Ensuring that future wheels which will drive the country make a healthy beginning, Goodyear India has partnered with Plan India, a child centered community development organization, to support Plan India’s “Early Childhood Care Development Centers” (ECCDs) in New Delhi and Mumbai. This partnership will benefit hundreds of children, who will receive immunizations, have their health monitored regularly and will also receive appropriate nutrition through regular meals each day.
The ECCDs provide a safe and quality learning environment for the children of construction labourers, along with offering counseling to the parents on ante natal/post natal care such as child feeding practices, hygienic living and immunization. The centres also assist parents in admitting their children in government school once they reach the requisite age.
Talking about this initiative, Mr. Rajeev Anand, Vice Chairman & MD, Goodyear India said, “With growth of infrastructure and development activities in urban areas, there are large numbers of labourers moving to our major cities. In many cases, they come with their families and children from rural areas and reside in temporary housing near the construction sites where it can sometimes be difficult to access services in healthcare and education. We chose to partner with Plan India for this project as they have over 10 years of experience and an excellent record in early childhood care and development approaches for children living in and around construction areas in India.”
Partnering with the tyre company, Bhagyashri Dengle, executive director, Plan India said, “Early childhood encompasses the period of development from pre-natal through the transition from home or ECCD centre into the early primary grades. It includes health, nutrition, education, social science, economics, child protection and social welfare. The ECCDs strives to ensure young children’s overall well-being during the early years. Plan aims to improve holistic care for the development of children between 0-6 years at home and in centers by strengthening the government systems and structures as well as building capacities of parents and communities.”
Courtesy: BusinessWire India