The project is located in Garwha District. The campaign and advocacy components are focused on Jharkhand state with focus on key governance and policy issues of health. The project was conceived on the basis of poor health facilities, lack of basic health services and weak health governance in the conflict and troubled areas of Jharkhand.

Empowerment of the marginlised community forums will be attained through building up solidarity and multiple partnerships for increased civil society health action for reduction of malaria, TB, waterborne diseases and STIs, improvement in quality of  health services, enforcement of existing health policies and influencing government for pro-poor, pro-women and pro-tribe health policy.

• Micro health planning conducted in 120 villages. The health problems, health right violations and misuse of government health services were identified.

• 104 Health shows conducted. AID produced radio episodes on themes of Malaria, immunization, T.B., Polio, family planning and sanitation and right to health entitlements. THese were narrocasted in villages, markets and mela (fair) sites to raise awareness and sensitise them on health rights and entitlements and issues of health governance.

• Health exhibitions on health rights and entitlements were conducted.

• Meetings with the State AIDS Control Authorities, District Health Authorities and engaged local member of Legislative Assembly and shared the non-governance health issues.

• The project conducted rallies, workshops with the participation of 1464 men and women. They highlighted the problems of a lack of reproductive health services, deaths from malaria and non-delivery of health services and lack of HIV and AIDS services.

• 124 village information centres are functioning to provide informaion on government health services, rights, policy and programme information.