Sahaj Training Manual

SAHAJ, Society for Health Alternatives was founded in 1984, with an idea of providing a supportive and facilitative atmosphere to persons interested in doing original work in the area of health and development.

The common strand for all work of SAHAJ has been a conscious focus on marginalized and deprived communities, with an attempt to make a practical difference to people’s lives and social processes. Much of it has been health and education-related, breaking new ground in strategies of implementation and service delivery.

SAHAJ’s founding members, as well as current ones are professionals with varying backgrounds with a sustained record of contributing to, and demonstrating, alternative approaches in areas of health and development. The work experience of members ranges from 20 to 35 years.
Individual involvements of SAHAJ members include: low-cost medicine production; holistic health and non-drug therapies; reproductive and health rights, training, organizational development and consulting in health care management; environment conservation and agriculture farming; fish workers’ and dalits’ rights; rituals and practices around birthing; policy advocacy related to reproductive health, pharmaceuticals, children’s education, child labour, primary school curricula etc.