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“From Scientific Evidence to Programs, Strategies, and Policies in the Arab Region: Research, Rights, and Regional Action for Young Children in Crises”, the Symposium Outcomes Report

To create resilient and equitable early childhood systems, future policies must be based on thorough research that actively centers the voices, experiences, and contexts of children and their communities.

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.

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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