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H

owever, the collaborations with

the Department of Women and Child

Development and the Department of

Education of the Government of Karnataka

have led to Makkala Jagriti’s real successes.

ese partnerships opened doors to

institutionalize and scale up its ideas of

holistic learning and development in

government schools,

anganwadis

and

childcare institutions in the state. Working

with community groups like School

Development Management Committees in

schools or Bala Vikas Samitis in

anganwadis

ensures sustainability of its programmes

in the long term. During Covid-19-

based restrictions, the creation of digital

content and its dissemination through

smartphones, social media platforms and

web conferencing tools ensured continuation

of its programmes.

‘Going forward, we would like to build

Makkala Jagriti as a knowledge-based

organization that will continue its

implementation on the ground and also

focus more on creating knowledge for the

sector, generating evidence for public policy

advocacy while remaining true to our vision

of creating a value-based social movement,’

explains Sunayana Chatrapathy.

Anganwadi

teachers having fun while learning during a training workshop which are designed to increase

their knowledge, skills, and self-esteem

H

CL Grant Project Title:

T

ransforming Rural

Anganwadis into Spaces of Enhanced Early

Childhood Care and Education

Beneficiaries:

7,000 children, 7,000 parents, 525

anganwadi

supervisors, teachers and helpers

Location:

231 v

illages in Karnataka