ICDS UTTARAKHAND
STATE INITIATIVES
The Idea of ICDS……
 Invention of Tradition: Promoting desirable practices
around care & nutrition
 Optimize Pull Factor & Early Learning
 ICDS functionaries as Change Agents
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Revamping Early Childhood
Learning and Education
A pilot of WCD Uttarakhand & IDFC
Status of Early Childhood Education in Uttarakhand
Health
Nutrition
Hygiene
• among 73%
of children
under age of
six covered
by AWC; only
32% received
some kind of
services
• 40% children
below 5 years
are stunted
• 65% children
had diarrhea
severe
enough to be
taken to a
health facility
ICDS Uttarakhand and IDFC Foundation
*According to National Family Health Survey data
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Objectives of the Pilot Project
To improve learning outcomes amongst pre-school children,
specifically:
• Improve learning levels on Health & Hygiene and Pre-Literacy of
the children
• Build capacities of AWWs to transact Early Childhood Education,
using various multimedia and digital tools
• Increase community involvement in early childhood
development
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Roles of Partners
• ICDS Uttarakhand- roped in IDFC Foundation to undertake the pilot; will
provide necessary infrastructure and commit resource time
• IDFC Foundation- fund and operationalize the pilot with the help of expert
training agency
• Sesame Workshop India Limited- Expert training agency which has
prepared the learning module focused on Health, Hygiene and Literacy for
preschool education in Uttarakhand
• Anganwadi Workers- the ultimate beneficiary of the project who would
use the learning kits and video modules to impart enhanced fun based
learning to preschoolers
• Parents of children- would use the phone based support and in
partnership with AWW reinforce the learning imparted in school
• Monitoring and Evaluation Agency- would undertake baseline and endline
evaluation to measure the
Pilot
ICDS impact
Uttarakhandof
andthe
IDFC Foundation
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Cascade Training Module
Training Specialists
Supervisors and
CDPOs as Master
trainers
Anganwadi Workers
• 15-20 Master trainers to be trained by SWIL
• Five day intensive training programme on the modules
and use of kits
• 100 Master Trainers to be trained by TSs.
• Each TS to mentor 6-7 Master Trainers
• 2-3 day programme
• Each master trainer to train 55-65 Anganwadi Workers
• One day training programme followed by phone based
support
ICDS Uttarakhand and IDFC Foundation
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Training Components as per Audience
CDPO &
Supervisor
AWWs
Training by SWI
Training by
Supervisors
Hand held projectors
Children
Caregivers
Thematic kits
Print Materials
Access to Video
Modules through
Pico projectors and
on TV
Community viewing
on Pico projectors
Thematic kits with
instruction cards and
materials
Phone based support
Instruction cards and
materials
Regular Interaction
with SWI
Phone based support
Regular support by
supervisors, CDPOs
and SWI
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Current Status
• Need Assessment Survey conducted, the
training modules are being calibrated
• Identification of beneficiary AWCs complete
• Identification of Master Trainers and
Supervisors in progress
• Hiring of Monitoring and Evaluation agency in
progress
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WASH INTERVENTIONS IN ICDS
In Collaboration with HUP-Plan India
Uttarakhand
WASH linkages in ICDS: Rationale
•The infant mortality rate of Uttarakhand stands at a high of 43/1000 (AHS 2011).
It is particularly relevant to the slums that have high risk of water borne diseases
and where child malnutrition and other underlying health problems are
common.
•Provision of safe drinking water, toilets and promoting hygiene practices for
vulnerable population such as children and women is a pre-requisite for their
good health. Infant mortality rate is highly affected by non availability of safe
drinking water, improved sanitation facilities and good hygiene behaviors
•The health benefits of using safe drinking water coupled with good hygiene
practices include decreased morbidity and mortality due to diarrhea and other
water and sanitation related diseases, improved nutritional status of children and
overall improvement in health of the community.
•ICDS aims at holistic child development through integrated approach. It is
evident that the objectives of ICDS cannot be fulfilled without integrating water,
sanitation and hygiene (WASH) aspects in its program activities.
IEC on WASH
• ICDS Uttarakhand and HUP Plan India has jointly
published IEC material on WASH to promote
preventive health aspects among children and
community. HUP Posters and Flip book to be used
in urban Anganwadi centers (AWCs).
•Capacity building of frontline functionaries of
ICDS and Health on usage of the IEC material for
effective implementation was also conducted.
•Posters on Hand washing are being used in all
the 316 urban AWCs of Dehradun to adopt
hygiene practices among children and Flip Books
for information sharing on WASH aspects during
Urban Health and Nutrition Days (UHNDs).
Training Module On WASH Promotion For
Frontline Functionaries Of ICDS
• In order to support meeting the objectives and
outcomes of holistic child development a training module
on Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion has
been developed for the frontline workers of ICDS/Health
• This training module focuses on the key components of
water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), which are the key
determinants of health and well-being.
• It is designed to train frontline workers (anganwadi
workers, Supervisors, CDPOs) of ICDS and equip them
with appropriate knowledge and skills for better urban
WASH outcomes and contribute in achieving the ICDS
objectives
Orientation on Point of Use Water and Hygiene
Approach
• Capacity Building of ICDS functionaries through
an orientation program on Point of Use (PoU)
Safe Drinking Water approach held by HUP on
24th July 2013in coordination with HUP-Plan
India.
•The orientation resulted in increased
understanding, capacities and skills on safe
drinking water among ICDS and health frontline
functionaries as master trainers.
• It also resulted in promoting linkage
development of PoU safe drinking water
approach at Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) to
reduce incidences of water borne diseases
among children and community.
Opportunities and Way Forward
• Scale up of IEC material on WASH in all the AWCs across the state
for inducing healthy behaviour among children.
•Adaptation of specific sessions on Hygiene in ICDS trainings for
Master Trainers based on Training Module prepared.
• Upgradation/Strenghthening of water and sanitation facilities in
AWCs
•UHND being organized in AWCs should serve as a common platform
to deliver maternal, child health care and nutrition services along
with promotion of WASH services and information to improve the
health outcomes particularly of children and women
Call Centre 01352775577
 Real Time Monitoring of AWCs
Monitoring of Supervisors
Fixed Day Fixed Place Joint Monitoring
of ICDS & Health Functionaries
► Joint GO by Secretary ICDS & Health
 Third Friday: Sector Level - AWW & ANM
Fourth Friday: Project Level- CDPO & MOIC
 First Monday: DPO, CDPOs, CMO & MOs
Convergence With SSA
 Co-location of AWC in Primary School premises
 Grants: Rs. 5000 one time & Rs. 1500 annual
 Additional Honoraria to AWW & AWH (200/100)
 Specialized Training to AWW 10 Days on ECCE
 Room in School with Paintings & Child Corner
Mothers’ Committees
 6 local women beneficiaries & 01 AWW
 Joint Bank Account of Head of MC & AWW
Quarterly advance funds release by DPO: E-Transfer
 Recipes book by Home Science College: Revised
 Local purchase, record keeping & audit
Plan: THR
Additional Honoraria & Other Facilities
 Rs. 2500 monthly to AWW
 Rs. 1500 monthly to AWH
 Rs. 750 monthly to Mini Worker
 E-Payment
 Annual Festival Grant of Rs. 1000 to all
 Plan: Retirement Benefit-Contributory Scheme
Buildings
 Gram Panchayats as construction Agency
 PPP, MPLADS/MLADS/MSDP/BADP/SVY
 1950 AWCs & 20 CDPO offices cum
residence
Partners
 World Food Programme
 MOST USAID
 BPNI
Plan India
Policy Support
State Population & Health Policy 2002
 Strategy to Prevent Micronutrient Malnourishment
AWW Training Module: MOST USAID
Poster on Hand Washing: Plan India
Flip Book on WASH: Plan India
Month-wise Topics for NHED
Adolescent
Girls
Counseling
Module
Training
Module
for
Adolescent
Girls
State
Micronutrient
Strategy
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