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An Anganwadi worker is a local lady selected from the community to serve as a worker/teacher for 1000 people. She undergoes 4 months of training in health, nutrition, and child development. As the focal point of ICDS services, she provides supplementary food, growth monitoring, health education, non-formal education, and referral services. She is supervised by a Mukhya Sevika and maintains records and reports to the ICDS Project Officer monthly.

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Class Room Teaching ON Training/ Supervision/ Collaboration With Other Functionaries in Community

An Anganwadi worker is a local lady selected from the community to serve as a worker/teacher for 1000 people. She undergoes 4 months of training in health, nutrition, and child development. As the focal point of ICDS services, she provides supplementary food, growth monitoring, health education, non-formal education, and referral services. She is supervised by a Mukhya Sevika and maintains records and reports to the ICDS Project Officer monthly.

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CLASS ROOM

TEACHING
ON
TRAINING/
SUPERVISION/
COLLABORATION WITH
OTHER
FUNCTIONARIES IN
COMMUNITY

By Ms Varna Mohan
MSc. Nursing 1st year
CON, JIPMER
TRAINING OF ANGANWADI WORKERS
ANGANWADI WORKER

 Anganwadi worker derived from  She is trained for 4 months in various  AWW is supervised by Mukhya Sevika.
aspects of health, nutrition and child
“Angan” literally means a courtyard.
development.
 There are about 100 AWWs in each
 Anganwadi worker is a local lady,  After the training, she works as a part- ICDS-project. One such project for one
studied upto 10th standard, selected as a time worker and is paid an honourarium community development block of about
worker/teacher, for 1000 population of about 1,500/- per month. 1 lakh population. As of date over 6,719
ICDS blocks are functioning in the
country
 She is the 'Key person to deliver the Her services include:
services under ICDS-Scheme. The  There is one supervisor, Mukhya Sevika,
'nucleus' or 'the focal point of ICDS for every 20 to 25 AWWS.
being the anganwadi center.  Preparing and serving supplementary
food for the beneficiaries  The beneficiaries under an
Anganwadi worker
 She caters the services to a population of  Growth monitoring of the children
1000, covering about 170 children
between 0 and 6 years, 30 expectant  Health and nutrition education to the a. Nursing mother.
mothers, 15 lactating mothers and about mothers
200 women in the age group of 15 to 44 b. Pregnant women
years.  Non-formal education of the children,
(between 3 and 6 years of age) in the c. Adolescent girls
form of toys, play, game, songs, etc.
 She is assisted by a helper. Under the
d. Other women (15-45 years)
ICDS (Integrated Child Development  Referral services
Services) Scheme, there is an anganwadi
worker for a population of 400-800.  Liaison with other community e. Children below age of 6 years
There are about 100 such workers in development functionaries
each ICDS Project. REFERENCE:
 Maintains the records Park k. Essentials of community health
nursing. Banarasidas Bhanot Publishers,
 AWW is selected from the community,
she is expected to serve.  Submits the reports to Project Officer of Jabalpur.21st ed, 2011. Pg no: 225-226
ICDS monthly. .

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