COWE India, UNDP Launch Childcare Pilots in Telangana

By: Women Entrepreneurs Review Team | Saturday, 14 November 2026

The Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of India (COWE India) has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support two Aveksha childcare centres in Telangana as pilot sites for a workplace-based childcare model. The collaboration was launched on Friday at the COWE India Aveksha Day Care Centre located at the TGIIC-IALA Office in Pashamylaram.

In an attempt to enhance the support mechanisms available to working mothers in their workplaces, the initiative enables their access to high-quality childcare services. Through this initiative, children would receive nutritious meals, education and special care.

Key Highlights:

• COWE India and UNDP launch two pilot Aveksha childcare centres in Telangana
• The centres will provide nutritious meals and early learning facilities for children
• Student-developed Sajag AI uses CCTV monitoring to strengthen child safety

A key element of this initiative includes Sajag AI, an AI-based system created for child monitoring by students. The technology has been launched to ensure improved security and monitoring of the children at the centers. This is a unique product meant for improving the safety of childcare centers through advanced artificial intelligence solutions. Sajag AI is a brainchild innovation by two young student entrepreneurs who are currently studying Grade X, Shloak Bihani, and Aryaman Taparia.

Sajag AI will be used to analyze CCTV feeds from the Aveksha centers. When it detects an activity that could be considered unsafe or questionable in nature, it raises an alert in respect of the same for the team at the Aveksha center. The notification is sent out immediately via an SMS or e-mail along with the details of the incident and a screenshot of the same. The organizations believe that childcare could influence the presence of women in the workforce and their career progression.

As part of the program, two Aveksha centers in Pashamylaram and Suraram will be assisted by UNDP and will serve as pilots to showcase the sustainability of a business model of childcare services at workplaces. At both of the centers, three daily meals will be provided to meet the children’s nutrition requirements, besides early learning programs that help them grow cognitively and developmentally.

In addition to offering childcare services, the partnership seeks to promote the integration of workplace-based childcare within the concept of inclusive employment. Through combining the power of women entrepreneurs' networks, development experience, and technologies, UNDP and COWE India have begun to create favorable conditions for working women leaders and their families.

The event witnessed the presence of important personalities from the domains of public administration, development sector, and women entrepreneurship. It included among others Shruti Ojha, Special Secretary & Director, Women and Child Welfare and Social Welfare; Jeya Chandran, Regional Head – Southern India, UNDP; COWE India Founding Directors Uma Gurkha and Madhu Tyagi; and COWE India’s National President, Neeraja Reddy.