Shillong, April 28: The Meghalaya Early Childhood Development Mission (MECDM), the nodal agency under the Social Welfare Department, Government of Meghalaya, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Social Service Centre (SSC), the social wing of the Archdiocese of Shillong, marking a landmark step in embedding early childhood development (ECD) into the faith-based ecosystem of Meghalaya.
The ceremony, held at Bianchi Hall, Cathedral Church, Laitumkhrah, was attended by parish priests from all 47 parishes of the Archdiocese of Shillong alongside senior officials of MECDM and the Church leadership.
In a significant gesture, all participants were provided with MECDM’s Mission 1000 Days Booklet and the MECDM Faith-Based Organisation (FBO) Pamphlet — resource materials to equip faith leaders with science-backed ECD knowledge for use in sermons, counselling and community outreach.
