Hyderabad-based Divi’s Foundation extends UNICEF India collaboration for child development

Divi's Foundation for Gifted Children has renewed its partnership with UNICEF India for three years to strengthen disability-inclusive early childhood development by expanding intervention services, supporting families, enhancing Centres of Excellence and building on the achievements of the previous phase.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Divi’s Foundation for Gifted Children (DFGC) announced it has renewed its partnership with UNICEF India to strengthen disability-inclusive early childhood development, with a special focus on high-risk infants and young children.

Under the new phase of the partnership, from August 2026 to July 2029, the collaboration will strive to strengthen Centres of Excellence as clinical and mentoring hubs, expand district care through District Early Intervention Centres (DEICs) and deepen support for families and caregivers.

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The first phase of the partnership, from 2023 to 2026, trained more than 20,000 frontline workers and 50,000 paediatricians, while strengthening nurturing care across 2,200 Anganwadi centres. Nilima Prasad Divi, Managing Trustee, DFGC, and Cynthia McCaffrey, Representative, UNICEF India, signed the agreement, and Dr Pramod Gaddam, president of DFGC, welcomed the renewal.

Nilima Prasad Divi said, “Our partnership with UNICEF reflects a shared commitment to ensuring that every child, regardless of ability or circumstance, has the opportunity to thrive.”