Educational Program

Le projet s'inscrit dans une stratégie de lutte et d'élimination des mutilations génitales en Mauritanie ou le taux de prévalence nationale est de 72% avec 5 régions ou le taux de prévalence dépasse 90% : Guidimakha 97.29%, Gorgol 98.14%, Hodh chagui 94.37%, hodh gahrbi 97.58%, Brakna 88.10%, assaba 98.14%. Malgré l'engagement de l'Etat avec une stratégie nationale de lutte contre les MGF depuis 2007. Cette pratique persiste encore avec ses conséquences préjudiciables

At 86%, Sudan has one of the highest prevalence rates of the worst type of FGM in Africa despite efforts to stop it since the 1940's by the British, by doctors and by NGO's. Even the current regime - with poor record on women's rights - has taken actions funded by international donors. But progress is slow and erratic. Sudan's population is getting younger, urban and educated providing a unique opportunity to significantly speed up the abandonment of FGM through youth leadership.

SmartStart is an early learning franchise – a network of licensed practitioners who implement the same evidence-based programme (SmartStart routine), focusing on two delivery models: twice-weekly playgroups for up to 15 children (critical for reaching children in poorest quintiles quickly and affordably) & supporting existing and new home-based ECD programmes to offer quality programmes to children. Our goal is to ensure that children who attend SmartStart programmes have age-appropriate social, emotional, learning and language skills when they start school.

Early childhood interventions are critical to offset the negative impact of early adversity and to ensure children can reach their developmental potential. The negative impact of early adversity can be decreased or reversed through appropriate early-life interventions. For example, teaching parents play-based activities to stimulate children and providing nutrition supplements for children have been shown to improve physical growth and cognitive and motor development.

Early childhood interventions are critical to offset the negative impact of early adversity and to ensure children can reach their developmental potential. The negative impact of early adversity can be decreased or reversed through appropriate early-life interventions. For example, teaching parents play-based activities to stimulate children and providing nutrition supplements for children have been shown to improve physical growth and cognitive and motor development.

Family is the place where children find a safe and stimulating environment to grow to their full potential. Parents therefore need access to economic resources, social support and to be well equipped to care for, and manage the needs of 0-5 year olds. We are proposing to adapt and scale up the skilful parenting program to include more information on age appropriate parenting during early years and connect families to economic support (agribusiness and social protection).

Saving Brains Grenada is a meme-building corporal punishment prevention project. The goal is to prevent violence against children in small island developing states, starting in the Caribbean, by improving self-regulation and attachment capacity in parents, caregivers, and teachers.We use paraprofessionals and mobile units (Saving Brains Buses) to provide alternatives to traditional child-rearing practices that are detrimental to neurodevelopment and subsequent human capital.

The mission of Two Rabbits is to provide high-quality early childhood education to the marginalized children who need it most. It is our mission to empower the world's hardest to reach children to live in dignity, respect, and peace, providing foundational skills that prepare students for school and life. Our team of education specialists works together with local partners and community stakeholders to create culturally-adapted curricula, rooted in the child's language and culture.

Bolanle Oyeledun of the Center for Integrated Health Programs in Nigeria will develop a new approach that involves teaching Nigerian parents to leverage their motivations for ensuring their children were fully immunized so that they can persuade other parents in low-income settings to do the same. They will hold interviews and group discussions with around 250 parents and grandparents of children who are fully immunized across four regions of Nigeria.

Sophie Mower of The Centre for Global Equality in the United Kingdom will establish a collaborative program for technology students at Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia using expertise and support from a number of other centers in Africa and beyond to provide training and financial resources for them to research and develop their own innovative solutions to local challenges. Students at the university work on creative solutions such as mapping applications particularly in areas of agriculture and health.