Improving Early Childhood Development through Community Mobilization and Integrated Planning for Children : Results from the Evaluation of Bachpan Program, Ratlam District, Madhya Pradesh, India

This study reports the results of an impact evaluation of a pilot project implemented in 220 villages in Bajna block, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh (MP), India. The 30-month pilot was designed to improve early childhood development outcomes throu...

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Main Author: Sankar, Deepa
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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spelling okr-10986-162862021-04-23T14:03:28Z Improving Early Childhood Development through Community Mobilization and Integrated Planning for Children : Results from the Evaluation of Bachpan Program, Ratlam District, Madhya Pradesh, India Sankar, Deepa ACUTELY MALNOURISHED ADEQUATE HEALTH ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT GIRLS AGE GROUPS AGED ALCOHOL ALCOHOLISM ANTENATAL CARE ANTENATAL VISITS BABIES BASIC EDUCATION BIRTH ATTENDANT BIRTHS BLOOD PRESSURE BOOSTER DOSES BREASTFEEDING CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS CHILD HEALTH CHILD IMMUNIZATION CHILD MALNUTRITION CHILD PROTECTION CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDBIRTH CHILDCARE SERVICES CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES CHILDREN FULLY IMMUNIZED COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING DECISION MAKING DELIVERY CARE DIET DIETS DIPHTHERIA DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES DROPOUTS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FATIGUE FOLIC ACID GIRLS HEALTH CARE HEALTH FACILITY HEALTH WORKERS HEALTHY CHILDREN HEPATITIS B HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATION OF CHILDREN INFANTS INFECTION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS IRON ISOLATION LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS LITERACY MEASLES MICRO- NUTRIENTS MIGRATION NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY NEONATAL TETANUS NURSE MIDWIFE NUTRITION NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION STATUS NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES NUTRITIONAL STATUS OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE PHYSICAL GROWTH POLIO POLIOMYELITIS POSTNATAL CARE PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMAN PREGNANT WOMEN PRENATAL CARE PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL PROGRAM PREVENTABLE DISEASES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLING PROPHYLAXIS PUPIL TEACHER RATIO RURAL AREAS SAFE DELIVERY SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL READINESS SCHOOLS SIBLINGS SMOKING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL SKILLS STUDENT ATTENDANCE STUNTING TEACHERS TEACHING TETANUS UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN VACCINATION VACCINES VILLAGE EDUCATION VITAMIN A WASTING WHOOPING COUGH WORKERS YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH YOUTH GROUP This study reports the results of an impact evaluation of a pilot project implemented in 220 villages in Bajna block, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh (MP), India. The 30-month pilot was designed to improve early childhood development outcomes through: (a) creating awareness on child development issues among households and the community; (b) strengthening linkages between different service providers; (c) intensifying the connection between the community, panchayat (local governments), and service providers; (d) facilitating the formation of Village Resource Groups (VRGs) with representatives of the community, panchayat, and service providers to ensure better convergence and coordination of service delivery; (e) developing integrated village-level action plans around the needs of the child; and (f) advocating and lobbying with local, district, and state administration for flexible allocation of resources. The evaluation assessed the impact of the project on health, education, and nutrition milestones or outcomes or outputs identified for each stage of child development. This report is structured as follows: chapter one gives background; chapter two presents evaluation of the results of the pilot project; chapter three presents progress in processes and identified outcomes or milestones; and chapter four deals with Bachpan-lessons learned. 2013-11-18T17:18:09Z 2013-11-18T17:18:09Z 2013-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/18197569/improving-early-childhood-development-through-community-mobilization-integrated-planning-children-results-evaluation-bachpan-program-ratlam-district-madhya-pradesh-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16286 English en_US South Asia Human Development Sector Discussion Paper;No. 59 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India
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topic ACUTELY MALNOURISHED
ADEQUATE HEALTH
ADOLESCENT
ADOLESCENT GIRLS
AGE GROUPS
AGED
ALCOHOL
ALCOHOLISM
ANTENATAL CARE
ANTENATAL VISITS
BABIES
BASIC EDUCATION
BIRTH ATTENDANT
BIRTHS
BLOOD PRESSURE
BOOSTER DOSES
BREASTFEEDING
CHILD CARE
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD IMMUNIZATION
CHILD MALNUTRITION
CHILD PROTECTION
CHILD SURVIVAL
CHILDBIRTH
CHILDCARE SERVICES
CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES
CHILDREN FULLY IMMUNIZED
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
DECISION MAKING
DELIVERY CARE
DIET
DIETS
DIPHTHERIA
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
DROPOUTS
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
FAMILIES
FAMILY HEALTH
FATIGUE
FOLIC ACID
GIRLS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH FACILITY
HEALTH WORKERS
HEALTHY CHILDREN
HEPATITIS B
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMMUNIZATION
IMMUNIZATION OF CHILDREN
INFANTS
INFECTION
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
IRON
ISOLATION
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS
LITERACY
MEASLES
MICRO- NUTRIENTS
MIGRATION
NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY
NEONATAL TETANUS
NURSE MIDWIFE
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION STATUS
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE
PHYSICAL GROWTH
POLIO
POLIOMYELITIS
POSTNATAL CARE
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMAN
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRENATAL CARE
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
PREVENTABLE DISEASES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PROPHYLAXIS
PUPIL TEACHER RATIO
RURAL AREAS
SAFE DELIVERY
SANITATION
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL READINESS
SCHOOLS
SIBLINGS
SMOKING
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL GROUPS
SOCIAL SKILLS
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
STUNTING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TETANUS
UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN
VACCINATION
VACCINES
VILLAGE EDUCATION
VITAMIN A
WASTING
WHOOPING COUGH
WORKERS
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUTH
YOUTH GROUP
spellingShingle ACUTELY MALNOURISHED
ADEQUATE HEALTH
ADOLESCENT
ADOLESCENT GIRLS
AGE GROUPS
AGED
ALCOHOL
ALCOHOLISM
ANTENATAL CARE
ANTENATAL VISITS
BABIES
BASIC EDUCATION
BIRTH ATTENDANT
BIRTHS
BLOOD PRESSURE
BOOSTER DOSES
BREASTFEEDING
CHILD CARE
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD IMMUNIZATION
CHILD MALNUTRITION
CHILD PROTECTION
CHILD SURVIVAL
CHILDBIRTH
CHILDCARE SERVICES
CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES
CHILDREN FULLY IMMUNIZED
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
DECISION MAKING
DELIVERY CARE
DIET
DIETS
DIPHTHERIA
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
DROPOUTS
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
FAMILIES
FAMILY HEALTH
FATIGUE
FOLIC ACID
GIRLS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH FACILITY
HEALTH WORKERS
HEALTHY CHILDREN
HEPATITIS B
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMMUNIZATION
IMMUNIZATION OF CHILDREN
INFANTS
INFECTION
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
IRON
ISOLATION
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS
LITERACY
MEASLES
MICRO- NUTRIENTS
MIGRATION
NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY
NEONATAL TETANUS
NURSE MIDWIFE
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION STATUS
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE
PHYSICAL GROWTH
POLIO
POLIOMYELITIS
POSTNATAL CARE
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMAN
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRENATAL CARE
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
PREVENTABLE DISEASES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PROPHYLAXIS
PUPIL TEACHER RATIO
RURAL AREAS
SAFE DELIVERY
SANITATION
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL READINESS
SCHOOLS
SIBLINGS
SMOKING
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL GROUPS
SOCIAL SKILLS
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
STUNTING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TETANUS
UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN
VACCINATION
VACCINES
VILLAGE EDUCATION
VITAMIN A
WASTING
WHOOPING COUGH
WORKERS
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUTH
YOUTH GROUP
Sankar, Deepa
Improving Early Childhood Development through Community Mobilization and Integrated Planning for Children : Results from the Evaluation of Bachpan Program, Ratlam District, Madhya Pradesh, India
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description This study reports the results of an impact evaluation of a pilot project implemented in 220 villages in Bajna block, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh (MP), India. The 30-month pilot was designed to improve early childhood development outcomes through: (a) creating awareness on child development issues among households and the community; (b) strengthening linkages between different service providers; (c) intensifying the connection between the community, panchayat (local governments), and service providers; (d) facilitating the formation of Village Resource Groups (VRGs) with representatives of the community, panchayat, and service providers to ensure better convergence and coordination of service delivery; (e) developing integrated village-level action plans around the needs of the child; and (f) advocating and lobbying with local, district, and state administration for flexible allocation of resources. The evaluation assessed the impact of the project on health, education, and nutrition milestones or outcomes or outputs identified for each stage of child development. This report is structured as follows: chapter one gives background; chapter two presents evaluation of the results of the pilot project; chapter three presents progress in processes and identified outcomes or milestones; and chapter four deals with Bachpan-lessons learned.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Sankar, Deepa
author_facet Sankar, Deepa
author_sort Sankar, Deepa
title Improving Early Childhood Development through Community Mobilization and Integrated Planning for Children : Results from the Evaluation of Bachpan Program, Ratlam District, Madhya Pradesh, India
title_short Improving Early Childhood Development through Community Mobilization and Integrated Planning for Children : Results from the Evaluation of Bachpan Program, Ratlam District, Madhya Pradesh, India
title_full Improving Early Childhood Development through Community Mobilization and Integrated Planning for Children : Results from the Evaluation of Bachpan Program, Ratlam District, Madhya Pradesh, India
title_fullStr Improving Early Childhood Development through Community Mobilization and Integrated Planning for Children : Results from the Evaluation of Bachpan Program, Ratlam District, Madhya Pradesh, India
title_full_unstemmed Improving Early Childhood Development through Community Mobilization and Integrated Planning for Children : Results from the Evaluation of Bachpan Program, Ratlam District, Madhya Pradesh, India
title_sort improving early childhood development through community mobilization and integrated planning for children : results from the evaluation of bachpan program, ratlam district, madhya pradesh, india
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/18197569/improving-early-childhood-development-through-community-mobilization-integrated-planning-children-results-evaluation-bachpan-program-ratlam-district-madhya-pradesh-india
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