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CINI UK
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456-458 Strand
London
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Tel: 020 7793 3714

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Project Reports

Emergency Ward and Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre

Mother and child project: in Nahazari, West Bengal, India

Young Couples Project

Education Camps: helping child labourers access education in Kolkata

Nutrition health care support: treating malnutrition in HIV cases

Mother and child project: in Khorda, West Bengal


Education Centres in Red Light Areas of Kolkata and Siliguri

Action for Education: a rural initiative

Adolescent Life Skills

Street Dramas to raise HIV/AIDS awareness

Murshidabad Flood Relief

Kashmir Earthquake Relief

Tsunami Relief





Emergency Ward and Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre

March 2007 - February 2008 (interim report)

small girl in pink       A total of 581 malnourished children, plus their carers, were admitted between March 2007 and February 2008.   612 children were admitted in the previous year, making a total of 1,193 since CINI UK started funding this project.

Full Report (Word Document)


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Mother and child project: in Nahazari, West Bengal, India

November 2006 - October 2007 (interim report)

children learning in schoolroom       Begun in November 2005, to date this project has helped 406 pregnant women and 374 children until the age of two, aiming to ensure safe motherhood, good child survival, growth and development, as well as mobilise the community by generating greater awareness of mother, child health and adolescent health.

Full Report (Word Document)

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Young Couples Project

October 2006 - September 2007 (final report)

young couple seated on ground       The young couples' project focuses on sexual and reproductive health in adolescents, where they are treated not merely as beneficiaries, but as active participants in the change process. This initiative was piloted in two gram panchayats (government localities) in the Falta block, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

Full Report (Word Document)

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Education Camps: helping child labourers access education in Kolkata

August 2006 - May 2007 (interim report)

seated teacher with young pupils       CINI has reached out to child labourers and provided them with academic and non-academic support, through two education camps for both boys and girls. The goal is to successfully reintegrate and mainstream these children into formal schools.

Full Report (Word Document)


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Nutrition health care support: treating malnutrition in HIV cases

November 2006 - April 2007 (final report)

woman in blue       In this project, six individuals (four of whom were children), suffering from HIV and malnutrition, were selected to receive nutritional support from CINI over a six-month period to help them become more healthy and resilient. The aim of the project was to demonstrate how low cost nutritional support and treatment of infections can make a profound difference in the overall health of those receiving assistance.

Full Report (Word Document)


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Mother and child project: in Khorda, West Bengal

July 2006 - March 2007 (interim report)

Khorda villagers       This project involved tracking a cohort of pregnant women and their children until they reached the age of two. The aim was to ensure that pregnant women received the necessary care including appropriate diet and rest, medical check ups and support from other family members.

Full Report (Word Document)


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Education Centres in Red Light Areas of Kolkata and Siliguri

July 2007 - December 2007 (interim report)

Smiling boy in red balaclava       This project is currently providing education and protection to 520 children, living in red light areas in Rambagan (Kolkata) and Khalpara (Siliguri) from exploitation and abuse, by providing them with education, protection, basic health services, as well as opportunities to develop skills, thereby broadening their future employment opportunities.

Full Report (Word Document)


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Action for Education: a rural initiative

October 2006 - December 2007 (final report)

Young boy showing chalk slate       This initiative aimed to further the objective of universal enrolment and retention of children in formal schools, as stated by the Indian Government under the "Education for All" initiative.

Full Report (Word Document)


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Adolescent Life Skills

April 2006 - December 2006 (final report)

Outdoor presentation       This project aimed to enable adolescents to achieve greater participation in their local communities by establishing youth groups and organising community events. They have received support and training on key issues such as health and nutrition as well as reproductive and sexual health, empowering them to make good decisions in their adult lives.

Full Report (Word Document)


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Street Dramas to raise HIV/AIDS awareness

September 2005 - February 2006 (final report)

women with red scarves performing       In India today, there is evidence that HIV cases are growing across all sections of the population. Street dramas can help limit the spread and stigma of HIV/AIDS, providing information about HIV/AIDS, voluntary counselling and testing centres and safer sexual practices. These short street plays also provide an opportunity to challenge and correct misconceptions about modes of HIV transmission and the lifestyle of people living with HIV/AIDS.

Full Report (Word Document)


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Murshidabad Flood Relief

October 2006 (final report)

half-submerged house       In October 2006, almost 1.5 million people living in the villages of Murshidabad District, 150 km north of Kolkata, were displaced by the rising flood waters of the Bhagirathi River and its tributaries.

Full Report (Word Document)


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Kashmir Earthquake Relief

October 2005 (final report)

seated earthquake victims       On the 8 th October 2005, an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit South Asia, leaving about 75,000 dead and hundreds of thousands homeless and vulnerable to the impending winter snowfall. The CINI Disaster Response Team reached Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir on 31 st   October 2005, almost three weeks after the earthquake. The original plan was to send materials across the Line of Control to families in need in Pakistan but there was no free movement of people or materials across the border, so CINI focused its relief efforts on Indian Kashmir.

Full Report (Word Document)

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Tsunami Relief

December 2004 (final report)

Tsunami damage       December 2004 witnessed devastating tsunami waves that hit the shores of Asian countries, generating an unprecedented disaster. One month after, the official death toll was thought to exceed 200,000 but many deaths were never recorded. CINI arrived on location on the third day following the disaster with three teams of volunteers carrying food, medical supplies and cash for local purchases.

Full Report (Word Document)

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