What is this Project about?
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Building a strong foundation for lifelong well-being by training local facilitators to become champions of early childhood development – supporting and mentoring parents with empathy, knowledge, and practical tools during the transformative first 1000 days of a child’s life.
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Target audience: ECD practitioners, social service professionals and community-based facilitators
“I really enjoyed it and I learned a lot. I am planning to have a workshop in November (Premature awareness month) at our local clinic, educating pregnant mommies about what I’ve learned today.”
“I have learnt a lot of new things such as fighting in front of a baby can be harmful. I will inform my fellow workers and the parents about what I’ve learnt today. This will help so many new moms.”
“As a 4 to 14 month old facilitator, this was very educational. Thank you for your passion to help our youth!”
“The First 1000 days training has made an impact on assessments and court report writing. Professionals were reminded about the impact of play, nutrition and also safety on the growing child. There is a motivation towards more support of the teenage pregnancy to promote wellbeing and prevent generational neglect and substance abuse issues. Young people were present in both training sessions and reported they are now aware of the importance of child development.”
“Excellent. I learnt how to build babies’ brains.”
“It was very exciting to learn new things about babies and their parents. Thanks for everything.”
“This was inspiring and very educational. I have learnt a lot about brain development. Parents
must give their children more love and attention.”
“I will never look at babies through the same lens again. I will pay attention to their needs. I
learnt that babies are aware of their surroundings even before birth. Babies need all the love
and support from as many people as possible. Thank you for educating educators and
helping them to educate the community.”