About The Project

This program focuses on underprivileged communities living in the urban slums of Bangalore in strengthening 1st 1000 days and Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD). The program aims are to 1) identify the gap and strengthen the 1st 1000 days for improved Maternal Child Health outcomes. 2) To enrol 25 children aged 6 months to 3 years in each creche, to provide nutritious food and support in the overall development (Cognitive, Language, Physical, Social, and Emotional) of the child 3) Health Literacy to parents of ECCD beneficiaries and community on 1st 1000 days viz., child growth and development, IYCF, Early Childhood Education, Food and Nutrition, WASH, Immunization, Family Planning, etc. and also to improve demand to seek healthcare from public health facilities/FLWs.

Impact of the study: 1) Overall improvement in the nutritional and health status of ECCD children 2) Improved KAP among parents, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and their spouses on 1st 1000 days, ECCD and other nutritional-related issues 3) Improved health-seeking behavior and health status among pregnant women and lactating mothers 4) Increased father’s involvement in childcare and development.

About The Project

This study has been initiated by the Karnataka Evaluation Authority, GoK, aimed to evaluate the wider impact of the Integrated Child Developmental Services (ICDS) Programme and Poshan Abhiyan among Pregnant Women, Children (0-6 years), and Adolescent Girls in the selected 18 districts of the Karnataka State. The primary objective of the evaluation was to determine and analyse the outcomes/impact of the program in terms of malnutrition and anemia indicators- stunting, wasting, undernutrition, and anemia among women & children in the state. A cross-sectional study design was adopted. Total 390 Anganwadi centres and appox.4000 beneficiaries of the program from all 18 districts were covered. A mixed methodology was adopted to gather both quantitative and qualitative data viz., KII, FGDs, Case Studies, and Facility surveys of Anganwadi Centres to understand the program implementation, impact, and gaps regarding its outcomes.