Decentralised Childcare Services: The SEWA Experience

Decentralised Childcare Services: The SEWA Experience

The SEWA experience demonstrates that adequate childcare encourages school-going among children and helps tackle social barriers such as caste. Many women can also find employment as crèche teachers and this helps them forge bonds with other women. It serves as an entry point for further organising,...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly Vol. 41; no. 34; pp. 3660 - 3664
Main Author: Mirai Chatterjee
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Sameeksha Trust 26-08-2006
Subjects:
Child care
Child growth
Child nutrition
Children
Communities
Community associations
Integrated Child Development Services
Mothers
Nutrition
Self employment
Working women
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Summary:The SEWA experience demonstrates that adequate childcare encourages school-going among children and helps tackle social barriers such as caste. Many women can also find employment as crèche teachers and this helps them forge bonds with other women. It serves as an entry point for further organising, organisation building and promoting overall community development.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846