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‘’Breaking Ground: Early Childhood Development at the Forefront of the 73rd ECSA-HC Health Ministers’ Conference”
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SAVE THE DATE – High-Level ECE Side Event at ...

A child’s most important steps happen before they set foot in a primary school. By their fifth birthday, children’s brains are 90% developed and the foundations for success at school and in later life are in place. This makes a child’s early years a critical window of opportunity – to set the foundations for life-long success, first at school, and later in life.

SAVE THE DATE – High-Level ECE Side Event at TICAD VII 28th -30th August 2019 in Yokohama, Japan
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Nurturing Care at ECSA 67th Health Minister’s ...

The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Republic of Zimbabwe, hosted the 67th ECSA Health Ministers Conference (HMC) themed ‘Universal Health Coverage: Addressing Health Needs of the Underserved’. The conference brought together government officials from Ministries of Health, health experts and collaborating partners from Africa and beyond, with the aim of identifying policy issues and passing resolutions that contribute to addressing health needs of the underserved.

Nurturing Care at ECSA 67th Health Minister’s Conference
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First AfECN International Conference on Early ...

The first ever-international ECD conference was hosted in collaboration with the Government of Kenya at The Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. In attendance were over 800 delegates from 48 African Countries, 5 Continents, over 100 organizations including Government representatives from Ministries of Education, Health, and Social Protection; Civil Society Organizations, representatives of teachers unions, high level political representation, UN agencies, private sector, philanthropists, donor communities and academia. This inaugural event was aimed at bringing together global, regional, national and local public and private interest groups to disseminate evidence and share experiences aimed at enhancing and scaling good ECD practices across Africa and beyond.

First AfECN International Conference on Early Childhood Development
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First regional meeting of Africa Early ...

This past March network partners from across Africa* met in Nairobi for the first AfECN regional network meeting.

First regional meeting of Africa Early Childhood Network a success!

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: RESEARCH, MONITORING EVALUATION AND LEARNING MANAGER

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As AfECN continues to expand its impact, effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of its projects and initiatives it is critical in assessing progress, understanding outcomes, and ensuring that evidence is used to shape policies and practices.

Purpose of the Role: The Research Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager will play a key role in supporting this goal by designing, implementing, and managing a robust M&E framework that tracks the effectiveness of AfECN’s initiatives and guides organizational learning.

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OPPORTUNITY FOR A PROGRAMME OFFICER!!

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AfECN   would like to recruit a Programme Officer to support its work in strengthening multisectoral advocacy and sub-regional coordination mechanism in WCAR.  The broader tasks include i) supporting stronger engagement of regional and national ECD partners; contributing to improved organizational and advocacy capacities of National Advocacy Partners (NAPs); increased knowledge generation on Early Childhood Education and dissemination across the region.

Contract: 1 year (Renewable based on performance and availability of funds)

Working Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours a week

Location: Dakar, Senegal

Application procedure: Interested candidates who meet the desired qualifications should submit cover letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV), motivation statement (max 2 pages), testimonials, copies of academic transcripts as a single PDF document to careers@afecn.org. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Application Deadline: 22nd August 2023

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Communications and Publicity Officer Position

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To ensure efficient and effective communication with all stakeholders at global, regional and national level, AfECN seeks to recruit a Communications & Publicity Officer. This position will primarily support the development, implementation and monitoring of our internal and external communications strategy, the writing and dissemination of publicity materials, active engagement with the media and co-ordination of AfECN events and conferences.

Send a cover letter and CV expressing your interest to careers@afecn.org and indicate the position title in the subject of the email by 10 February 2023. Successful applicants shall be contacted and invited for an interview.