EXCITING OPPORTUNITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD)

Inviting Proposals from Local Civil Society Organizations (LCSOs) who are active in Dar es Salaam to be Implementing Partner to Children in Crossfire in our Dar Urban Daycare Programme

Children in Crossfire is an Irish-based international NGO whose purpose is to respond to the rights and needs of young children caught in the crossfire of global poverty and injustice. Children in Crossfire Tanzania focuses on increasing access to quality Early Childhood Development (ECD) supporting children’s developmental needs and giving them a chance to reach their fullest potential. For more info visit: www.childrenincrossfire.org/tanzania/

Children in Crossfire Tanzania currently implements ECD programmes with a particular focus on early learning. We are piloting a new programme to support improved quality and equitable access to ECD/E daycare in high-density low-income areas of Dar es Salaam City (Dar). The private market for ECD/E daycare in Dar is thriving especially in the informal economy. Children in Crossfire is supporting these ECD/E daycare centres to improve the quality of childcare and early learning provision, support more sustainable profitable business models, and meet minimum regulatory requirements. Importantly, the programme places priority on equitable access to ECD/E daycare. More info on the Dar Programme is found at: www.childrenincrossfire.org/tanzania-resources/

Children in Crossfire has recently secured modest funding for four years, spanning 2025-2028, to implement an evolving programme of work with informal daycare centres in the Dar high-density setting. To this end, we are now looking to contract a Local CSO as an implementing partner to deliver this exciting programme. Key responsibilities will span: supporting quality improvements in daycare operations as microenterprises and ECD/E practices; reporting on regular monitoring data and demonstrating targeted support based on implementation trends; collaborating with local government and the daycare union to support effective communities of learners and other strategies to scale wider diffusion of good practices; and to provide lead implementation support for different programme innovations including effective use of digital platforms and piloting a MVC voucher subsidy.

A detailed Terms of Reference can be downloaded Download

The ToR includes a hyperlink to a Google Form template for submitting EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EoI). Please note that we will not consider EoI submitted in any other format.

Click here to submit Expression of Interest

Closing date for applications: 23:00hrs Sunday 3rd November 2024, local time in Tanzania.