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WEBINAR: Community-driven interventions for Early Childhood Development – Experiences and results from Eastern and Southern Africa
Thu, Sep 7, 2023 | 10:07 amWebinar date: Wednesday October 11, 2023 Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm EAT Co-hosted by the Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development and Firelight Click here to register About the webinar: The Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development (IHD) and Firelight invite you to join us for an interactive webinar on community-driven interventions for early […]
NEWS: IHD works with policymakers to enhance ECD investment in Kenya’s lake region
Thu, Jun 15, 2023 | 5:08 pmBy Mike Kariuki, Communications Associate, Aga Khan University The Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development (IHD) together with the Kisumu Medical and Education Trust and other partners are lobbying for increased investments in Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Kenya’s lake region. In Kenya, county governments and other stakeholders have made great strides in the […]
NEWS: Partnerships towards inclusive Early Childhood Development
Wed, Jun 7, 2023 | 9:36 amBy Maureen Ooko, Communications Officer, Aga Khan University The Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development (IHD) is committed to promoting inclusivity in Early Childhood Development (ECD), particularly within the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) of Kenya. In pursuit of this goal, IHD organized a learning workshop in Isiolo county, targeting Civil Society Organisations, government […]
NEWS: Aga Khan University Partnership to promote ECD in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands
Fri, May 5, 2023 | 7:35 amBy Maureen Ooko, Communications Officer, Aga Khan University The Institute for Human Development at the Aga Khan University (IHD), in partnership with the Frontier Counties Development Council endeavours to ensure that children in the Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) regions of Kenya have improved quality of life opportunities. ASALs have some of the highest levels […]
NEWS: Promoting Inclusive Early Childhood Development
Fri, Apr 28, 2023 | 4:41 pmBy Maureen Ooko, Communications Officer, Aga Khan University The Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development (IHD) is creating a course on inclusive early childhood practices. The course seeks to provide training to the early childhood development workforce including early childhood education practitioners, community health workers, policy makers and caregivers, among others, to better understand […]
NEWS: Early Childhood Development within urban informal settlements
Thu, Mar 23, 2023 | 2:00 pmBy Maureen Ooko, Communications Officer, Aga Khan University The success of community-based early childhood development (ECD) programmes is largely dependent on community engagement, according to a recent study conducted by the Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development (IHD). The research found that community engagement was crucial in ensuring stakeholder buy-in and support, which are necessary for […]