Over the past 21 years The Mountain Children's Foundation works in the in the Indian state of Uttarakhand to break down barriers for children and enhance the role of young people in transforming their communities on issues spanning from child participation and child protection, to health & sanitation, education, gender equality, the environment – climate change and disaster mitigation.
Currently we are working in a total of 59 villages in the districts of Dehradun and Chamoli Uttarakhand and 4 Bastis. Our focus in on - Child Protection through our partnership with, Child Participating with 60 vibrant Bal Sangathans created in 60 villages. We focus on preprimary education nutrition and growth in anganwadis and the role of the communities in ensuring that these are vibrant centers in 27 villages and 40 anganwadis . We have been focusing on strengthening the School Management committees in primary schools so that they can endure that their children can get their rights under the Right to Education Act 2009. In 26 villages we provide remedial support to primary school children in Math and English.
In a year we reach out to – 900 infants; 2755 adults and 8396 children. We indirectly impact a population of 34,131 people.