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Our Projects

Health, Hygiene and Nutrition for Children:  Supported by Au Small Bank, IRIS KPO and Indians for Collective Action US –  In 27 villages of Vikas Nagar Dehradun working with Children in Bal Sangathans ( Children’s Groups) Angnawadis and children in Bal Sangathans.

Through this program we reach out to to 1032 members, 566 girls and 466 boys actively participating in our Bal Sangathans. These spaces provided all children, especially girls, with a safe space to learn leadership and participatory skills – They hold Health Home Surveys, understand Climate Change and what their role should be, access their local government for issues that they find important for themselves and other children    .

Strengthening  Anganwadis  to foster a sense of belonging for children (0-6 years)  and mothers, and increasing their knowledge on Health, Hygiene and Nutrition for their children and themselves. To understand and access the 6 services provided by the anganwadi. and to support the anganwadi through community participation – Mata samiti.

Safe Guarding Children – Supported by Nainital Bank and MCF’s individual supporters – In 4 Bastis and 50 schools of Dehradun City.

  • To understand consent, ‘safe’ and ‘unsafe’ touch, online safety issues
  • To help parents understand the need to actively protect their children, to recognize and address the signs of violence and sexual abuse in a child
  • To strengthen and build on Ward Level child protection committees, so that all children are safe from child labour, begging, sexual abuse and physical abuse

Digital Learning for Quality Education – In partnership with  Nucleus Software Foundation the MCF works  in 26 villages of the Vikasnagar and Raipur block of the District Dehradun, bringing about 746 children under the umbrella of this program.  The program consists of remedial teaching measures, targeting the slow learners to improve their learning outcomes in Maths and English through  remedial methods.

Child Participation and Child Protection Initiative – In partnership with Azim Premji Philantropy Initiative . Working in 20 villages of Nanda Nagar Chamoli  – To build space for child participation and for communities to listen to children especially on issues of child protection. Strengthen communities and Village Level Child Protection Committees to understand issues of child protection in their villages and strengthen response.

PABAM – A Quarterly children’s magazine  in Hindi that shares the children’s stories in villages that have no connectivity.

 

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