Born Learning Campaign to impact 50,000 children.

Born Learning Campaign is currently reaching out to 250 children in 10 anganwadi centres.

Goals of Born Learning Campaign:

• Equip children with tools to learn better
• Working with mothers to ensure healthy growth of the children
• Provide conducive learning Environment to the children

The Born Learning Campaign across 10 Anganawadi centers is visible impact. In the last quarter, greening of Anganwadi centers, placing of food menu and schedule, charts, intensifying teachers to give quality time and education to children, parents’ time contribution and mainstreaming mothers’ committee meetings successfully implemented. Children now come to the centers with lot of pride, eagerness and interest to learn more. Community people too have come forward to contribute their time and help out in day to day activities.

Updates on Born Learning Campaign:

• A total of 250 children and 241 mother have benefitted from Born Learning Campaign
• All 250 children were immunized in the last quarter and were also given de-worming medicines along with a general check-up
• 70 plants and 40 pots were distributed across seven anganwadi centers in the last quarter.
• Flooring work was undertaken in one anganwadi center.
• The mothers’ committee meetings was attended by full capacity.

Hemavathi is a 4-year-old girl enrolled in Kempapura BLC. Her parents Shekar and Lakshmi are both daily wage laborers and have three children-2 girls and 1 boy child. When Hemavathi was enrolled to Kempapura BLC, she was underweight weighing only 9.5kgs when compared to her height which was 87cm and her age. Due to her parent’s negligence and poverty, Hemavathi was suffering from various health issues too. She was found to be suffering from third grade malnourishment as she was not regular in her food habits. Moreover, Hemavathi had not been admitted to any crèche or BLC center.

At a Mothers’ Committee meeting at Kempapura BLC, we identified Lakshmi. We counselled her and she agreed to get her child enrolled to a nearly BLC center. After Hemavathi joined BLC center, the Anganawadi teacher was asked to pay special attention to her. The child was given nutritious food and her mother also counselled to follow the same at home too.

She was also given to regular health check-up by PHC doctors who prescribed her with deworming tablets, vitamin A and other supplements to resolve her health issues. She started responding well and her parents and teachers are happy with her progress.

Hemavathi now comes regularly to BLC center and actively participates in all activities. She has gained weight and now weighs 10.4kg within 6 months of her enrolment. Her language skills, her confidence, her health, her physical and mental development has improved a lot. She interacts and mingles with other children and takes the lead in several activities. Her parents are grateful that their daughter has progressed so well.

We are thankful to all the donors for their support because of which we have been able to successful implement such noble initiatives. We are confident that you will continue to support Born Learning Campaign in the near future too.

Call for action:

• Volunteer with Born Learning, write to info@uwbengaluru.org
• Help us raise more funds from your friends and relatives to scale up the campaign
• Share the updates on your social media accounts to spread awareness about the Born Learning campaign.