OUR STORY
Mobile Creches was conceptualized during the planning of the Gandhi Centenary celebrations on March 14, 1969. Initially known as Kasturba Shishu Vihar, it started as a small project at Rajghat amidst the chaos of the worksite. Meera Mahadevan led the initiative, and Devika Singh joined a few months later.
A creche was established amidst construction noise with limited resources. It accommodated children and a lone worker in a tent provided by the contractor, marking the beginning of a journey for a group who delved into the lives of unskilled migrant workers and their children.
The concept of MC had become a permanent fixture, focusing on providing children with the joys and opportunities of childhood rather than philanthropy or condescending charity. By the 1980s, MC had progressed beyond solely operating daycare centers at construction sites. The initiative expanded to include a school for older children, adult literacy programs for parents, medical check-ups, immunizations, nutrition, and environmental hygiene.
There was a whirling freshness of independence, a new government and Constitution, the national independence movement behind us. There was something in the air about change and new India.
- Devika Singh, Co-Founder
