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RENCP ECCD Working Group Updates
Period: June-October 2014
RENCP General Assembly 21st October 2014
Presenter:
Peter NZEYIMANA
ECCD Programme Manager-Save the Children
RECENT ECCD WG ACTIVITIES (Cnt’d)
 ECCD WG exchange visit conducted to
ACTION AID supported ECCD centre in
Karongi District on 9th July 2014.
 Visit the facilities of the center and the
income generating activities initiated to
support
children
development
and
sustainability of the centre. The IGA include
animal husbandry (cows, poultry and
piggery) and vegetable growing.
ECD centre facilities
 Interact with the centre management, staff including buildings and
and parents representatives.
playground
 Key learning:
 Children are always accompanied to and from
school.
 Parents developed a high understanding of
the importance of kitchen gardens for
children’s health.
 IGA support education and parents’ revenue.
 Good Children/teacher ratio :20 children /
Children in the
1teacher.
classroom
RECENT ECCD WG ACTIVITIES (Cnt’d)
 ECCD WG exchange visit conducted to
TEACH Rwanda supported ECCD centre in
MUHANGA District on 13th October 2014.
 Visit the learning facilities including
classrooms, library, creative art room…
 Interact with children, the centre managers
and teachers.
 Key learning:
 Double shift works well: 40 children (aged 3
& 4 ) attend in the morning, 40 children
(aged 5 & 6) attend in the afternoon.
 Highly stimulating learning environment for
children
 Well trained teachers
 Focus on children’s participation and
competency development.
Print reach learning
environment
Children’s library
RECENT ECCD WG ACTIVITIES
 RENCP ECCD WG quarterly meeting and Learning Lab held on 14th
October with a focus on:
 Sharing key ECD/ECE updates at national level
 Review the ECCD WG ToRs
 Plan next exchange visits and quarterly meeting
 Key action points from the meeting and Learning Lab:
 Exchange visit to learn from the parenting models of CARE and
SAVE THE CHILDREN in Kamonyi and Ruhango on 3rd
December 2014.
 Invite MIGEPROF as the current custodian of the ECD Policy to
update the ECD WG members on the current policy revision
process and other related changes. Suggested date: 14th Nov.
2014.
 Next WG meeting and Learning Lab planned for the 2nd week of
January 2015.
UPDATES FROM NATIONAL LEVEL ECCD
DEVELOPMENTS
 Early Childhood Education (ECE) TW mapping exercise led by REB
and UNICEF. A meeting was held on 12th August at UNICEF to map
interventions in early childhood education by different stakeholders. A
questionnaire was circulated to all ECCD WG member organizations to
provide required information.
 Involvement of ECD WG representatives in the Curriculum Review
process (EDC, Wellspring Foundation, Right to Play, Save the
Children…) through participation in the pre-primary curriculum review
panel. Workshops were organized by REB in partnership with UNICEF
in June, July, August and September.
 Validation Workshop Education for All (EFA) review report in late July
Inputs and comments were provided by ECCD WG members to the
draft report with regard to EFA goal 1: expanding and improving
comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the
most vulnerable and disadvantaged children.
UPDATES FROM NATIONAL LEVEL ECCD
DEVELOPMENTS (Cnt’d)
 ECD Policy revision: Since the overall coordination of ECD integration
has shifted to MIGEPROF, a policy revision is under way to ensure all
aspects of integration are reflected. ECCD WG member organizations
took part in the process particularly in the workshop held in Gashora
and in different consultations conducted by MIGEPROF. The draft
policy is largely circulated to ECCD WG members for comments and
inputs.
 ECCD WG members involved in the Literacy Week Campaign the
International Literacy Day. Through RWANDA READS TWG, events
were organized in different areas of operations to promote the culture
of reading with involvement of parents, leaders and children.
 With UNICEF support, some ECCD WG members (PLAN International,
IMBUTO Foundation) have been piloting the construction of model
ECCD centres. Centres have been completed in some districts
(Rwamagana, Gicumbi, Nyamagabe and Ngoma). 10 centres will be
completed and functioning by end this year.
THANK YOU!