In 1975, the Government of India launched the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) to improve the health and nutrition of slum children. Currently, there are 36000 ICDS centers are in Gujarat. Manav Sadhna has joined hands with the government to run 78 ICDS centers, or Anganwadis, in the Vadaj and Sabarmati slum areas. Anganwadi is a community based program of providing Nutrition, Health and Health Awareness programs in slums. Each Anganwadi has one primary teacher and one assistant teacher. The government gives  65 paisa per Anganwadi child per day and Manav Sadhna then adds 70 paisa  per child every day in order to feed them tasty and healthy nutritional snacks. Many of our Anganwaids are adopted by various donors from different countries.  You can help and support to our Angnawadis by adopting each of Anganwadi. Click below link to watch the Anganwadi videos. 
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Every day in Manav Sadhna’s Anganwadis (preschools), more than 2600  slum children age group of 3 to 6 years receive a nutritious meal twice in a day and a value-based education. In addition we provide ready to eat food   for to more then 3000 children of 6 months to 3 years of age groups. Also, more then 2500 Breast feeding mothers, Pregnant lady and adolescent girls are also gets the benefit of the ready to eat food everyday. The food  contains protein, calories and nine micro nutrients such as calcium, iron, iodine, zinc, and vitamin A.

Besides nutrition, we also provide health services and awareness programs for the communities through the Anganwadis, along with a value-based education for the children who attend the centers. The children and communities learn about values, culture, and health, hygiene, and nutrition through stories, songs, dances, and dramas as well as through field trips that expose the children to new concepts and environments. Family Planning and Vaccination are the two major programs that includes in Anganwadi.

Through the Anganwadi project, the Government of Gujarat also gives referral cards for children under 14 years old with major health problems including heart disease and kidney and liver failure. These referral cards allow the children to receive treatment for these diseases free of cost at the hospital.

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The Anganwadi Project(TAP) is a not-for-profit organisation striving to connect Australian design professionals with community groups in the Asia-Pacific region in need of pro-bono design services. In essence, our mission is to improve the living conditions of communities in need, with an emphasis on participatory, community-focussed and long-term sustainable design outcomes.

Architects Without Frontiers has been working since 1999 to develop long-term community partnerships and provide design services that improve disadvantaged communities’ infrastructure and enforce sustainable livelihoods. In 2007 Architects Without Frontiers joined forces with Manav Sadhna and Bholu (www.bholu.com) to rebuild 78 Anganwadis on the Tekro. AWF sends teams of skilled volunteers to Manav Sadhna and provides architectural support for these constructions and renovations. These Anganwadis are constructed by local laborers and use largely re-cycled materials in order to support the Manav Sadhna philosophy of ‘Re-Use, Re-Cycle, and Reduce’. So far, Bholu 1-12 have been completed.