"The aim of this programme is to uplift individuals, families and communities so that they become self-reliant both socially and economically."

The 5H Programme - Social Transformation & Community Development

5H works to:

• Raise standard of living in impoverished areas around the world
• Enable the people in these areas to create their own solutions
• Educate on mental, emotional and spiritual levels
• Create a grassroots model for progressive social change
• Give every human being a chance for a disease free body and a stress free mind
• Foster harmony in diversity and cultural tolerance

The five main areas of 5H focus are:

• Health - Basic health care for every member of our society
• Homes - A Roof over every Head
• Hygiene - Provide clean drinking water and sanitary conditions for all
• Human Values - Sustaining development through Human Values
• Harmony in Diversity - Bringing the World Together

Through these areas of focus, AOL seeks to create model villages. Following are parameters:

Quantitative :

• 70%Voters population should have participated in awareness camps (Nav Chetana Shivir).
• Villagers should get together for community celebration at least once a week
• Village should be 100% clean from garbage. There should be a garbage disposal system in the village – run by the villagers.
• Chemical free farming is practiced over 10 of the cultivable land
• Rs.100,000 worth of projects have been taken by the villagers for village development.

Qualitative:

• Villagers have been motivated to rise above politics and work for village development.
• Majority of villagers are aligned with the developmental projects
• Water disposable system must be made - no water logging around bore wells / pumps / drainage system.
• Clean drinking water is available in the village.
• Primary health care center must be made for the villagers basic medical requirements.
• Information center - where villagers can get information on chemical free agriculture, government schemes for development, etc.
• All children must go to school
• People to be rooted in their tradition and culture.
• Volunteers core group is ready to take on the work independently, with 5H youth leader as an external facilitator.

A few examples of model villages ( out of the 26 so far) are Chakaura, chilla, chattha, kamlar, kevta, puvarka, sikri, gutila and mendha.

The long-term goal is for far-reaching social transformation leading to the elimination of poverty and disease.

For more information on the 5H actitivies, please visit: www.5H.org