Dunia Rafiki - Our Work

Our Work 

We provide holistic development to children between the age(s) of birth to five while fighting for their rights nationally. 

Child Care Service

Rationale For
The early childhood stage is the most critical period when the foundations for health, learning capacities and social behaviors are laid. Early interventions can positively affect the life long development of the child, while deprivation and neglect can cause irreparable damage. Research shows that 80% of brain development takes place during the first five years of a child’s life. And for every 1 dollar spent on ECD interventions there is a higher return estimated at up to US$17.

The Child care services at established centers provide holistic ECD services to 200+ underserved children, 10 caregivers and teachers at 2 districts of Ilemela and Nyamagana. The Home-based program in Mwanza reaches out to 100+ children through family based interventions. 

ECD Partnerships & Community Engagement 

The battle for children’s rights is not an easy one. It includes interventions at national and local level and dialogue with a range of decision and opinion makers. We build alliances with academic institutions, women’s organizations, stakeholders and work with communities, to build pressure from the ground up. Dunia Rafiki’s advocacy is to ensure policy change, effective legislations and improved services by way of quality, coverage, budgets and institutions for the young child. 

Capacity Building 

Every child needs a good start in life. The early years are those of great vulnerability as well as promise. Providing timely, quality care and development is the key. It requires sensitivity, the right attitude, adequate knowledge and appropriate skills that only a committed, especially trained worker can provide. 

Dunia Rafiki Teams work with Social Workers, NGOs and communities to provide training in childcare -knowledge, skills and attitude. Training assumes a critical role in our attempt to ensure delivery of a high quality program in underserved communities.