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Amman: First Regional Symposium on Early Childhood Research amid Crises

From research to policy: A road map to protect young children

Participants came together with a single goal that is to enhance cooperation in order to bridge the gap between research and practical policies and to develop evidence-based policies and practices that provide every child with the best start in life.

How Does Underfunding Kill a Child?

Reducing Aids in the Early Childhood Development Sector

The field of ECD, in particular, suffers from a severe funding shortage, at a time when one child out of 11 globally needs humanitarian assistance.

“Young Children and the Polycrisis Landscape” a New Report by ECDAN and GCC

The report is based on the polycrisis that children are experiencing, in order to call for the adoption of an approach to policy-making, financing, and humanitarian response that puts children firmly at the center.

Arab Country Profiles

News

ANECD Launches the "Arab Working Group for ECD Research" from Jordan

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Media

ANECD’s Webinar on the Early Childhood Workforce

The Arab Network for Early Childhood (ANECD) hosted a webinar in partnership with the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative (ECWI) titled "Initiatives to Support the Early Childhood Workforce" on July 27th, 2023. The event featured the participation of the International Step by Step Association (ISSA), which co-founded the initiative with the Results for Development (R4D) Foundation, as well as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Center for Lebanese Studies (CLS).

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Webinars

Thursday, June 19, 2025
12:00 PM-13:00 PM (GMT)

Remodeling Humanitarian Response in Protracted Crisis for Early Childhood Development

The Arab Network for Early Childhood (ANECD), Moving Minds Alliance (MMA), and the International Step by Step Association (ISSA) invite you to join Nurturing Futures Webinar 2.0. Join us for an insightful session titled: Beyond Survival: Remodeling Humanitarian Response in Protracted Crisis for Early Childhood Development. Learn how frontline experts from Yemen, Gaza and Afghanistan are leading the way in providing comprehensive nurturing care for children in crisis, and how global leaders are contributing to developing more sustainable and child-responsive solutions within the humanitarian system.

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