PRACHAR’s goal is to improve the health of mothers and their children by changing the customs of early marriage and childbearing and spacing subsequent births. To reach this objective, Pathfinder works with every section of society that influences the decisions of young people. Pathfinder has trained staff of 30 local partner organizations, who in turn have trained 342 community members to work as change agents, the key village-level representatives of the PRACHAR project. The project was launched in each village with a community meeting. The presence and support of respected local leaders at these events is crucial to the project’s success. Through social occasions, public events,.
