Rural Village Adoption
We adopt a village for three years — baseline survey, quarterly camps, and two trained local champions who carry it on.
What this programme is
This is the heart of Project Bharat, and the programme we are most protective of. A one-day rural camp is a photograph. A three-year adoption is a public-health intervention.
The difference is measurement. Because we survey the village at the start and again at the end, we can say whether untreated decay actually fell — and publish it either way.
Every time we run it
- A household-level baseline oral-health survey, conducted with panchayat consent
- Quarterly camps for three years — twelve visits, not one
- Annual oral-cancer screening for every adult over 30 in the village
- School and anganwadi sessions on every visit
- Training and equipment for two village health champions, usually an ASHA worker and a teacher
- A year-three repeat survey, compared against baseline and published
Three main hosts
Gram panchayats
Any panchayat can request adoption. Local body consent is the first requirement, not a formality.
NGOs with district presence
You bring trust and mobilisation; we bring the clinical protocol and the dentists.
Sponsors & CSR partners
A full three-year adoption is costed and sponsorable as a single named unit.
Four steps on the ground
Consent & baseline
Panchayat agreement, then a household survey covering tobacco use, water fluoride and school roll.
Quarterly cycle
Camp, education, screening, referral — repeated twelve times over three years.
Champion training
Two locals trained to spot warning signs, run brushing sessions and escalate to us.
Handover
Year-three survey, outcome comparison, formal handover to the champions. Then we move on.
Where this programme stands
Bring Rural Village Adoption to your community
Tell us where you are and roughly how many people. Our outreach lead replies within two working days.