The "These Rights Are Mine!" project empowers Malawian children aged 10–16 to defend their rights against labor and abuse. Using participatory theater and peer training, it turns students into ambassadors for child protection and social change.

Based in the Rukwa region of Tanzania, this project combats persistent violence and neglect against 3,250 vulnerable children. By establishing parental clinics and "CCS" programs, it provides 53 guardians with childcare training, counseling, and nutritional support. To ensure sus…

This Kenyan research project explores early learning for children (1–8) of out-of-school adolescent mothers in coastal counties. It generates evidence to support school re-entry and seeks partners to expand data collection across the coastal region.

Fadhili Teens Tanzania’s Msichana Thabiti Project empowers adolescent mothers in rural Nyamatongo Ward. It integrates life skills and financial literacy with parenting and nutrition training to ensure optimal development for children aged 0–5.

TYC’s research in Shinyanga, Tanzania, explores how malnutrition affects the learning of children aged 3–6. By linking stunting data to school performance, it aims to integrate nutrition into ECD policies to improve cognitive outcomes.

This ESD program in South Kivu, DRC, empowers 1,200 teachers and youth to combat deforestation and climate vulnerability. By creating 20 agroecological school gardens and 5 micro-reserves, it builds local capacity for biodiversity restoration.

WOTDO empowers adolescent mothers in Uganda through the Nurturing Care Framework. The project provides vocational skilling, parenting mentorship, and small-business support to break poverty cycles and ensure holistic development for children under 6.

**Initiative Year: 2022 | Duration: 5–10 years** ## Objectives/Background Union of Community Development Volunteers (UCDV), an indigenous NGO based in Uganda, is committed to improving access to quality education for vulnerable and underserved children in Uganda. Many primary …

**Initiative Year: 2025 | Duration: Less than 6 months** ## Objectives/Background Early literacy and reading participation in many primary schools are underserved with unqualified teachers. A high percentage of caregivers particularly males, are absent in their children’s liter…

Makasi Rescue Foundation’s 2026 initiative provides play-based early learning for refugee and vulnerable children (3–6) in Uganda. It bridges the schooling gap by training caregivers, establishing community hubs, and integrating health and nutrition.

Seriti’s "aRe Bapaleng" initiative empowers 135,000 South African caregivers through play-based workshops. By activating 4,000 youth as "ECD Champions," it builds community-led nurturing care and creates employment across all nine provinces.

This initiative implemented in Mbeya, Tanzania provides market-based childcare for children under 5. By securing space in Mwanjelwa Market, it allows mothers to trade securely while ensuring kids receive nurturing care, health, and early learning support.

This 2026 Burera District project fights stunting in children under 5. By training caregivers in nutrition and helping households start kitchen gardens and poultry farming, it ensures access to protein and vitamins during the first 1,000 days.

This 2026 Gem Sub-County project treats 3,500 children for jigger infestations. By providing shoes, fumigating homes, and tiling school floors, it eliminates breeding grounds, reduces stigma, and restores health to improve school attendance.

The Continental ECED Framework by the African Union provides strategic guidance and standards to strengthen early childhood systems. It aims to harmonize policies, improve foundational learning, and ensure equitable access to quality education across Africa.