CII's youth wing, Yi Vadodara organised a visit to the anganwadis at Akota and Tandalja to distribute bananas and juice tertapaks among the children. Akota's is the smallest anganwadi I've seen. 35 children were crammed into a single approx 9ft x 9ft room. The kids hardly had place to move their limbs, let alone play with toys. Tandalja's was a happier place, where the kids were busy colouring in UNICEF-sponsored books. The anganwadi walls are papered with posters, activity charts and pictures and decorations hang from the celing. I love what Tahiraben, the anganwadi worker (pink saree) has done to the place.
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| Kids crowd the doorway of the Akota anganwadi |
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| A banana a day... |
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| Yi members distributing tetrapaks of juice |
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| Striking a pose! |
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| The approach road to the Akota anganwadi |
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| A little girl scowls at us at Tandalja anganwadi |
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| Tahiraben, the anganwadi worker in the pink saree, helps the children with their colouring activities |
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| The walls have been papered with posters and decorations hang from the ceiling |
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| A neighbour helps out with the children |
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