ECD Aid effectiveness Final Report

Transnational Network Advocacy Capacity (TRANAC) consortium members through their secretariat, Zimbabwe Network of Early Childhood Actors, (ZINECDA) commissioned Ratidzai Ndhlovu to undertake the Early Childhood Development (ECD) aid effectiveness research in five countries namely, Zambia, Malawi, Lesotho, Eswatini and Zimbabwe. The research tracked the current aid channelled towards ECD by the donor community in the Southern African region from 2017-2022 and the expenditure of donor funds being channelled towards ECD by development partners and private sector. In addition, the research tracked existing gaps in relation to ECD aid. Furthermore, it assessed the effectiveness of the donor funds being channelled towards ECD programs in the region and informed Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) action and advocacy work to improve aid effectiveness in the region.