​​​Foundations for Health and Empowerment - Early Child Development (ECD) component​​

A multi-agency development health project and early child development project.​

Duration: June 2019 March 2025
Target area: Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral
Funding organisation: AKDN and Government – funded through a Global Affairs Canada Grant and Aga Khan Foundation Canada routed through Aga Khan Foundation Pakistan​
Implementer: AKU-IED's Professional Development Centres in Gilgit Baltistan and Chitral

Overview

The Foundation for Children's Health and Empowerment project is designed around the components of the Nurturing Care Framework for the holistic development of children ages 0-6 years. Through this project AKF endeavors to uplift the communities by investing in the wellbeing of children. On the one hand, the project aims to influence policymakers and develop a cost-effective model that can be implemented and replicated efficiently in developing countries to provide high-quality, scalable, and holistic development opportunities. The project will exit with handing over the activities to targeted agencies and communities, ensuring sustainability in the long run. ​