SMART INDIA CHARITABLE TRUST (SICT) has made a considerable shift in its programming approach for an emerging country like India, Children are the future of a nation. development of underprivileged children holds the key to the progress of the nation itself, and their education is the cornerstone of this progress. But education for children cannot be achieved without ensuring the welfare of the family – a child can go to school regularly only when the family, particularly the mother is healthy and empowered; the family has decent livelihood opportunities and a steady income.