BE-BCE_KBO-0435563751-prg2022-7-IN NGO Memisa België (Medische Missie samenwerking) - MEMISA - 75 Gram Panchayat (GP) of 25 blocks under 5 districts of West Bengal, India - Rural Medical Practitioners (RPMs) - Elderly Groups, Adolescent Groups and Self Help Groups in each village - Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) - Block Forums, District Forums and Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees (VHSNC) By 2026, the resilience for the health and well-being of the target population of West Bengal is improved through community empowerment and good governance at all levels, from village to state. In India, Memisa implements the BHCSP with its partner, the West Bengal Voluntary Health Association with 3 paths to change: Promote good governance: strengthen local leadership, document the changes introduced, in collaboration with research institutions to influence the decision-making level. Supporting community empowerment: stimulate local and community initiatives. Support political advocacy and societal movements for greater solidarity. Managing knowledge management: the entire programme is constructed as a participatory action-research. This translates into active participation in knowledge management spaces, publication and dissemination of experiences and tools, facilitating access to national and international platforms for local civil society partners, and the search for effectiveness and efficiency through the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle. This outcome places particular emphasis on the aspects of ecological sustainability and gender equity in health. The Basic Health Care Support program implemented by WBVHA is functioning in 5 different districts of West Bengal, India. We work with a network of community groups in different villages. The program aims at: Closing the gaps: making people aware of the services that exist and how they can access them; making people aware of their right to healthcare and how they can organize themselves to claim for what is not provided for. Influence policy: by facilitating the implementation of the national health policy and documenting the process, problems and obstacles, the program proposes a change so that policy corresponds better to the needs. Stimulating strategic and functional partnerships that are needed at every level to influence policy, from the community up to policy level. The program has evolved throughout the years from a normative logic (what to do) to a coaching logic (how to do it) and is now scaling up and documenting the experiences that can influence policy at every level. Direction-Générale Coopération au Développement et Aide humanitaire MEMISA MEMISA WBVHA - West Bengal Voluntary Health Association MEMISA Darjeeling District 27.041196589671 88.247939333722 Howrah District 22.608562744564 88.254076449863 Jalpaiguri District 26.529975146423 88.717374096318 North 24 Parganas District 22.856026610055 88.650042819922 South 24 Parganas District 22.174751093942 88.808777134167 West Bengal, India 22.978624 87.747803 248787 259730 297219 245322 240104 176093 2022_disbursement_to_local_partner WBVHA - West Bengal Voluntary Health Association 223590 2023_disbursement_to_local_partner WBVHA - West Bengal Voluntary Health Association 72694 46082 308381 245322 R1: The community has the capacity and the tools to understand their rights and collaborate with the service providers R1: The community has the capacity and the tools to understand their rights and collaborate with the service providers. R2: The duty bearers and right holders tackle local health issues in formalized forums and improve overall well-being of the population R3: The programme’s lessons learned and achievements over the last 15 years are showcased, documented, published and shared to foster new collaborations and to improve efficacy and effectiveness of similar experiences