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From Struggles to Strength
Across Pakistan, millions of children are at risk of poor growth and delayed development because of poverty, malnutrition, and lack of support services during their early years. To change this, UNICEF-with support from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has set up and supported six Early Childhood Dev...
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Fewer children dying before turning five in Southern Asia than ever before – UNICEF
KATHMANDU/ NEW DELHI, 13 March 2024, – The number of children dying under five years of age declined by two thirds over the past two decades in Southern Asia, according to new mortality estimates released by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population Division and the World Bank Group. Southern Asia includes nine countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh,…, Notes to editors, Download photos and broll from South Asia, here,...
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Review of Early Childhood Education (ECE) Models in Pakistan
This study employed a qualitative research approach with four main tools implemented at the national and provincial levels. In-person case studies and focus group discussions were conducted with education providers and stakeholders as well as parents and guardians of ECE-aged children. ECE teacher and classroom observations (8) provided contextualised information regarding the ECE situation in practice. Key informant interviews were conducted rem...
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Newsletter - 4th International Conference on Early Childhood Development
The 4th International Conference on Early Childhood Development centred around the theme “Nurturing for Transforming Lives - The Power of Early Childhood Development” was held on 22nd and 23rd February at the Allama Iqbal Open University.
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Key Family Care Practices - Counselling Cards
There are 22 key family care practices which cover the period from conception to 8 years. The topics cover health, nutrition, safe water, hygiene and sanitation, child protection and education as well as nurturing and care. Men's role and engagement in child development have been highlighted as key and promoted across the 22 practices.
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Overview of Key ECD Programmes and Support in South Asia
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Participant Handbook on Early Childhood Development and Parenting Education
The objective of the handbook is to provide guidance to the LHWs/other frontline workers to conduct parenting education to families and care-givers and bring a positive change in people’s behaviours towards maternal and child health and development including nurturing care and responsive caregiving. It will help to improve the capacity of LHW/other frontline workers to increase their understanding of ECD and to improve effective communication and...
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Training Manual on Early Childhood Development and Parenting
This Parenting Manual is part of the Parenting Package to support parents, caregivers, family and the community to provide integrated care to young children. This training module is going to inform parents and caregivers, teachers, social welfare workers, and all those paraprofessionals working with mothers and children on the needs of children and how to respond to them.
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Early Childhood Development - Policy Mapping in Pakistan
This study was conducted with support of UNICEF Pakistan, and aimed to map out existing interventions, service delivery and sector policies that support and promote ECD, and to collect data and information on ECD programmes, coverage, target ages, delivery platforms and systems, in order to guide the development of a comprehensive ECD policy framework for Pakistan. It comprised a literature review and a total of 279 interviews and consultations c...
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National Policy Dialogue on Early Childhood Development
Over 100 multi-sectoral stakeholders participated in the two days long high-level policy dialogue including Government officials, parliamentarians, international, regional and national ECD experts, civil society, academia, private sector, and the media. The dialogue was organised into an opening session, a series of technical sessions and a closing session. During the two-day intensive dialogue, participants reflected on the current status of you...
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Early Childhood Development (ECD)
Challenges, Globally, over 43 per cent (approx. 250 million) of children under the age of 5 are at risk of not fulfilling their full developmental potential due to risks of poverty, poor nutrition and a lack of access to basic services and early enriching opportunities (lancet 2016). Children who do not receive ad...
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