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ZINECDA Participates in the Regional Child Rights Advocacy Seminar

August 16, 2024

ZINECDA Participates in the Regional Child Rights Advocacy Seminar

ZINECDA was proud to participate in the regional child rights advocacy seminar held in Harare on August 16th. The event focused on the critical theme “Putting Children at the Centre of the SADC Development Agenda.” As part of the seminar, we advocated strongly for the adoption of the SADC Protocol to ensure that every child’s fundamental rights to survival, development, protection, and participation are prioritized across the region. Ensuring children’s needs and well-being are at the forefront of the SADC development plan is crucial for building a brighter future. In addition to the SADC Protocol, other key policy advocacy issues discussed at the forum included: The state of nationality rights within the SADC region Addressing child sexual abuse in the SADC region Improving early childhood development and education across the SADC region ZINECDA will continue championing these vital causes and working with partners to drive real progress on these important issues for children

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Letting a Thousand Flowers Bloom

June 18, 2024

Letting a Thousand Flowers Bloom

This book provides an insightful exploration for parents, educators, funders, practitioners and policymakers, offering a nuanced understanding of the work implemented by early childhood development networks operating in Africa. The early childhood development networks have in multiple ways influenced the foundation for life long learning for millions of young lives in Africa. The book therefore is a vital resource for understanding the…

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Call for SADC to address issues of early childhood development

February 23, 2023

Call for SADC to address issues of early childhood development

There is a need for the development of a protocol that specifically addresses the plight of children from a very early age in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region as children are the foundation and future of any society. This came out of a one-day workshop held in Harare, Zimbabwe,…

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Post Budget Analysis

November 30, 2022

Post Budget Analysis

The Legislators on the 30th of November 2022 proposed introducing an education fund to ring- fence free basic education. @ZimTreasury   allocated ZWL631 billion to @MoPSEZim with infant education getting an allocation of ZWL98.2 billion of which 93% will be going towards salaries.

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Climate change and weather are threatening vulnerable children’s education.

July 22, 2022

Climate change and weather are threatening vulnerable children’s education.

Read the below article where ZINECDA National Coordinator Mr Naison Bhunhu had a one on one interview with OXFAM IBIS Communications Specialist Malene Aadal Bo on the effects of Climate Change to Early Childhood Development.Read more!

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