R&D
Deepak Foundation’s works in the area of disciplines like skills development, livelihood, public health and clinical services, Education, disability & special needs, Research&Development department plays a major role for all areas of intervention by conducting a thorough study to support the project. The research also includes an evaluation of the need for the work and the floor design for the work plan
Ongoing research projects
Building capacity of tribal women farmers in production of a farm based nutritious food product for tackling malnutrition drudgery reduction and income generation through enterprise, Naswadi
Partners: Ministry of Science and Technology
Location: Naswadi block, Chhota Udepur district
Objectives:
- To build capacity of 742 tribal women farmers so that they can earn a better livelihood through food processing.
Interventions to improve Nutritional status of undernourished households in selected areas of Vagra Block of Bharuch District, Gujarat
Partners: Gujarat CSR Authority, Gujarat State Financial Services Ltd., Deepak Nitrite Ltd.
Location: Lakhigam, Ambetha, Suva, Rahiad, Koliad, and Vengani
Objectives:
- 1. To decrease the proportion of undernourished households (households with at least one underweight beneficiary) by 25%
- To reduce the proportion of anemic adolescents (10-19 years) by 50%
- To reduce stunting among children below 2 years by 20%
Preparation of District Annual Plan for District Mineral Foundation Under PMKKKY Scheme
Partners: District Mineral Foundation – Surat, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bharuch, Panchmahal, Valsad, Navsari, Tapi District
Location: Surat District, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bharuch, Panchmahal, Valsad, Navsari, Tapi District
Objectives:
- 1. To review secondary information from the DMF and GMRDS
- To conduct a socio-demographic survey in the mining-affected villages/areas
- To conduct GPS mapping and profiling of all beneficiaries in the mining-affected villages/area
- To digitize the mining-affected villages/areas along with the GPS coordinates of the beneficiaries
- To develop indicators for assessing the impact of mining operations on the health, education, livelihood, and other social development activities in the identified areas
- To develop an annual plan for utilization of the grant available with DMF for developmental activities in the mining-affected villages/areas
NI- Maternal and New Born Care and IYCN
Partners: Nutrition International
Location: Dahod, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Anand, Bharuch, Surat, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot, and Narmada districts
Objective:
- 1. Strengthen Facility based Maternal and New-born care
- Improve community-based Maternal and New-born care through a family-centric approach
- Infant and Young Child Nutrition
Adolescent and Maternal Nutrition Programs in Gujarat
Partners: Nutrition International, New Delhi.
Location: All 33 districts of Gujarat
Objectives:
- 1. To improve the supply, storage and distribution mechanism
- To improve coverage and compliance of Iron and folic acid in adolescents
- To improve coverage and compliance of IFA in reproductive age group women
- To improve coverage and compliance of IFA in pregnant and lactating women
- To improve knowledge of service provider
- To improve the reporting mechanism
Past research projects
Sr. no. |
Year of completion |
Research projects |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | A study to determine the impact of the mobile health services on the health seeking behavior of the community catered by the MHU in selected villages of Savli block of Vadodara district. |
| 2 | 2015-17 | To assess the socio-economic and environmental impact of CSR activities conducted by Tadkeshwar lignite plant, Surat in the six identified CSR villages. |
| 3 | – | Preparation of district annual plan for District Mineral Foundation under Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) scheme in Surat, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar & Bharuch |
| 4 | – | Assessment of vital indicators for comprehensive village development plan in 7 villages of Mokhada blocks of Palghar district |
| 5 | – | A study to design and test a behavior change strategy to improve uptake of services for severely malnourished children from (ICDS) scheme in 65 Anganwadis in rural areas of Vadodara, Gujarat |
| 6 | – | A study to identify the social, behavioural, and systemic constraints in timely identification and treatment of childhood pneumonia and compare across the urban, rural, and tribal settings in Tribal- Pavi Jetpur, Chhota Udepur, Rural- Savli, Chhota Udepur, Urban- Vadodara, Gujarat. |
| 7 | 2017-18 | A study to assess the morbidity profile and assessing the infant maternal rate and maternal mortality ratio in Dumri and Pirtand block of Giridih district of Jharkhand |
| 8 | 2017-18 | Baseline survey to assess the socio-economic and demographic profile of households and utilization of govt. services in selected villages of Vyara block of Tapi district |
| 9 | 2017-18 | Assessment of vital indicators for comprehensive village development plan in Jawhar and Mokhada blocks of Palghar district |
| 10 | 2017-18 | Social determinants & factors impeding health & nutrition in six selected villages of Kalol taluka of Panchmahal district |
| 11 | 2017-18 | Implementing adolescent and maternal nutrition programs in Gujarat |
| 12 | 2017-18 | Developmental needs assessment in selected villages of Jhagadia block of Bharuch district |
| 13 | 2017-18 | Developmental needs Assessment of Navi Nagari Hamlet of Por and Ramangadi adjoining village of POR GIDS, Vadodara district |
| 14 | 2017-18 | Baseline study and designing of monitoring and evaluation framework for engagement of medical colleges and professional associations for MIYCN policy and advocacy in states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 | 2017-18 | Gauchar Sudharana Yojana – Evaluation study |
| 16 | 2017-18 | Survey to plan interventions to improve nutritional status of undernourished households in selected areas of Vagra block of Bharuch district, Gujarat |
| 17 | 2017-18 | Engaging private partners in delivery of public health services – knowledge, attitude & perception of government health functionaries – A qualitative study |
| 18 | 2017-18 | Impact evaluation of “Doodh Sanjivani Yojana” on nutritional status of school going children in selected tribal blocks of Gujarat |
| 19 | 2017-18 | Identification of social and behavioural determinants affecting delivery and utilization of zinc and ORS for treatment of childhood diarrhea |
| 20 | 2017-18 | Developing a tool kit for competency assessment of ASHAs |
| 21 | 2017-18 | Re-verification of the Nirmal Gram Puraskar applications under total sanitation campaign |
| 22 | 2017-18 | Socio-economic and environmental assessment of community dug wells in Narmada districts |
| 23 | 2017-18 | Feasibility study of watershed |
| 24 | Annually | Conducting verbal autopsy of maternal and infant deaths |
| 25 | 2008-2009 | District perspective plan under MGNREGA |
| 26 | 2008 | A study to conduct baseline survey (semi-rural blocks) of Vadodara district of Gujarat |
| 27 | 2007-10 | A study to conduct baseline survey for Kawant livelihood project in Chhota Udepur district of Gujarat |
| 28 | 2006-07 | A study to conduct baseline survey (rural blocks) of Vadodara district of Gujarat |
| 29 | 2005-10 | A study to conduct facility surveys in PHCs & sub-centres in Vadodara district of Gujarat |
| 30 | 2006-07 | A study to conduct baseline survey (tribal blocks) of Vadodara district of Gujarat |