Improving Early Childhood Development through Community Mobilization and Integrated Planning for Children : Results from the Evaluation of Bachpan Program, Ratlam District, Madhya Pradesh, India

This study reports the results of an impact evaluation of a pilot project implemented in 220 villages in Bajna block, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh (MP), India. The 30-month pilot was designed to improve early childhood development outcomes through: (a) creating awareness on child development issues among households and the community; (b) strengthening linkages between different service providers; (c) intensifying the connection between the community, panchayat (local governments), and service providers; (d) facilitating the formation of Village Resource Groups (VRGs) with representatives of the community, panchayat, and service providers to ensure better convergence and coordination of service delivery; (e) developing integrated village-level action plans around the needs of the child; and (f) advocating and lobbying with local, district, and state administration for flexible allocation of resources. The evaluation assessed the impact of the project on health, education, and nutrition milestones or outcomes or outputs identified for each stage of child development. This report is structured as follows: chapter one gives background; chapter two presents evaluation of the results of the pilot project; chapter three presents progress in processes and identified outcomes or milestones; and chapter four deals with Bachpan-lessons learned.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Sankar, Deepa
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-05
Subjects:	ACUTELY MALNOURISHED, ADEQUATE HEALTH, ADOLESCENT, ADOLESCENT GIRLS, AGE GROUPS, AGED, ALCOHOL, ALCOHOLISM, ANTENATAL CARE, ANTENATAL VISITS, BABIES, BASIC EDUCATION, BIRTH ATTENDANT, BIRTHS, BLOOD PRESSURE, BOOSTER DOSES, BREASTFEEDING, CHILD CARE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD IMMUNIZATION, CHILD MALNUTRITION, CHILD PROTECTION, CHILD SURVIVAL, CHILDBIRTH, CHILDCARE SERVICES, CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES, CHILDREN FULLY IMMUNIZED, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING, DECISION MAKING, DELIVERY CARE, DIET, DIETS, DIPHTHERIA, DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, DROPOUTS, EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, FAMILIES, FAMILY HEALTH, FATIGUE, FOLIC ACID, GIRLS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH FACILITY, HEALTH WORKERS, HEALTHY CHILDREN, HEPATITIS B, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMMUNIZATION, IMMUNIZATION OF CHILDREN, INFANTS, INFECTION, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, IRON, ISOLATION, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS, LITERACY, MEASLES, MICRO- NUTRIENTS, MIGRATION, NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY, NEONATAL TETANUS, NURSE MIDWIFE, NUTRITION, NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS, NUTRITION STATUS, NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE, PHYSICAL GROWTH, POLIO, POLIOMYELITIS, POSTNATAL CARE, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMAN, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRENATAL CARE, PRESCHOOL EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, PREVENTABLE DISEASES, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PROPHYLAXIS, PUPIL TEACHER RATIO, RURAL AREAS, SAFE DELIVERY, SANITATION, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL READINESS, SCHOOLS, SIBLINGS, SMOKING, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL GROUPS, SOCIAL SKILLS, STUDENT ATTENDANCE, STUNTING, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TETANUS, UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN, VACCINATION, VACCINES, VILLAGE EDUCATION, VITAMIN A, WASTING, WHOOPING COUGH, WORKERS, YOUNG MEN, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUTH, YOUTH GROUP,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/18197569/improving-early-childhood-development-through-community-mobilization-integrated-planning-children-results-evaluation-bachpan-program-ratlam-district-madhya-pradesh-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16286
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