Field of Operation

The foundation follows an Integrated Sustainable Development Model focusing on five thematic areas:

i. Health and Nutrition

• Community Health: Trained health workers promote awareness on maternal care, child immunization, hygienic practices, and institutional deliveries.
• Institutional Health: Pradan operates Rural Health and Training Centres (hospitals) in Hazaribagh and Chatra, offering 24/7 services such as OPD, IPD, pharmacy, pathology, and ambulance support.

ii. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

• Educated communities on safe water handling (collection, transportation, storage, and usage).
• Installed and renovated deep tube wells for safe drinking water.
• Prevented open defecation through awareness campaigns, demonstrations, and infrastructural support.

iii. Education and Protection

• Operates bridge courses and coaching centers for school dropouts, unschooled children, and those enrolled in rural areas.
• Prevents child labor and trafficking by admitting children to residential and non-residential schools.
• Provides nutritious food and health education to promote hygiene among students.

iv. Livelihood and Women’s Empowerment

• Established Self-Help Groups (SHGs) for women to foster savings habits and initiate small business ventures.
• Promotes Pond-based Integrated Farming (vegetable gardening, fish farming, poultry, and vermi-composting) for income generation and self-sufficiency.
• Trained farmers in the Systematic Rice Intensification (SRI) method of paddy cultivation, which is high-yielding and cost-effective.

v. Environment and Disaster Management

• Undertakes initiatives to address environmental sustainability and disaster relief.