BANANA FIBRE PROJECT

The banana fibre processing project at Pasighat, funded by NECTAR, is now fully operational. The project has created a valuable opportunity for banana farmers by enabling the utilization of banana pseudostems for fibre extraction, thereby providing an additional source of income. It has also generated employment opportunities for local youth through processing and allied activities. By promoting value addition, sustainable resource utilization, and entrepreneurship, the project is contributing to the socio-economic development of the region and supporting the growth of the local economy.

HONEY BEE PROCESSING

UNIT

The Honey Bee Processing Unit established by the Tribal Development Foundation (TDF) under the National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM) is a major initiative to promote scientific beekeeping, improve honey quality, and strengthen the livelihoods of tribal communities in Arunachal Pradesh.

The unit serves as a centralized facility for the collection, processing, filtration, packaging, branding, and marketing of honey and other bee products. By adopting hygienic processing and quality control measures, it ensures that locally produced honey meets national standards while retaining its natural purity and nutritional value.

TI PROJECT ON INJECTING DRUGS USERS (IDUs):

Tribal Development Foundation (TDF) has implemented the Targeted Intervention Project on Injecting Drug Users for at Pasighat, East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh with a total population of 400 (IDUs=330 and FIDU=70). The project was started in the year 2008 and continuing till date.

During the last project period, TDF covered all the target areas of Pasighat and at the end of March, 2024, all the total registered IDUs against the target population of 400 IDUs & FIDU had been covered as fixed by APSACS.

As a part of its programme implementation, all the Programme activities such as Demand generation, Health camp, Advocacy meetings, DIC meeting, CBS testing and other community based activities were organized in the project area and this has helped in further sensitizing not only the HRGs about the programme but the people of the area as well. During the meetings, a number of stickers, posters & leaflets were distributed to the high risk groups and the general public to create awareness for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. The Peer Educators and ORWs visited homes of high risk groups and conducted one–to- one interaction with them. During such an outreach programme, approx. 22,085 needles/syringes and 11256 condoms were distributed to the people as well as to the HRGs through PEs, ORWs and STI Clinics.

HEALTHCARE and MEDICAL CAMPS 

• Medical camps

• Eye care camps

• HIV/AIDS awareness

• Maternal health

• Child healthcare

• Sanitation

• Preventive healthcare

An Emergency free medical camp-cum-awareness campaign on Health & Hygiene was conducted in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh from 16th October, 2006 to 19th October, 2006 jointly with the Directorate of Health services, Naharlagun and will aim to curb the arisen epidemics of the affected areas of the concern district. This Camp benefited the people of Longkhow village, Pumao village, Mingtong village, Longphong village, Zedua village and some parts of Niaunu village under Londging and Pumao circle.

During the camp, the ailing people of the affected areas have been diagnosed and provided needful medicines free of cost. The camp also aims to make people aware about the maintenance of basic laws of health & hygiene and to be equipped with the various self controls means to curb water and air borne diseases and other ailments like malaria, typhoid, dysentery, T.B., influenza and HIV/AIDS etc.