SCORE ECD
Nurturing Care for Early Childhood
SCORE ECD has been running since 2014, empowering women religious to provide quality early childhood development services. The program uses a Care Group Model for implementation, ensuring information cascades from the institutional level to the household, reaching greater numbers of families as the structure expands.
Currently implemented in 6 districts across the Eastern, Copperbelt, Southern and Luapula Provinces of Zambia, SCORE ECD IV focuses on caregivers of children 0-5 years with a clear goal: ensuring all children receive nurturing care by 2027.
0-5
Years Old Focus
6
districts
2014
Started
2027
years active
Our Journey
Project Phases
Phase I (2014-2017)
Building knowledge and skills in sisters to provide quality ECD services, enhancing networking and advocacy with other ECD players
Phase II
Increasing caregiver skills and knowledge on caring for children in their first 1000 days to meet developmental milestones (funded by Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, in collaboration with CRS)
Phase IV
Expanded focus on caregivers of children 0-5 years with the goal of ensuring all children receive nurturing care by 2027
Strategic Objectives
Sisters deliver inclusive quality early childhood services to caregivers of children 0-5 years old
Caregivers of children 0-5 years old provide their children with inclusive nurturing care
National Association Catholic Congregation of Sisters (NACCS) have strengthened organizational capacity
Care Group Model
SCORE ECD uses the Care Group Model for implementation, a proven approach that ensures information cascades effectively from the institutional level down to individual households. This model enables the program to reach greater numbers of families in the community as the structure naturally expands at each level.
Through this approach, sisters and volunteers trained in early childhood development share their knowledge with lead mothers, who in turn support caregivers in their communities, creating a sustainable network of support for children’s nurturing care.
The Care group model has facilitated implementation of different activities or interventions that contributes to fostering of a nurturing environment for children aged 0 – 5. One such intervention is the Strengthening of Marriages and Relationships through Communication and Planning (SMART Couples). The video highlights the importance of this intervention in early childhood development from a few couples in Kalichero, Eastern Province of Zambia.
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