Mabelle Arole

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Mabelle Arole, born 26 December 1935 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, is a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership with her husband, Raj Arole, for their Comprehensive Rural Health Project.[1]

Early life

Arole was the second of three children of Rajappan D. Immanuel, a professor of New Testament Greek at Jabalpur's theological seminary, and Beatrice Gunaratnampillai. Her parents were first cousins and third-generation Methodists. Mabelle married Rajinikant Arole.[2][3]

Work

Mabelle met

marginalized communities in rural India.[4]

Returning to India after their studies, the Aroles decided to work in

taluka.[5] Village leaders invited the Aroles to speak about their project. The visit was successful, and the Aroles founded CRHP in August 1970.[6]
Its initial coverage was eight villages, with a total population of 10,000.

In the project's first 25 years, it expanded to serve over 250,000 people. At its peak, CRHP worked with 178 villages. Outcomes were dramatic, with

antenatal care for pregnant women and a child-malnutrition rate of less than one percent.[7]

Over 40 years, CRHP has worked with 300 villages and over 500,000 people. The project is estimated to indirectly impact over one million people.[8]

Death

Mabelle Arole died in 1999. She and Rajanikant are survived by their children, Ravi and Shobha.

Book

In 1989, the Aroles received a two-year grant to write a book about their experiences. Jamkhed: A Comprehensive Rural Health Project, published in 1994, chronicles the CRHP from its inception.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Mabelle Arole International Fellowship | General Studies". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Mabelle Arole Fellowship 2009-2010: Mabelle Arole Fellowship 2009-2010". 27 November 2008.
  3. ^ "A Tribute to Raj Arole of the Comprehensive Rural Health Project in Jamkhed, India | Future Generations". Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Blogger".
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  6. ^ Arole, M. & Arole, R. (1994) Jamkhed - A Comprehensive Rural Health Project. Macmillan Press: London, UK.
  7. ^ Mann V., Eble A., Frost C., Premkumar R. and Boone P. (2010) Retrospective comparative evaluation of the lasting impact of a community-based primary health care programme on under-5 mortality in villages around Jamkhed, India. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 88: 727-736.
  8. ^ Comprehensive Rural Health Project (2011) Annual Report.
  9. ^ Arole, M. & Arole, R. (1994) Jamkhed - A Comprehensive Rural Health Project. Macmillan Press: London, UK.

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