By Pranay Jajodia | Project Coordinator
When little Meena was born, she was so weak and frail that her pulses could hardly be felt. Her family, one of the hundreds of impoverished families living in the remote village of Pokhardiha near the Jharkhand – Bihar border, thought she was dead. They were going to bury her, when Lila, the very vigilant Anganwadi worker of the village rushed to her rescue.She not only taught the new mother how to take care of the little one, but kept a routine check to make sure she started growing up healthy.
Enter her centre at any point in time during its working hours and you will hear cheerful laughter and singing from the children. From pre natal and post natal care to effective pre-school education, Lila doesn’t let the ball drop when it comes to her work. She used innovative methods to teach the children. She makes home visits to every household that has a child. She keeps track of every child in that village.
Lila is one of those thousands of Anganwadi workers in our country who get meagre amounts as honorarium and are certainly not obliged to work beyond their duty hours or what they are entitled do. But they do.
YOUR support helps these miracle workers do what they do best and save the lives of countless children!
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