Projects & Programs
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E.C.D.E PROGRAME
The success of early childhood programs has been the effort of both the public and private sectors linking together. However, various factors like education quality and resources constraints, low parents’ awareness towards early childhood development, long distances from the learning centers, inadequate preschool teachers, gender discrimination, poor infrastructure and unsupportive environments etc have hindered many children from attending such programs at the right age, with rural areas being affected the most country wide.
E4HA believes that investing in early childhood development education programmes for young children is the foundation to significantly reduce poverty and inequality across local societies.
Our focus is to extend our support to the community early childhood development centers, pre-primary and primary education initiatives.
To ensure that children in the early years (0-8) are equipped with the right tools they need for their developmental growth and future learning success, E4HA through the TOTO ZONE programme advocates for parents involvements and on job teacher trainings on play based learning techniques.
The TOTO ZONE programe is set improve learning environments in schools, provide on job teacher trainings on the play based approach and parents’ awareness on ECDE.
THE MSICHANA SHUPAVU PROGRAME (M.S.P)
In addressing the health of adolescent girls and young women, E4HA strives to empower young girls both in and out of school. Part of our mission involves promoting proper menstrual hygiene, an essential aspect that can often be a barrier to education. We believe that education formal or informal, is a crucial key to breaking the cycle of poverty, and our commitment to equipping girls with all the tools necessary for success in school reflects that belief.
Most girls in rural primary schools who have reached puberty do not use appropriate sanitary wear during their menstruations. They use local pads, i.e. rags, raw cotton and maize cobs. Due to lack of water in most rural schools, washing of re-usable pads poses a serious challenge. Without access to proper sanitary materials and fearing ridicule for bloodstains on their skirts, many girls miss school during menstruation. Lower attendance rates severely limit academic potential and contribute to a cycle of disempowerment.
Through the MSP programme, we intend to emphasize on reproductive health, provide sanitary pads to girls from marginalized communities in schools, capacitate them with skills to make their own reusable sanitary pads and therefore make them study comfortably and stay at school.
This programme aims to support girl’s involvement in sports activities and leadership roles in schools that will build their self esteem and responsibilities respectively.