A National Umbrella Network advancing Early Childhood Development in Tanzania through advocacy, knowledge, and collaboration.

Dodoma, Tanzania
Joined November 2012
📢 Parliament Backs Early Childhood Development! 👏 TECDEN applauds the Parliamentary Committee's push for a dedicated ECD budget, safe ECD centers nationwide, and enforcing the 3% local council revenue allocation for children under 8. Let's achieve Vision 2050! 🇹🇿 #ECDAgenda
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📌 TECDEN'S POSITION: BUDGET 2026/27We applaud the @maendeleoyajami for prioritizing child welfare. To achieve Vision 2050, we emphasize: 1️⃣ More resources for early growth (from 47% to 90%) 2️⃣Positive parenting & cross-sector collaboration #ECDAgenda @Dr_DGwajima @ECDAction
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Data is the key to ensuring every child can thrive! 🇹🇿 With @HiltonFound support, we partnered with the Government of Tanzania to develop the National Multisectoral ECD Scorecard. Together, we’re building a data-driven future for early childhood. #ECD linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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With 16.6M+ children under 8, multi-sectoral coordination is a critical economic necessity for Vision 2050. Through the #MtotoKwanza project, We ⚡Driving joint accountability across sectors. 📊Rolling out data-driven scorecards. 🗣️Advocating for dedicated budget lines.
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🏛️🇹🇿@ecdnetwork and partners met with Parliamentary committee to demand dedicated, strategic budget allocations for Early Childhood Development. Investing in the first 8 years isn't a social cost it's Tanzania's ultimate human capital strategy. Link linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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Tanzania has 9.5M+ children under 5, yet <5% access formal childcare. Childcare is critical for early development, gender equality, and women's economic empowerment, but the sector remains underfunded. Lets act. Read the full research: tecden.or.tz/tanzanias-child… #NurturingCare
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We invites development partners, innovators, and the private sector to join hands with us and the Government of Tanzania. Let’s align resources to ensure no child under 8 is left behind. 🔗 Partner with us: tecden.or.tz/ #NurturingCare #MtotoKwanza @af_ecn @ECDAction
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One voice can harmonize an entire ecosystem. 🇹🇿 In ECD, working in silos compromises a child's future. Health without nutrition drops the ball; early learning without safety falls short. When we coordinate, our children win. 🔗 tecden.or.tz/ @ECDAction @hiltonfound
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Investing in the first 8 years isn't just a social obligation it's a national economic strategy. 🇹🇿 When civil society's agility meets government scale, our children win. Let's build Tanzania's future!#InvestInchildren @ECDAction @hiltonfound @af_ecn 🔗 tecden.or.tz/
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🎯 Kwa Nini Tuwekeze kwa Watoto Chini ya Miaka 8? 🧠 90% ya ubongo hukua kabla ya miaka 8 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Tabia & ujifunzaji hujengwa mapema 📚 Malezi bora = ufaulu & mchango kwa jamii 🌍 Uwekezaji wa mapema hupunguza gharama za baadaye Tuwekeze mapema, tujenge taifa imara! 💪 #MtotoKwanza
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