In the absence of a strong mechanism for inter-sectoral and multi-sectoral coordination of Early Childhood Development (ECD) services, UNICEF implemented the Integrated Early Childhood Development programme (IECD) to strengthen the enabling legal and policy environment for IECD at national level, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, and in 27 selected communes of 9 districts in three projected provinces namely Dien Bien, Kon Tum, and Gia Lai. The pilot model which ran from 2017 to 2021 will generate further evidence and policy options for a nationwide IECD scale-up in the next phase.
The IECD programme aims to simultaneously achieve (i) UNICEF’s country programme IECD outcome, (ii) IECD-linked long term and immediate objectives cooperation projects between UNICEF and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and with the Ministry of Health (MOH), and (iii) UNICEF’s provincial projects’ long-term and immediate objectives on IECD. The outcome and objectives help to realise UNICEF East Asia and Pacific’s commitment to the SDGs in full alignment with its 2018-2021 Strategic Plan goals.
Since the programme is set to complete its pilot cycle in the three provinces, an endline survey and evaluation are needed to draw out lessons learnt for the nationwide scale-up.
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Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
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Agency Focal Point | Oscar Ernesto Huertas Diaz |
Focal Point Email | ohuertas@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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