Organization and Management of ECDD Programmes

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ECCD PROGRAMMES

Lesson 15: International organizations working for ECCE

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF, 1946)

It is the world’s largest international organization reaching the unreached. The services of UNICEF includes; the training for workers regarding child’s developmental tasks, welfare services to improve family and community life, family planning services, educating parents through family welfare centers and pediatric units, primary health centers. UNICEF has planned to launch training programmes. It also assisted rural development projects, like ANP, ICDS etc.

UNICEF Other activities:

• Child Protection
  
• Child survival & Development
  
• Basic education and Gender equality
  
• Policy Advocacy and Partnerships
  
• Treatment and management of HIV/AIDS affected parents and children
  
• Emergency assistance
  
• Life skills-based education for: HIV/AIDS prevention; Health & Nutrition Education; Human Rights and Social Issues and Violence Prevention,Peace Building and Education for Development.
  
• Immunization