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Empowering the last mile workers – Scaling up early learning programme through workforce development
Seven thousand people to be trained in three months? Are you crazy? This is what I was told by Professor Mukti Kanta…
Early Childhood Matters
Early Childhood Matters 2017
This edition showcases innovation in early childhood development, bringing fresh ideas and exploring what it takes to bring them to scale.
Articles
Defining a right to integrated early childhood development in India
Meeting a child’s right to education involves recognising that learning begins early and is inextricably linked to health and nutrition. In this…
Corporate Publications
Annual Report 2016
This report illustrates our impact in 2016, capturing what we achieved and what we learnt.
Research report
Collection of Best Practices Among Child-Friendly Cities 2017
This collection highlights initiatives from around the world to improve cities for young children and their caregivers.
Research report
Indicators for Child-Friendly Local Development
This publication establishes indicators to assess gaps in India’s urban policy and implementation relevant for early childhood development.
Announcement
Child-friendly Bhubaneswar a World Smart City Awards finalist
According to The Times of India, Bhubaneswar has been selected as a finalist in the World Smart City Awards, becoming the first…
Story
“Smiley Brick”: an initiative to brand child-friendly brick kilns
A smiley is a symbol that represents a smiling face, typically used to indicate emotion. As per Smithsonian, the smiley face as…
Story
What happened when Neha, 14, attended the Habitat III conference
Namaskar! I am Neha, a 14-year-old girl from a slum in Narela in India’s capital New Delhi. I am one of the…
Story
Winning the Hero Award
I am Rupak Kumar Gouda, a 17-year-old child leader from Humara Bachpan Campaign. We are a child-led movement of 35,500 children who…
Early Childhood Matters
Early Childhood Matters 2016
This edition examines a variety of issues in early childhood development, from scaling up the workforce to innovative financing.
Announcement
Humara Bachpan wins the 2016 Hero Award for Best Youth Act
Foundation partner Humara Bachpan has won the 2016 Hero Award for Best Youth Act. The Hero Awards are an initiative of the…