For the first time in Madhya Pradesh, a novel initiative has been taken to eradicate malnutrition in children. Under the initiative started with cooperation of Care India and BBC Media, awareness will be created among pregnant women and lactating mothers about nutritious diet through games like Snake and ladder.
Pregnant women and lactating mothers are being informed that two years since birth are very important for growth of child. Mother's milk is the best for child for first 6 months, but if child is not given supplementary diet with mother's milk after 6 months he is gripped by malnutrition.
Integrated Child Development Department has taken this novel initiative for effectively offsetting a serious issue like child nutrition on the occasion of National Nutrition Week-2013. For this game 'Jeet Zaroori Hai' has been developed with the cooperation of Care India and BBC Media, which is based on traditional Snake and ladder game. Through this, initiative has been taken to create awareness among women regarding benefits of supplementary diet and social restrictions.
Orientation training for this has been arranged for all Project Officers and Supervisors in the State. Through these master trainers, all Anganwadi workers have trained about supplementary nutritious diet. These workers are apprising pregnant women and lactating mothers about nutritious diet.
Through Snake and ladder game, a new concept has been given to traditional methods of nutrition through which Anganwadi workers are providing health and nutrition-related information to women.
This novel initiative of Directorate of Integrated Child Development Service of Women and Child Development Department is creating awareness about malnutrition among women.