Empowering communities through gram sabha–led crèche initiatives
The Gram Sabha plays a key role in establishing crèche centers under the Panchayati Raj system to support working mothers. In Mohanpur block, Gaya district, Bihar, five Gram Panchayats—Musaila, Gopalkeda, Dharhara, Bagula, and Shiryawan—have identified childcare needs through community discussions. The Gram Sabha is also responsible for selecting caregivers, ensuring transparency and community ownership. Crèche […]
Building skills for better childcare: training of creche project caregivers
Under the Tarakki Project in Basadhi Panchayat, Bodhgaya, Bihar, sports activities are organized twice daily, in the morning and evening. The morning session includes warm-up exercises and practice for 100-, 200-, and 1600-meter races, along with skipping rope, flying disc throw, and shot put. During the evening session, adolescents participate in games such as cricket, […]
Nurturing little hearts: grand opening of the creche centre
The Creche Initiative Project aims to improve the nutritional status and early childhood development of children aged between 7 months to 3 years in the rural areas to improve their access to proper nutrition, health and Early Childhood Development (ECD) interventions through the establishment of 40 Creche Centres covering 5-gram panchayat villages under Mohanpur block […]
Empowering families through early childhood care.
Agragami India started the Rural Creche Initiative (RCI) in September 2025 with the support of the Azim Premji Foundation (APF) to improve the nutritional status and early childhood development of young children. The project was launched in Mohanpur Block, Gaya, Bihar, covering 5 Gram Panchayats across 58 villages.To establish and operationalize 40 creche centers, the […]
Building brighter beginnings: rural crèche initiative (RCI) staff development program
Three days staff training of the Rural Creche Initiative was held from 16 – 18 September, 2025 organized by Azim Premji Foundation at Samagra Seva Training Hall, Jamui District, Bihar. The training was attended by 14 members including 9 staffs from the project team. The outcomes from the training were that the staff are able […]
Rural creche initiative (RCI): ensuring safe care and early childhood development
Agragami India started the Rural Creche Initiative (RCI) in September 2025 with the support of the Azim Premji Foundation (APF) to improve the nutritional status and early childhood development of young children. The project was launched in Mohanpur Block, Gaya, Bihar, covering 5 Gram Panchayats across 58 villages.To establish and operationalize 40 crèche centres, the […]