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— Participating Learning Action (PLA) Techniques
— Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling
(IYCFC)
In addition to above at the request of Government of
Maharashtra, the Institute’s Regional Centre, Indore
organised a sensitisation programme on ICDS for Deputy
CEOs of Maharashtra at Mumbai. 30 officers attended the
programme.
( iv) Meetings/Workshops/Seminars Under ICDS
— NIPCCD is in process of preparation of Nutrition
and Health Education kit for Anganwadi Workers
(AWWs). As part of the project, a workshop on
identification and mapping of teaching aids suitable
for AWWs was organised. An inventory of training
material available at the state level was also prepared.
— The manual on IYCF prepared by Breastfeeding
Promotion Network of India (BPNI) was pre-tested
in a workshop organised by the Institute.
— Regional Centre, Bangalore organised seven
workshops on Capacity Building of AWWs on Early
Childhood Care and Education and trained 229
AWWs.
(v) Research and Other activities
Quick appraisal of AWTCs
a) As desired by MWCD, a Quick Appraisal of AWTCs
to analyse the overall performance of AWTCs was
undertaken by the Institute. 56 AWTCs from 26 States
were visited by NIPCCD Nodal Officers from
Headquarters and Regional Centres.
b) The Institute prepared the following syllabi for
induction training of newly appointed ICDS Functionaries
during the period under report:
— Syllabus for induction training of CDPOs/ACDPOs
— Syllabus for induction training of Supervisors
— Syllabus for induction training of Newly appointed
AWWs
Training Programme under Other Projects
(Swayamsiddha)
8.35 The Ministry of Women and Child Development has
commissioned NIPCCD as the Lead Training Agency of
Swayamsidha, a national level empowerment programme
for women launched in 2001. It involves evolving training
strategy at National and State Level, identifying State
Training Agencies, quality monitoring of training and
working out media strategy at National Level.
8.36 The Institute organized the following Training
Programmes and Review Meetings related to Swayamsidha
Project: (upto December, 2006)
(a) Training of Trainers for Cluster and Federation –
Organised by Headquarters at Regional Centre, Bangalore
for the Master Trainers of Swayamsidha from Himachal
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and
Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Haryana,
Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
(b) Exposure-cum-Review Meeting of Nodal Officers
of Swayamsidha at NIPCCD Regional Centre, Guwahati.
Nodal Officers and Project Implementation Agencies
(PIAs) of 23 States attended the meeting.
Training Programme for Mauritius Officials
8.37 As a part of Indo-Mauritius Cultural Exchange
Programme, the Institute at its Headquarters organised a
training programme on Preventing and Combating
Trafficking in Women and Children for Commercial Sexual
Exploitation for Officials/NGOs from Mauritius.
8.38 A summary and list of training/orientation
programmes organized by the Institute during 2006-07 (till
December 2006) is at Annexure XXXIII and Annexure
XXXIV respectively.
Research/Evaluation Studies and Other
Projects
8.39 The Institute undertakes research and evaluation
studies as an integral part of its work. During the year (till
November, 2006) the following research studies were
completed:
— Knowledge and Practice of Adolescent Girls
regarding Reproductive Health with Special
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