RGCT seeks to maximise the impact of all available resources and become fully accountable to all its stakeholders.In the process, the Trust has built up teams whose professional competence contributes significantly to cost-effective and innovative delivery of services to the poor
Over the last 15 years, RGCT has evolved into a result-oriented, ethical and transparent organisation that seeks to maximise the impact of all available resources and become fully accountable to all its stakeholders.
In the process, the Trust has built up teams whose professional competence contributes significantly to cost-effective and innovative delivery of services to the poor:
- IGEHRC works through a 300-strong dedicated team of Ophthalmologist, Senior Management staff, Optometrists, Mid- Level Ophthalmic Personnel (MLOPs) and other staff. MLOPs are the village girls who receive two-year training in providing sensitive care at the hospitals
- Academics and focus on knowledge updation are an integral part of IGEHRC. Research and development is a regular practice in addition to the services rendered. IGEHRC doctors regularly present research papers at various national and international forums
- RGMVP has upwards of 150 development professionals, specialised in different aspects of service delivery; they have undergone immersion training specifically to understand the issues faced by the poor in the project area
- RGMVP's professionals are supported by a strong cadre of volunteers, capacitated in various aspects of social development such as savings and bank linkages, livelihoods, agriculture, education, health and nutrition
Special emphasis is placed on capacity-building and training to ensure that RGCT's personnel are fully equipped with skills and capabilities to optimise service delivery:
- At the eight Community Resource Development Centres (CRDCs) created across the project area, RGMVP has successfully refined the process of developing and capacitating new community leaders. Each CRDC has a master training unit consisting of SHG members, which provides training and capacity-building support to SHGs and their federations. These volunteer activists who are driven to disrupt power, gender, and poverty dynamics volunteer to become trainers and mentors to others on specific topic areas.
- At IGEHRC, medical professionals keep their knowledge updated through constant innovations, adoption of cutting edge technologies, inter-specialty collaboration and on-line exchange with colleagues in different geographies.
- The long- and short-term programmes at IGEHRC are instrumental in providing fellowship training to ophthalmologists in different specialities. This makes IGEHRC the largest training centre in UP. A Community College is planned to be established in Amethi to empower the youth by training them in different sub-disciplines in eye care.
