Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN)

Join @UNESCO and OMEP on May 20 for a webinar on ensuring equitable and inclusive access to quality #ECCE for children in displacement settings. Register: unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment

📍 À #Akoumapé, les partenaires de la #LomeNutritionConference ont pu constater l'impact du « guichet unique » pour la petite enfance. ✨Santé, stimulation, nutrition & protection réunis en un seul lieu pour offrir à chaque enfant un bon départ. #UNICEFTogo #PourChaqueEnfant

A new commentary by Kendall Trelegan, Laura Martínez Rodríguez, and Caren Grown highlights why care systems must be central to climate adaptation and resilience planning. Read more brookings.edu/articles/care-… #CareEconomy #ClimateResilience #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment

As the #ECDFinancingForum concluded last week, CRS was proud to be part, and contributing by sharing practical experiences from our programs, including: 👉A scalable daycare model to improve access and quality 👉Strengthening resource mobilization that sustain ECD services

À Akoumapé, les partenaires de la #LomeConferenceNutrition ont pu toucher du doigt l'impact du « guichet unique » pour la petite enfance piloté par les communes. Santé, nutrition & protection réunis en un seul lieu pour ne laisser aucun enfant de côté. #LomeNutritionConference

Join the @UNICEF Caring for the Caregiver webinar series this June to explore new evidence from a 6-country study published in The Lancet Global Health on supporting caregivers and strengthening families. #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #ParentingSupport

Offrir à chaque enfant les meilleures chances de grandir et de s’épanouir 🇹🇬 "De #Wézou aux cantines scolaires en passant par la santé à base communautaire, chaque action concrète est un investissement pour l'avenir" Mme le Ministre @MoniSankaredja #LomeNutritionConference

We’re proud to be part of the #ECDFinancingForum 2026 happening in Kigali. Looking forward to discussions that will drive forward sustainable investments that benefit young children and families. @ECDAction @RwandaChild @UNESCO financingforum2026.com

Early childhood development lays the foundation for societies’ futures. Yet investment across Eastern and Southern Africa remains low, fragmented and poorly prioritized. As leaders gather at the #ECDFinancingForum, it’s time to turn evidence into action. unicef.link/4tKn1sx

Africa’s future is shaped in the earliest years. However, UNICEF analysis shows ECD investment in Eastern and Southern Africa is low and poorly prioritized. As leaders meet in Rwanda for the #ECDFinancingForum, we must shift from evidence to action. unicef.org/esa/reports/fi…

À quelques heures de l’ouverture de #LomeNutritionConference à Lomé, Dr @erinna_dia , Représentante Résidente de l' #UNICEFTogo revient sur l’urgence d’agir dès aujourd’hui pour chaque enfant. #LomeNutritionConference @WorldBankAfrica @WHO @UNESCO_fr @ECDAction @UN_Togo

À Lomé, le Togo réunit gouvernements, partenaires et experts autour d’une conviction forte : investir dans la nutrition et le développement de la petite enfance est la stratégie la plus rentable pour bâtir le capital humain de demain. #LomeNutritionConference #ECD #WorldBank

Cette semaine, #LomeNutritionConference réunit décideurs & partenaires autour du gouvernement du Togo pour transformer l’avenir des enfants en Afrique de l'Ouest/Centre. Les enfants méritent des investissements courageux & durables. #PetiteEnfance #Lespremiersmomentscomptent

À #Lomé, Jonathan LEWIS, notre directeur régional adjoint a rappelé une conviction simple : investir dans la nutrition & le développement de la petite enfance n’est pas une dépense sociale. #LomeNutritionConference #ECD #BanqueMondiale #PourChaqueEnfant

Day 2 #ECDFinancingForum: Toolbox launch matches services to instruments for equitable action! SA/Colombia insights, innovative models (blends/bonds), partnerships. Key: Domestic base, equity first, fund caregivers. Momentum to 2027 Summit! #InvestingInTheEarlyYears

Global ECD discussions highlight a critical reality: As financing tightens with aid declining and debt pressures rising ,resources for early childhood are increasingly constrained.

This morning in Kigali, NCDA, @ECDAction and other stakeholders host the Global Technical Financing Forum. The three-day forum aims to advance the sustainable financing for the early years, with a focus on health, nutrition, care, childcare, social protection, and early learning.

A panel discussion revolved around the ECD ecosystem in Rwanda — the journey from concept to the current situation. It was interesting to hear from Gasarabwe Jean Damascène from Rwanda Mountain Tea sharing how the company improved productivity after investing in ECD at workplace.

Day 1 of the #ECDFinancingForum explored how to strengthen sustainable financing for young children from expanding domestic resources and improving efficiency to advancing equity and quality services. The day closed with networking and collaboration across countries and sectors.

Mu Rwanda hateraniye inama mpuzamahanga ku bijyanye no gushora imari mu kwita ku mikurire y’abana bato, irimo kurebera hamwe icyakorwa kugira ngo hongerwe imari nzego zifite aho zihuriye no kureberera abana bato by’umwihariko mu bihugu bikiri mu nzira y’amajyambere, kugira ngo harandurwe burundu ibibazo bikigaragara ko bibangamiye iterambere ry’abana hubakwa ingo mbonezamikurire zifite ubushobozi bwo kwita ku mwana . Ni inama yitabiriwe n’abarenga 200 baturutse mu bihugu bigera kuri 35 bafite aho bahuriye n’imikurire y’abana bato, ikaba ifite insanganyamatsiko igira iti “Gushora imari mu bana bakiri bato ni ingenzi cyane mu iterambere”.