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Early Learning and Child Development (ELCD) for children in urban slum and tea garden project-3rd phase funded by UNICEF (2019-2020)

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Early Learning and Child Development (ELCD) for children in urban slum and tea garden project-3rd phase funded by UNICEF (2019-2020)

Program
Early Learning and Child Development (ELCD) for children in urban slum and tea garden project-3rd phase funded by UNICEF (2019-2020)
Project Duration November 2019 to January 2021
Funding organization UNICEF

Monitoring Partner : Bangladesh Shishu Academy
Project Goal Contribute implementation of ECD service delivery in Mirpur, Gazipur under Dhaka Division, Chattagram and 12 Tea Gardens of Sylhet, Srimangal, and Moulvibazar of Bangladesh.
Project Purpose The purpose of the project is to ensure the increased access of underprivileged marginalized people to Day Care service.
Project Output
  1. Increased access of early childhood care and development services through community based/workplace based day care center.
  2. Skill development of caregivers on early childhood development.
  3. Age appropriate early childhood development education delivery to the children of low paid working mother and their enrollment in the mainstream school.
Project working areas Mirpur, Gazipur, Chattagram and Sylhet area.
Beneficiary/Stakeholder The target beneficiaries are

  • 2 to 4 years old children from disadvantage group
  • Low paid working women
  • Community
Short description UNICEF funded ‘Early Learning and Child Development for children in urban slum and tea garden – ELCD project’ is a timely response to meet existing needs of the disadvantaged working women and their children, living in the slums of Mirpur, Gazipur, Chattogram and Sylhet. The Project address the need for increased coverage of Day Care Services to the Garment and tea plantation workers residing in these four areas of the country, and by extension, the other eligible mothers of these residing areas. Simultaneously, the project also addresses the age appropriate developmental needs of children between 2-4 years of age, thus provide them with appropriate ECD activities to stimulate their learning experiences.Under this project, educational materials are being provided free of cost to the children for holistic development. Centers run 6 days a week and each centre can accommodate 20 children and has 2 caregivers. Caregivers conduct Early Childhood Development activities everyday through a modern ECD curriculum.
Major Achievements
  • Established 40 childcare centre and operating them successfully
  • 575 Children have been benefitted from the program over the year
  • Birth Registration of approximately 75% children have completed Birth registration.
  • Ensuring age appropriate education and ECD service by following a predetermined age appropriate curriculum
  • Ensuring mothers are going back to their workplace, without worrying about their children, thus they can contribute better to their family.
  • Parents, family, and employer are being aware regarding child’s need, demand and rights by attending parents, CMC and co-ordination meeting
  • More than 80% of the parent and Other family members are also getting knowledge of ECD through the childcare programme.

Overall, the programme has achieved its target group widely with the childcare programme. However, due to COVID situation, few activities have been hampered and postponed to next year activity.