Many generations ago, an estate child's first years began in a cloth hammock strung up near the rows of tea bushes, so a mother could keep working within earshot of her infant. Later a corner in a line room was converted to establish Pulle Madu, where infants and toddlers were sheltered to ensure that plucking...
Together, these stakeholders form the tripartite body that established the Planters' Human Development Trust (PHDT) in 1992, and have since contributed to significant development across the 22 RPCs. 720 million annually to maintain these CDC's, reflecting the sector's continued investment in childhood development and the wellbeing of plantation communities.
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