Our programme approach
Using the life-cycle approach in programming for children
Our programme approach takes a life cycle approach that allows for integrated multi-sectoral programming and services to support child survival and development in the first decade of life, and adolescent development and participation, in the second decade of life. The programmes focuses on four key areas that will ensure that every Namibian child's rights is realized.
The four key approaches include:
UNICEF Namibia Country Programme 2019-2023
Child survival and development
Under the child survival and development approach, UNICEF Namibia will ensure that all Namibian children from the age of 0 to 10 have improved access to healthcare, education, child protection, early childhood development, civil registration, and water, sanitation and hygiene services.
This will be achieved by strengthening multi-sectoral service delivery systems and building national capacity to provide an essential package of quality high-impact integrated maternal, neonatal and child health.
This will ensure that every child has the best start to life, so they can be healthier and better equipped to cope with secondary school – and further studies that could shape their future which connects closely with the second decade of life.
Adolescent development and participation
Our focus on adolescent development and participation will serve as a platform where adolescents have access to quality education, sexual reproductive health, health services and HIV treatment, if needed, protection against violence, make their voices heard through participation in decision-making processes to improve adolescence development systems.
We will achieve this by supporting government with key priority interventions, including strengthening multi-sectoral service delivery, building national capacity, focus on sexual reproductive health, learning and skills, protection against violence, and participation.
Improving child friendly environments
By creating a safe, resilient and supportive environment for all children, adolescents and their families, UNICEF will ensure a sustainable reduction in multidimensional vulnerabilities for all children including marginalized children in Namibia.
Interventions to improve child friendly environments will focus on supporting humanitarian assessments that include a child focus, age-, gender- and disability- disaggregate data – using evidence to advocate for equitable access to government-funded (and inflation-protected) social grants that benefit all children.
This will be achieved by strengthening the capacity of key line ministries for a more integrated, effective and efficient social protection system, and to ensure that social protection results to access to other social services, including birth registration.
Programme effectiveness
Our focus on programme effectiveness will ensure that government regularly reports on how the rights of all children and adolescents are being met, overcoming harmful social norms and practices in the process.
We will achieve this through a few key priority interventions, which include programme coordination, research and monitoring, communication for development (C4D), technology for development (T4D), cross-sectoral coordination, strategic partnerships and resource mobilisation.
We will monitor and evaluate the programme to identify and address risks, making sure every child is given the chance to thrive and develop to reach their full potential.
