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Udaipur, 20 January 2011 ARTH gets "MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions".Action Research & Training for Health (ARTH), Udaipur has received the "MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions". ARTH is one of the 11 organizations in 6 countries, which have received this award from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago. These awards have been announced on 19 January 2011. From India, ARTH is the only organization which has received this prestigious award.. ARTH will use the $350,000 (about Rs 1.58 crores) award to complete its field campus, purchase permanent office space and contribute to its endowment. The field campus, including three health centers and training school will be used for training “Bhil-Gameti” tribal girls of southern Rajasthan as auxiliary nurse-midwives (ANMs). Tribal girls tend to drop out of school; hence special efforts will be made to help some of them to cross secondary school, enroll as nursing-midwifery students and to complete the ANM course. It is expected that high quality midwifery training offered by ARTH will generate a demand for their services, and employment in the health sector will contribute to the health, educational and economic empowerment of the tribal community they represent. Speaking of the international awardees this year, MacArthur President Robert Gallucci has said “These exceptional organizations effectively address pressing national and international challenges and they have had an impact that is disproportionate to their small size. The MacArthur Foundation is proud to recognize them. It is our hope that these Awards will help position them for long-term growth and even greater impact in the years ahead." For more information:
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