COLLABORATION OF INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WITH SELF-HELP GROUPS TO DECENTRALIZE THE SUPPLY OF SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING AT ANGANWADI CENTERS
The Integrated Child Development Services program provides supplementary food to millions of women and young children in India for approximately 300 days a year at its anganwadi centers (AWCs).
This Implementation Note summarizes the experience and lessons learned in involving women’s self-help groups in procuring, processing, and supplying commodities and processed foods for supplementary feeding at select AWCs in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.