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Muskaan- Early Childhood Care Centres (ECCCs)

Muskaan- Early Childhood Care Centres (ECCCs)
  • Supported By: SBI FoundationL
  • Coverage: Sagar & Ghoramara Isnads, Sundarbans, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
  • Duration: Initiated in April 2025
  • Beneficiaries: 100 climate impacted children (0-6 years)
  • Objective: Through Muskaan, SEED strives to give climate-affected children a fair start — where they can learn, play and thrive — even amidst the uncertainties of a changing climate. The project aims to build resilient futures for the youngest members of Sundarbans’ displaced communities

Project Overview

The Muskaan - Early Childhood Care Centres (ECCCs) project is SEED’s integrated initiative to provide early childhood education, nutrition and psychosocial support to young children from climate-affected families in some of the most fragile islands of the Sundarbans. Children in Ghoramara and Sagar Islands face multiple risks due to climate-induced displacement, loss of livelihoods and disrupted access to education and health. The Muskaan project offers them a safe, nurturing space where their holistic development is supported, laying the foundation for long-term resilience.

Impact So Far

  • • Daily operation of 2 fully equipped ECCCs (one in each island), serving 100 enrolled children.
  • • Play-based early learning and Foundational Literacy & Numeracy (FLN) activities.
  • • Provision of nutritious midday meals and regular health and nutritional assessments.
  • • Regular nutritional supplements distribution and administering deworming drives.
  • • Psychosocial activities led by trained counselors to support emotional well-being.
  • • Parental workshops to strengthen positive parenting and community support.
  • • 100 climate-vulnerable children accessing early learning, nutrition and healthcare services.
  • • Stronger parental awareness on early childhood development practices across 8 villages.
  • • Strengthening community ownership and participation through 2 Community Advisory Committees having 20 members.

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