Blog Series on Early Childhood Development

As part of our Early Childhood Development project in collaboration with the REAL Centre and funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, we proudly sponsored ten Early Childhood Development researchers to attend the Eastern Africa Regional Early Childhood Conference (EARECC) in Tanzania this March. This opportunity allowed them to present their research, engage with peers, and explore potential research collaborations. 

Over the next few weeks, we will be featuring blogs written by these researchers, narrating their experiences at this conference, as well as providing deeper insights into the state of Early Childhood Development both in their respective countries and across Africa.  

Read the blogs here: 

• Participating in the Eastern Africa Regional Early Childhood Conference: Sharing, Learning and Networking  

• Enhancing Early Childhood Development Policies: A Call to Action for Tanzania  

• The Status of ECD Financing in Six SADC Countries: National Budgeting, Aid Allocation and ECD Learning Costs

• Responding to Learning Needs of Early Childhood Children through Teacher Training in Zambia 

• Strategies and Challenges in Advancing ECCE through Implementation Science: A Case from Uganda

• Taking the Model of Supporting Early Childhood through Ubuntu to a Wider Audience

• How the Home Environment Contributes to Addressing Learning Poverty for Young Children in Tanzania

• Health Concerns in Early Childhood Education Centres: Scenarios in Selected Schools in Zambia 

• Community Engagement in Improving Early Literacy Skills in Malawi 

• Teachers’ Profile and Role in Supporting Early Childhood in Schooling