Event Launch of the Compendium of African Initiatives to Support Parents & Caregivers of Adolescents and Young Children 
Date 4 September 2024
Time 15:00 Nairobi (GMT +3)
Languages English, French and Portuguese
Location Online

Description

The Compendium of African Initiatives to Support Parents & Caregivers of Adolescents and Young Children provides a summary of the key findings, learnings and recommendations from 28 of the parenting programmes presented at the Convening, and has been developed as an easy-to-read document appealing to multiple audiences.

Objectives

1. Disseminate the Compendium of African Initiatives to Support Parents & Caregivers of Adolescents and Young Children.
2. Provide a platform for Member States and implementing partners to showcase impactful parenting programmes from across the region.
3. Provide an opportunity for partners to reconnect and reignite the collaborations on strengthening parenting programmes.

Moderators

  • Dr. Lynette Okengo - Executive Director, the African Early Childhood Network (AfECN)
  • Dr. Isang Awah - Head of Advocacy, Global Parenting Initiative, University of Oxford

Speakers

  • Nodumo Dhlamini - Director of ICT Services, Communications and Knowledge Management, Association of African Universities
  • Adelheide Onyango Werimo - Director of the Universal Health Coverage/ Healthier Populations Cluster·World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
  • Linda Richter - Developmental Psychologist, Distinguished Professor in the Centre of Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • George Owino - Programme Manager, The African Early Childhood Network
  • Sebastian Kitiku - Director for Child Rights and Development Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups, Tanzania
  • Oliver Petrovic - Regional Adviser, Early Childhood Development, UNICEF Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa United Nations Children's Fund
  • Geri Sicola - Director, Early Childhood Development, Episcopal Relief and Development
  • Aaron Lee Morris -  Senior Programme Specialist, Children's Learning and Development, LEGO Foundation
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