To build the capacity of MNGOs to take the challenge of sustaining the GO-NGO partnership and provide health services to the underserved - unserved and achieving the Health and Family Welfare goals set by the government RRC organized Refresher training for all MNGOs of Rajasthan during 17th & 18th December 2009.

To update the MNGOs/FNGOs and State representatives about the latest information on areas related to their work, RRC invited some distinguished resource persons who shared information on Gender in RCH, RTI/STI, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, maternal and child health, village health and nutrition day, various schemes under NRHM, family planning, issues related to declining sex ratio in Rajasthan and effective communication and IEC in RCH.

• RRC conducted implementation training of MNGOs CECODECON, URMUL and RMKM in Rajasthan to orient them on implementation process. The MNGOs were trained on household format, RCH and service delivery issues.

• Project Proposal Development training was conducted by RRC for six MNGOs of 3rd phase of Jammu and Kashmir at Jammu during 9th -13th November 2009. The participants were trained on data analysis, developing proposal, principles of participatory learning, monitoring and administrative & financial procedures. The MNGOs made a draft of FNGO and MNGO composite proposals with the technical inputs by RRC and would submit the final proposal to RRC for technical inputs before finally submitting it to District RCH society.

• Induction training was organized by RRC for new MNGOs of J&K at Jammu during 3rd -4th Dec 09. Total 11 participants from 5 newly selected MNGOs for district Kishtwar, Shopian, Ganderbal, Bandipora and Poonch participated in the induction programme.

The participants were oriented on the Revised MNGO guidelines, FNGO selection process, role of MNGO, FNGO and RRC, NRHM and role of NGOs, familiarized on socio-cultural determinants of health, issues related to Sex & Gender and role of community mobilization as a tool, trained to develop understanding of the participants on the linkages between MNGO Scheme, NRHM and role of ASHA at the grassroot and on key RCH service delivery issues like maternal health & new born and child health and shared with the participants some basic statutory administrative and financial requirements. Some of the participants got the list of unserved and underserved areas from their CMOs and were made to do group work during the programme to identify unserved and underserved areas. In the end the participants developed activity plan for six months following the induction training.