Taking Steps in the Footpath of Improvement Northwestern Project RISHI returned to Charnia this past summer to implement new projects and improve upon old ones In the summer of 2015, seven members of Project RISHI at Northwestern University worked with doctors, ASHA workers, and the brick laborers of Charnia to…

Northwestern Project RISHI organized an eye clinic in Charnia, and will do so again because of its success. — When visiting Charnia this past summer, Northwestern Project RISHI conducted surveys on food and diet, did focus groups with local ASHA workers and set up an eye clinic for school children. The eye camp was an idea we conceived during our trip planning and brainstorming in the spring of 2014.

Northwestern Project RISHI opened a health clinic in Charnia, which will help spur more projects and health improvement. — After its foundation in 2012, Northwestern University’s chapter of Project RISHI selected the village of Charnia, located near Chandigarh in the district of Haryana India. The village primarily housed a migrant brick laying community. …

Forming a Northwestern RISHI Family While the primary goal of the Northwestern chapter has been and always will be to promote and develop our initiatives in Charnia, Haryana, this would not be possible without the entire Northwestern chapter working together. …

Focusing on sustainable solutions to Anemia — December 2013 marks three months since the Northwestern Chapter started our anemia intervention in Charnia, Haryana. Over the summer, we picked health promoters in each village, met with local health officials, and tested all the women and children in our target brick zone populations in Charnia. Coordinating with the local…

Challenges in implementing an anemia intervention in Charnia The Northwestern Chapter has partnered with the village of Charnia, a small village located in the northern state of Haryana in India. Charnia’s population consists of farmers and brick laborers. The farmers are relatively well off, while the brick laborers work in brick factories and live in small brick huts…