[{"bbox": [87, 153, 367, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 199, 1133, 280], "category": "Text", "text": "**Activities related to EO 1.1: Expansion of ECDE infrastructure (construction of new, renovation or improvement of community infrastructures/early childhood development centres/kindergartens) through smart and green solutions for energy, water and sanitation and play areas**"}, {"bbox": [97, 305, 1133, 514], "category": "Text", "text": "Indicative activities under this expected result could comprise: a) needs and capabilities identification at local level in terms of infrastructure works; b) promoting and adopting concepts and designs that respond to the need of the communities, including the children, and persons with disabilities; c) infrastructure works linked to building new ECE/ECD Centres, rehabilitating existing ones and constructing/improving auxiliary infrastructure (ablution blocks, teacher accommodation, playgrounds, school gardens), gender responsive and adapted to children with disabilities as needed; d) Water infrastructure (e.g. boreholes) and water and energy equipment (pumps, solar panels) will be provided as needed to ECE Centres and Health Facilities; e) provision of smart energy solutions to ECE Centres and Health Facilities."}, {"bbox": [97, 543, 1133, 677], "category": "Text", "text": "The identification of sites for new infrastructure, and the design and upgrading of infrastructure, will take into account climate and environmental risks, ensure infrastructure resilience to hazards, incorporate environmental considerations arising from Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and have a minimum carbon footprint. Water and energy equipment will rely on a different renewable energy sources to ensure supply of water and energy for essential healthcare services during extreme events such as floods and droughts."}, {"bbox": [97, 702, 1133, 783], "category": "Text", "text": "**Activities related to EO 1.2: Curriculum revision to adopt child and play-centred pedagogy and training of educators and teachers in its implementation through collaborative approaches and peer learning and provision of adequate teaching and learning materials adapted to the curriculum.**"}, {"bbox": [97, 809, 1133, 1127], "category": "Text", "text": "Indicative activities under this expected result could comprise: a) technical assistance to the ECE Directorate at central level and to the devolved services of the Ministry of Education; b) collaborative actions leading to finalisation and adoption of the ECE curriculum, including consultative workshops; c) design and development of teaching and learning materials; d) advocating for improved, gender responsive ECE teacher training paths to ensure teachers are fully equipped to promote positive social norms, attitudes and practices that reject gender inequality e) training of ECE teachers and training of trainers on child and play-centred pedagogy through collaborative and peer learning approaches, including coaching and mentoring; f) setting up a path for life-long learning for ECE teachers; g) conducting learning assessments; h) organising competitions between ECE, stimulating collaborative work, under the prize component; i) raise awareness on the health impacts of environmental and climate risks related to air, water and soil pollution, learners should become aware of the ecological aspects of the climate crisis and learn how to contribute towards preventing and combating the issue; j) organising competitions linked to the design of learning material/playgrounds for ECE learners."}, {"bbox": [97, 1153, 1055, 1180], "category": "Text", "text": "**Activities related to EO 1.3: Parents engagement in child development and education strengthened**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1207, 1133, 1419], "category": "Text", "text": "Indicative activities under this expected result could comprise: a) setting up or building capacities of existing child-centred community-based organisations (e.g. Parents-Teachers Associations (PTA)); b) organising consultations and exchanges between the local education and health authorities and parents' organisations; c) sensitisation activities at community level on health, nutrition, early childhood education and nurturing care and designating \"champions\"; d) raise awareness on climate change and environmental deterioration consequences, ensuring that all boys and girls aged 0-8 years as well as supporting parents and caregivers become resilient in the contexts of climate change and advocate for child-friendly green-spaces, e) organising competitions between households or PTA stimulating parent-child bonding and creativity, under the prize component."}, {"bbox": [97, 1445, 1133, 1498], "category": "Text", "text": "**Activities related to EO 1.4: Improved health services and enhanced health and nutrition status of children (0-8) and young mothers**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1524, 1133, 1632], "category": "Text", "text": "Indicative activities under this expected result could comprise: a) actions related to capacity building of health/education personnel and community leadership to integrate nutrition in a multi-sector approach to child development and wellbeing, awareness raising on the links between nutrition and health, breastfeeding, etc.; b) linking health and social service provisions to ECE centres and schools, through organising periodic visits of health"}, {"bbox": [1028, 1682, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 34"}]