Collaborative · collab-ecdFlagshipThematic SystemsScalingBy invitation

Early Childhood Development Collaborative

Coordinate childcare, nutrition, health, early learning, responsive caregiving and government-system strengthening so every child in the target districts receives the full ECD bundle by 2028.

Districts live

62% · 5 of 8 planned

Anganwadis onboarded

41% · 1,240 of 3,000

Capital committed

34% · ₹6.2 Cr of ₹18.5 Cr

Evidence products

50% · 2 of 4

Shared problem

Anganwadi delivery, nutrition, health referrals and early learning operate in silos, and district ECD coordination bodies lack shared data and standards.

Systems-change thesis

A shared district ECD dashboard, common caregiver curriculum and joint supervisor mentoring model — governed by state DoWCD and DME — will move outcomes faster than any single funder–NGO pair can.

Geography

Assam · Odisha · Jharkhand · Rajasthan

Target population

1.2M children (0–6) and 340K caregivers across 6 aspirational districts

Capital & capabilities

₹18.5 Cr over 3 years · ₹6.2 Cr committed

Bilingual curriculum designersDistrict-level MEL analystsNutrition specialist