Pahal Project

The project Pahal was launched in Dec, 2009 for the underserved slum community of Saraswati Kunj located in sector – 53, DLF phase – V, Gurgaon. The effort is supported by Concern India Foundation, the Bird Group and Hughes Systique.

Through this initiative health camps are conducted on a regular basis in the community. The health camp is a composite of preventive and curative health interventions involving medical camps and education sessions on better hygiene and ways to combat health hazards emanating from poor hygienic conditions and lack of safe drinking water.

The homes of majority of the population in the area comprises of hutment or jhuggi. A substantial population in the area is that of rag pickers, who collect rags, scrap and recyclable waste from garbage dumps from around the city and bring it into the area. The area therefore is heavily infested with insects and mosquitoes, which poses a serious health hazard to the residents. Cleanliness drives and campaigns are therefore conducted by mobilizing the youth of the community who spread awareness about health, hygiene and sanitation and involve the community in sanitizing the locality.