Go Child Go!

 

Go Baby Go! 

 

Go Child Go is an integrated, evidence-based parenting programme that helps caregivers understand how education, health, nutrition, and child protection foster holistic development in the first 1,000 days of their child’s life. It builds on existing knowledge about child rearing to leverage caregivers’ strengths and to teach them new ways to engage their little ones. It also encourages adults to make time for self-care so they can better fulfil their role as first teachers and first protectors. 

Our vision for every child is life in all its fullness. A child’s story begins on day one. An infant held in loving and nurturing arms has a brighter future. We want every child protected, cared for and given the learning opportunities necessary to become all God meant them to be. 

Eighty per cent of brain development happens in the first three years of life, and 90 per cent is complete by age five. It’s vital that parents are given sound information and support to help nurture and protect infants, toddlers and pre-school aged children to see them reach their full potential. 

Early Childhood Development programmes are powerful equalisers for children who live in resource-poor settings, and they play an important role in breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty. However, access to pre-primary learning opportunities is very low in many places, with only 17 per cent of children in low-income countries enrolled in such programmes.  

Our Early Childhood Development programmes train parents, caregivers and community members to care for children from pregnancy through their first six years. We focus on children’s wellbeing and early learning skills, encouraging secure and stimulating home environments that recognise parents as ‘first teachers’ and set children up for life-long learning success.