Advancing Nurturing Care Framework for Early Childhood Development
From Policy and Evidence to Action, that is the theme of the 5th national Early Childhood Development (ECD) stakeholders’ to be held at Turkana University College from 17th to 19th July, 2023. The Early Childhood Development Network for Kenya in collaboration with Turkana County Government will be hosting the it. The action-oriented conference brings together practitioners, researchers, policymakers and participants drawn from national and the 47 county governments in Kenya, research institutions, civil society organizations, the private sector, donors, and the media. The results focused conference will provide participants an opportunity to share and gain knowledge and insights on cultural and indigenous child-rearing practices; models of good practice for children living in diverse circumstances; community systems engagement through enhanced technology use; ECD financing, investment and budgeting; the Children Act (2022) in relation to ECD implementation, re-imagining the nurturing care framework (NCF); coordination, collaboration and implementation of ECD to reach all children.
The sub-themes of the conference are:
- Systems thinking and the Nurturing Care Framework: Strengthening community systems – leveraging the community health strategy to ward level;
- Leveraging intersectionalities: Coordination, Technical Working Groups, and implementation blocks;
- Aligning knowledge: Indigenous and traditional child-rearing practices and cultures that promote nurturing care;
- Reframing inclusivity: A good start for all children; and
- Early Childhood Education: building programs on best practices.
This blog shares emerging, promising and evidence-supported practices in promoting and advancing the nurturing care framework for early childhood development. It is courtesy of members of the Rise and Shine project in Kenya, namely:
- Action Network for the Disabled (ANDY)
- Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)
- Build Africa Kenya (BAK)
- Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium (KANCO)
- Lwala Community Alliance
- Madrasa Early Childhood Programme – Kenya (MECP-K)
- Terre des hommes Foundation Kenya (Tdh)
- The Action Foundation (TAF)
- Early Childhood Development Network for Kenya (ECDNeK)