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Madhya Pradesh: Child-related Activities of Key UN
Agencies
ILO activities: Damoh, Jabalpur,
Katni, Sagar, Satna
The ILO is currently implementing the INDUS Project in the five
above districts. The Project is jointly funded by the Government
of India and the Government of the United States of America and
aims at creating an enabling environment where children are motivated
to enrol in schools, induced to refrain from working and households
are provided with income generation alternatives. The Project
works with the National Child Labour Projects (NCLPs) by seeking
to develop models, which can be replicated in other districts.
UNFPA activities: Satna, Rewa,
Sidhi, Panna, Chattarpur
The UNFPA supported Adolescent Programme is part of the UNFPA
Sixth Country Programme of Assistance. It focuses on providing
adolescents with practical information on sexual and reproductive
health. The project’s goal at the national and state level
is to help ensure a healthy and safe development process for adolescents
of both sexes, in and out of school. Key strategies include building
a supportive environment at the policy and community levels; informing
adolescents on health/SRH; building their life skills and promoting
service linkages on a pilot basis.
UNICEF activities: Bhind, Gwalior,
Jhabua, Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Jabalpur, Narsimhapur, Chhindwara,
Balaghat, Harda
In Madhya Pradesh UNICEF is currently implementing the Elementary
Education Programme in the ten above districts. The Elementary
Education Programme supports the Government’s SSA initiative
by making efforts to: (1) reduce gender disparities; (2) promote
access and quality education for children from disadvantaged groups;
(3) enhance learning achievements by improving the quality of
education; (4) improve and expand educational data and analysis
and (5) deliver and document quality education.
WFP activities: Jhabua, Barhwani
WFP is currently implementing two programmes in both districts.
The first one consists of improving the nutritional status of
children and women by supporting the Government’s Integrated
Child Development Service (ICDS). Interventions focus on increased
coverage of children under three and malnourished expectant, as
well as nursing mothers. The pre-school education component of
the ICDS is also strengthened to contribute towards universal
elementary education. The second programme aims at supporting
human development initiatives with special emphasis on girls.
Under this programme a variety of food-based approaches is used
to support children’s enrolment and retention in school.
A mid-morning snack initiative combined with the provision of
appropriate micronutrient-fortified food and school health activities
are expected to improve the learning ability among both girls
and boys
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