Incremental Learning Approach (ILA) : A Transformational Approach to Build Capacities and Skills (English)

Launched in March 2018, and implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Government of India (Gol), the POSHAN Abhiyaan (or the National Nutrition Mission) aimed at achieving improvement in nutritional status of children from 0-6 years, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers in a time-bound manner, and reduction in stunting and wasting in children (0-6 years), as well as reduction in anemia among women, children and adolescent girls. A key program pillar under the POSHAN Abhiyaan was an innovative capacity building approach - the Incremental Learning Approach (ILA) - piloted under the Integrated Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP) of the MWCD, Gol, in 2016 in select eight states, prioritized on the basis of high undernutrition rates, utilizing the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) platform. This method aimed at building the capacity as well as motivation of program functionaries, which is critical for effective service delivery and behavior change at the community level.