Approaches
Knowledge Production and Promotion
Partnership and Advocacy
Policy Intervention
Interventions
Areas
Objectives
Priorities
Child Rights
Strengthening the knowledge and capacities of children in Arab communities from
Beginning to eight years and their caregivers to claim rights and hold others to account
Strengthening the knowledge and capacities of ECD community-based organizations and duty bearers to meet their obligations towards
policies, practice, and legislation
Providing contextualized guidelines to support
ECD CBOs in Arab communities and to enable young children’s development in Arab communities in all phases of emergencies
Fostering the prioritization ECD on the humanitarian preparedness,
response and early recovery agenda and for mainstreaming ECD principles in all sectors.
Exploring safe digital spaces and distant intervention in relation to ECD
in the Arab communities and focus on connecting ECD professionals, parents and
children in effective ways.
Understanding the Challenges of environmental hazards and Climate Change and their consequences in ECD in the Arab communities with focus on Public Health
Enhancing ECD professionals’ status and making their working conditions more “decent” as an essential element to any comprehensive ECD policy and program.
Empower caregivers through influencing decision makers and media
Support dissemination of customized Information and learning materials for caregivers
Support policy development of targeted child right issues on national and regional levels
Support the
development of
adequate and
contextualized digital
content in Arabic for
children
Empower ECD Community based organizations (CBO) in their work to ensure fulfilment of child rights
Support the development of new evidence based ECD research to impact regional and national policy development and legislation
Promote strong links and alliance between ECD actors in the MENA region to enhance information sharing and coordinated common actions
support the development of Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) shadow report by ECD CBOs
Strengthen preparedness and capacities among ECD CBOs, actors and caregivers to respond in and effective and accountable manner during emergencies
Meet the needs of most vulnerable and isolated children in Arab communities from birth to eight years guided by ECD in emergencies guidelines
Build back better ECD ecosystems by connecting local resilience initiatives with national, inter-regional and global plans
Empower ECD CBOs to actively participate in ECD taskforces at National, levels to stimulate exchange with ANECD at regional level and with ECDAN at global level
Mainstream ECD as an integrated approach in conjunction with the Cluster Approach, and the Refugee Coordination Model
Foster learnings from ECD interventions through capturing and disseminating o lessons learned from emergencies affecting the Arab communities
Develop ICT material for children, caregivers and ECD practitioners to recognize digital safe opportunities in relation to the ECD ecosystem
Promote evidence-based research to understand cyber protection in ECD ecosystem for the Arab communities to influence policymakers
Advocate for digital safe spaces and practices for ECD professionals, parents, and children
Promote evidence-based research to understand how environmental hazards an Climate change create a direct threat to children’s health and well-being
Develop ICT awareness contextualized materials to enhance knowledge on how environmental hazards and climate change affect the ECD in the Arab world
Advocating nationally, regionally, and globally for the adaptation and integration of ECD in Environmental dialogues, policies, and frameworks (e.g. COP 21, CMP11)
Increasing ECD professionals’ knowledge and capacities to design, manage and evaluate ECD services for Arab communities.
Promote the implementation of coordinated policies to promote a diverse EC workforce among Arab communities that is skilled, supported, and adequately compensated
ECD
in Emergency
Context
Digital
Empowerment
and Distant
Interventions
Environment
Hazards and
Climate Change
ECD Workforce
ANECD strategy