky Shakti Leaf 100% of women liked using Lucky Shakti Leaf 23 women saw their hemoglobin levels increase after 3 months Key Takeaways Women who were highly iron-deficient at the beginning of the pilot program (HB levels of 7 or 8) had a greater HB level increase than those who started the pilot program with higher hemoglobin levels (13 or 14) Many women preferred using Lucky Shakti Leaf as an alternative to an iron pill https://georgetownrishi.org/pilot-program-ecofemme daily 0.75 2023-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/84c74e49-1c4b-4430-a0c8-25020741439e/Screen+Shot+2022-06-29+at+10.09.18+AM.png Pilot Program EcoFemme - The Issue A major challenge facing rural women in rural Rajasthan is the stigma associated with menstruation. Rural women are rarely given information regarding their menstrual health and hygiene, making them prone to infections. In addition, many rural women lack affordable access to feminine hygiene products. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the issue of limited access to high quality, affordable and effective sanitary products in rural Rajasthan. After conducting a thorough desk review on four different women’s health issues in rural Ajmer in 2020 and extensive primary and secondary research on the ground in rural Beawar over the past year, we decided to address this problem by adopting a two-pronged approach described below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/743dfffc-00bd-462f-b77c-01ee4ed7fcf6/Screen+Shot+2022-06-29+at+10.06.30+AM.png Pilot Program EcoFemme - Our Two-Pronged Approach Between July-November 2021, Georgetown Project RISHI and EcoFemme partnered to launch a pilot project in two villages in rural Ajmer, Rajasthan: Nokheda and Rudlai Villages. 30 women between both villages participated in our pilot program and attended a three-hour long menstrual health educational workshop led by our Program Manager, Anita Singh in their respective villages. The women learned about female anatomy, the menstrual cycle, and different sanitary products available at the market. Thanks to Georgetown University’s SIPS Fund, Georgetown RISHI was able to distribute 6 reusable, eco-friendly EcoFemme sanitary pads plus a travel pouch to each female participant. After 4 months of using EcoFemme pads, Anita conducted EcoFemme’s end-line survey in Nokheda and Rudlai to understand our participants’ experiences with the product. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/fec5985d-6248-47a8-882e-9ae3218ccff3/Screen+Shot+2022-06-28+at+5.03.21+PM.png Pilot Program EcoFemme - Results The results were overwhelmingly positive with women citing comfort, ease-of-use, and sustainability as important reasons for liking the pads. All 30 women recommend EcoFemme pads to other women! Based on our positive results from our Pilot Program, we decided to scale up our menstrual health initiative in rural Ajmer. https://georgetownrishi.org/scale-up-ecofemme daily 0.75 2023-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/ee75d64f-301e-4f31-9dfb-e8ce08bffce6/Screen+Shot+2022-06-29+at+10.50.48+AM.png Scale Up EcoFemme - Scale-Up In May 2022 , Georgetown Project RISHI was awarded a second SIPS grant to scale up our successful pilot program. We bought 220 pads from EcoFemme to test the scale up in rural Ajmer and demand only increased. We then purchased and sent an additional 280 pads which our NGO partner in India, GSVS (Grameen Evam Samajik Vikas Sanstha) resold to women in rural Beawar, Ajmer during the summer of 2022. GSVS is now using the funds from selling the pads to buy more pads, ensuring a sustainable program. We provided GSVS with educational materials to train women in Ajmer to educate each other using the menstrual education curriculum that we developed in our pilot program to de-stigmatize menstruation and promote feminine hygiene and health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/1656517258262-IKFOGSTSBROBDP7XH6MX/PHOTO-2021-11-01-10-44-40.jpg Scale Up EcoFemme - Success The success of the scale-up of our pilot program is a great development in our global health work because it addresses the challenges that women in rural India face in terms of menstrual hygiene and stigma. It is also important to note that our project used eco-friendly, low-cost products, which made the initiative sustainable and effective. As of August 2023, 283 women in rural Beawar, Ajmer, Rajasthan have been reached and 722 EcoFemme pads have been distributed for free or sold! https://georgetownrishi.org/pilot-program-lsl daily 0.75 2023-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/066bb60b-0ce6-4e48-b1cd-7b35d840559c/Screen+Shot+2022-08-03+at+12.59.38+PM.png Pilot Program Lucky Shakti Leaf - The Issue In Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, 52.7% of women aged 15 to 49 years are anemic (as of 2019-21). This health concern can be partially explained by the prevalence of vegetarianism in Rajasthan which is influenced by teachings inherent in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Plant-based non-hemoglobin iron (iron in vegetarian diets) has a lower absorption rate in the body than animal-based hemoglobin iron, which can contribute to a below-average iron intake and iron-deficiency anemia. Why is iron important? Iron helps oxygen move from our lungs to the rest of our organs! It is incredibly important for our muscles, our cell growth, and our brain development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/88a88a3b-ff44-4407-a4f6-0a839c59dea7/Screen+Shot+2022-08-03+at+1.00.01+PM.jpg Pilot Program Lucky Shakti Leaf - Our Solution Lucky Iron Fish, a Canadian social enterprise, has developed a product called Lucky Shakti Leaf. The leaf is a cooking tool that, when added to acidified boiling liquids (i.e. curries, stews, or daal), releases 6-8 mg (50-100% of the recommended daily intake) of highly absorbable iron into the food, which helps combat iron deficiency anemia. The leaves are reusable and can be used for up to 5 years, making this product highly sustainable and cost-effective! We worked alongside employees from Lucky Iron Fish to first develop a training program which highlights what anemia is, why it is important to treat it, and how the Lucky Shakti Leaf will help achieve that goal, including how to use the leaf and obtain optimal results. In August 2022, Georgetown RISHI members trained volunteers from our NGO partner, GSVS to deliver our training program in Hindi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/a3360616-7cd7-4ee6-991d-d9f0680a51c5/Screen+Shot+2022-09-05+at+2.38.21+PM.png Pilot Program Lucky Shakti Leaf - Project Implementation In order to identify anemic women to participate in our pilot program, GSVS tested the hemoglobin levels of 83 women in rural Rajasthan. 30 anemic women from 2 villages, Amritpura Village and Gopal Sagar, were selected to join our pilot program! In late August 2022, GSVS volunteers conducted workshops educating women from these villages using our training program and performed a cooking demonstration using the leaf. After the workshops, GSVS volunteers conducted qualitative surveys to establish baseline symptoms and relevant information about the project participants. They then distributed Lucky Shakti Leaves to the 30 women participating in our pilot program! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/fb94f18e-9acf-4596-adc1-b13f4c04f2a1/PHOTO-2022-07-27-05-04-45.jpg Pilot Program Lucky Shakti Leaf - Results In December 2022, GSVS volunteers conducted a follow-up round of hemoglobin testing and qualitative questionnaires to assess the progress of our pilot program. After using the Lucky Shakti Leaf consistently for 3 months, the majority of women in the pilot program saw their hemoglobin levels increase! 100% of participants liked using Lucky Shakti Leaf, saying it was easy to use, a good alternative to iron pills, and improved their health. Georgetown Project RISHI will follow up with the pilot program participants in the coming months to assess the long-term effectiveness of the product and is currently working with Lucky Shakti Leaf and GSVS to scale-up the project in rural Ajmer! https://georgetownrishi.org/community-engagement daily 0.75 2023-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/a9b1ac45-98d8-43f1-87c2-b49ee1344b53/DSC_3870.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/63c57717-b2f0-4c10-9dc7-f1dd41e6db0a/IMG_2378.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/4f946fa8-7733-4c41-ae4f-63697252fde9/DSC_4078.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/65253297-c550-4d5a-aae8-6e2ab60882fd/IMG_2380.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/67a825b8-9094-40ed-ad98-11e5d6b01f72/DSC_3974.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/7c607521-293a-4a43-b3e3-befaee6eb3c8/1+%281%29%281%29.jpg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/715d092c-766c-4a06-b731-9da568a94e4d/DSC_3945.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/2f288317-5bf5-4301-babc-c94d8b750cb9/DSC_4006.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/ca931dba-f282-4307-bfc0-68feff60ffdd/DSC_4011.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/029b1ba9-e102-413d-9651-9e38d9573e0f/DSC_4027.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/4f026499-e633-4d38-bf52-a03a8b21196b/DSC_4074.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/b3510608-a30b-4997-be5d-c0c83339ad8d/IMG_2164.JPG Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/96531f50-13ce-4174-be74-a64411f0e63e/IMG_9593.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/9c539751-dff1-42af-b718-07d0b7c25556/IMG_9597.jpeg Community Engagement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/4464d4e3-ff7e-4281-b2fd-56aaa6393d84/IMG_9594.jpeg Community Engagement https://georgetownrishi.org/india-trip daily 0.75 2023-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/a1e9192a-ea86-4353-9585-5aa5b0f365b4/4C0B1C8D-39DF-46CC-9CED-9FD5BDC37FAE%282%29.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/aa150813-a31c-446e-a4d1-dfc09b54822e/Screen+Shot+2023-07-07+at+6.47.27+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/db3aa1d0-2280-444a-8ae9-7993ca5124a0/IMG_0396.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/376f7761-89ec-4025-aa9b-b0c5f3001a63/Screen+Shot+2023-07-07+at+6.56.20+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/94bd808a-018a-4185-8fe3-a40467a24719/Screen+Shot+2023-07-07+at+7.01.30+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/aab2bdd3-3ae5-4963-8f87-be89b84c499b/FD5AE8BE-1E3D-4E54-A434-14322635C73E%281%29.jpeg https://georgetownrishi.org/media daily 0.75 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/15610f9e-80eb-4751-9975-97111d3efdf0/Screen+Shot+2023-08-08+at+11.04.22+AM.png Media https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/c84dbd61-11e1-4eb7-9efb-af9cb0584d5c/IMG_0402.jpg Media https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/d64b13c6-1649-4d8a-926b-9e200220593e/FD5AE8BE-1E3D-4E54-A434-14322635C73E.jpeg Media https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/07501679-18f3-40a2-815f-3cbe14c9c161/2025_Open_House_Main.png Media https://georgetownrishi.org/pilot-program-lsl-1 daily 0.75 2023-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/742da5c3-220a-4d81-8153-0417f5af54da/Screen+Shot+2023-09-27+at+7.27.19+PM.png Pilot Program Part 2 Lucky Shakti Leaf - Overview Our first pilot project gave us notable insights into the complexity of anemia in Amritpura and Gopal Sagar Villages. Based on these insights, we decided to involve an additional 100 households in our pilot part 2! Our Lucky Shakti Leaf Pilot Project Part 2 will span over a year and will include multiple educational workshops on health issues (not just limited to anemia), cooking tutorials for proper usage of the Lucky Shakti Leaf, alternate-day follow-ups, and health camps with local doctors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/495fb3b3-ec44-4ceb-a0ea-7b459d949f6c/Screen+Shot+2023-09-27+at+7.30.00+PM.png Pilot Program Part 2 Lucky Shakti Leaf - Kitchen Gardens Initiative To continue our work focusing on long-term impact, we are implementing a unique initiative to ensure balanced nutrition in our partner villages: kitchen gardens! We have begun educating the 100 households on the importance of a balanced diet for future health benefits, and are helping them grow 10 different varieties of fruits and vegetables in their backyards, available for household consumption. The 10 seeds include: Tomato Bottle gourd Ridge gourd Bitter gourd Black-eyed pea Spinach Cluster beans Aubergine Chili Coriander We believe that our new solution of a kitchen garden will help promote the importance of a balanced diet in maintaining a healthy lifestyle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/6d9ee2c8-11cf-475f-b369-1edd84605660/Screen+Shot+2023-09-27+at+7.21.53+PM.png Pilot Program Part 2 Lucky Shakti Leaf - Incorporating Menstrual Health Education We are happy to announce that we have intertwined our EcoFemme menstrual health and hygiene project into our Lucky Shakti Leaf Pilot Part 2! With the help of routine follow-ups from GSVS staff, we aim to help more women understand menstrual hygiene practices by promoting EcoFemme natural cloth pads, as well as providing menstrual health education. We have already reached 90 additional women this summer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b7ad77d7fb3972cff55497/4ec600ef-8131-4c19-bb0a-686fca9de072/Screen+Shot+2023-09-27+at+7.24.32+PM.png Pilot Program Part 2 Lucky Shakti Leaf - Training Workshop On September 13th, GSVS, RISHI’s partner NGO on the ground in rural Beawar, Rajasthan, successfully conducted a training with 90 of the 100 Lucky Shakti Leaf Pilot Part 2 Participants. During the workshop, women learned more about iron deficiency from a doctor, watched an animated training video made by LSL on how to use the Lucky Shakti Leaf, and received products that RISHI helped purchase, including a Lucky Shakti Leaf, a tracking calendar for leaf usage developed by RISHI and LSL, and EcoFemme pads. The training team demonstrated how the leaf can be used in traditiona daal without any impact on the taste of the food, allowing these women to easily incorporate LSL into their families’ routines. They also demonstrated how to use different EcoFemme menstrual products as part of our menstrual health education initiative! The participants will report their progress to a GSVS field worker, who will be visiting these women on a weekly basis in their homes to check in and monitor progress. 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