In spite of the on-going worldwide talk about equality in today's world, women can still be seen stereotypes and discriminated upon.
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Our Project - Anganwadi
Anganwadis- the word Anganwadi literally means ‘courtyard shelter’. This is an initiative by the Indian government as a part of the Integrated Child Development Services( ICDS) program. Stri Shakti also works for the benevolent cause of offering cooked as well as weaning food to Anganwadis in order to combat hunger and malnutrition in the pregnant women, nursing mothers and the new born babies to meet their basic nutritional requirements. This project serves as yet another employment opportunity for women who wish to make a living for their family. The food is prepared by self help groups which consists of 10 women each.these centres also provide non formal preschool education, immunization, health checkup’s etc.
