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Nand Ghars
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Community Members
10
Nand Ghars
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States
10
Community Members
Our Vision
Transforming the lives of 7 Crore children and 2 Crores women across 13.7 lakh Anganwadis in India through Nand Ghars, an Anil Agarwal Foundation initiative, by imparting best in class curriculum through televisions for e-learning, healthcare with a doctor at doorstep, hygienic hot cooked meals for nutrition and economically empowering women though customized skill training across India.
Our Mission
Committed to the Prime Minister’s national vision of eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare and empowering women with skill development
Thematic Areas
Health
Each cluster of 25-30 NandGhars have a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) equipped with a Doctor and a Paramedic. The MMU is designed to provide essential Primary Healthcare services and refer emergency cases to nearest Community Health Centre.
Education
NandGhars aim to improve pre-primary education by interactive learning. BaLA designs, pre-loaded content on TV and smart kits provided to children help in building cognitive ability.
Nutrition
To reduce child malnutrition at Nand Ghars, we aim to directly impact 1,60,000 children annually. Nand Ghar provides meals that are: Varied menu to offer variety such as poha, upma, halwa, etc. with best practices followed for hygiene and premium quality food.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
“Women in rural India spend 30 percent of their time working in the fields.” NandGhar supports women towards entrepreneurship by providing training, access to credit and support services. Women are encouraged to establish their own startups through motivational sessions.
Voices Of Nand Ghar
“It gives me immense pleasure to be inaugurating the 1500th Nand Ghar project by Vedanta. It is one of the finest examples of CSR, an important milestone for Vedanta which has transformed the lives of rural women and children across India through its network of Nand Ghars, a modern, state of the art version of the Anganwadi model. I was there for the first Nand Ghar launch four years back and the project has indeed come a long way since then. Congratulations to the Nand Ghar team on this special occasion” – Union Cabinet Minister Women & Child Development "
Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
Union Cabinet Minister Women & Child Development
“I am delighted to see that Vedanta’s flagship project, Nand Ghar, is transforming the lives of rural women and children across the country. We are committed to fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of eradicating child malnutrition, providing education and healthcare, and empowering rural women through skill development, and Nand Ghar will be the change agent. I have no doubt in my mind that Nand Ghar will continue to create a better tomorrow for the mother and the child at the grassroots level.” – Chairman, Shri Anil Agarwal"
Shri Anil Agarwal
Chairman, Vedanta Resources
“Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal’s Vision is to see no child in India malnourished. Vedanta’s Nand Ghars are celebrating 'Poshan Maah' in partnership with the government. The month-long initiatives will strengthen our resolve to eradicate malnutrition in children across the country,” – CEO Project Nand Ghar, Ms. Ritu Jhingon"
Ms. Ritu Jhingon
CEO Project Nand Ghar
"Our Nand Ghars are transforming the lives of rural women and children across the country. We are committed to fulfilling Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of eradicating child malnutrition, providing education and healthcare, and empowering rural women through skill development, and Nand Ghar will be the change agent for the same. I have no doubt in my mind that Nand Ghar will continue to create a better tomorrow for the children and their mothers at the grassroots level.”
Ms. Priya Agarwal
Non-Executive Director
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