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To equip the frontline workers and counselors with knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) CHETNA has develop a set of booklets on 13 topics.
• Growing up – physical changes during puberty
• Sexual and Reproductive organs and its functions
• Menstruation and Menstrual Hygiene
• Safe Motherhood and Delivery
• Sexual and reproductive rights
• Sex and sexuality
• Safer sex
• Contraceptives
• HIV
• Sexually Transmitted and Reproductive Tract Infections
• Abortion
• Gender-based violence
• Understanding gender and gender equality with special reference to sexual identity

In each topic relevant information concern to Man having Sex with Man (MSM) and Female Sex Worker (FSW) is included.

Language: On request set of these booklets can be printed in Gujarati, Hindi and English languages .

• Useful For: Counselors, Health Educators, Anganwadi Workers, Auxilary Nurse Midwife, ASHA, MSM and Female Sex Workers and for general awareness
• Format: Kit
• Size: 21x21 cm. 148 pages

Iron deficiency Anaemia is the most common nutritional disorder observed among women and girls in India. To a large extent, women’s secondary social status is responsible for this condition. In an effort to prevent nutritional anaemia, this kit is developed to be used by the frontline workers to create awareness among women, adolescents and men.

• Theme: Causes, prevention and cure for Anaemia, Gender inequality and Anaemia, Hookworm infestation, Malaria and Anaemia.
• Useful For: Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANM), Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), Anganwadi workers (AWW), Link workers, Community Health Workers.
• Format: Compilation of interactive learning material like window chart, folk songs and script for a role play, disc chart, posters and folders accompanied by a reference book packaged in an easy to carry cotton bag.
• Size: 36 x 29 cm
• Language: Hindi / Gujarati / English

A set of 11 pamphlets on different health and nutrition-related issues from a gender perspective emphasizes the critical need for women’s empowerment and participation for their health and development. The pamphlets contain valuable information for prospective building and sensitization on various issues of women and girls.

• Theme: Anaemia, HIV/AIDS, mental and emotional health, women's work and health, Indigenous health, and healing, violence, and health, Breast Cancer, etc.
• Useful For: Programme planners, policy makers, NGO leaders
• Format: Pamphlets
• Size: 24 x 11 cm, 3 folds
• Language: Hindi / Gujarati / English

This illustrated booklet is for pregnant women and family members to learn about their health and nutrition service entitlements, so as to access them from public health programmes. A birth preparedness calendar is a pictorial checklist for family members of pregnant woman. They have to fill up crucial information such as phone numbers of key people who need to be contacted for safe delivery facilities, transport, etc.

• Theme: Maternal health service entitlements and birth preparedness
• Useful For: Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, ASHAs, Anganwadi workers, Link workers, Community Health Workers, Pregnant women, Family members.
• Format: Maternal health entitlements Booklet
• Language: Hindi / Gujarati

This is a set of illustrative material with minimum text, promoting safe motherhood. Poster- depicts the journey of a woman from conception throughout pregnancy till she reaches a health facility to deliver a child, highlighting all her health and nutrition entitlements. Calendar- Highlights messages related to the care of pregnant women and health and nutrition entitlements. Booklet- highlights the role and responsibility of family members.

• Theme: Maternal health
• Useful For: Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, ASHAs, Anganwadi workers, Link workers, Community Health Workers, Young women, Pregnant women, Husband, and other family members.
• Format: Multicoloured Poster
• Size: Multicoloured Poster Size: 48.5 x 69.5 cm. Single coloured Booklet Size: 13.5 x 21.5 cm, 23 pages. Multicoloured Calendar Size: 43 x 27 cm, 8 Pages
• Language: English