The project was designed through a participatory approach where different key stakeholders such as community members, pupils, ward and village leaders, and district officials were involved. It is a five-year project (2020 -2024), funded by Child Fund Korea. The main goal of the project is to ensure that children and youths in Namanga and Tingatinga wards in the Longido district have improved their quality of life. The project has four main outcomes which include; a) Infant and young children (0-5 years) are secure, active, and healthy; This outcome focuses on improving early childhood development (ECD) awareness among parents as well as services, b) Increased children’s access to quality pre-primary and primary education; including early childhood education (ECE), c) Youths aged 16 to 24 years are actively involved in social and economic activities for their own and community development and d) Supported community has improved access to child protection services.

During the last four years (2020-2024) this project has equipped over 30 paraprofessional ECE teachers and pre-primary teachers in Namanga and Tingatinga wards with skills in participatory teaching methodologies, preparation of learning aids, and foundational 3Rs (Reading, Writing, Arithmetic). Parents have been educated on good parenting, child protection, and proper health and nutrition, leading to increased involvement in ECD activities, including establishing and improving ECD centers and providing school meals. By August 2024, the project has supported the construction of 30 classrooms, 11 toilets with a total of 66 drop holes; four teachers’ houses with a capacity of accommodating eight families at ago, one kitchen, installation of solar systems in six schools, and the provision of 480 pupils desks. The project has also provided different types of furniture to schools and ECD centres which include 210 chairs, 35 tables, and 14 cabinets for storing books. All these initiatives have enhanced child safety, access to early learning, and school enrollment in the project area. The project also initiated the construction of a safe home for girls who are victims of various abuses in the Longido District. More than 60 girls mostly from the Maasai pastoralist communities have directly benefited from the safe home during the last two years

The project has also integrated Income Generating Activities (IGA) for women with young children, helping them meet basic needs, including nutritious food. Additionally, the project has established 11 Violence Against Women and Children Committees (VAWCs). In short, the project is anticipated to benefit directly 550 children aged 0-5 years, 1,150 children aged 6-15 years, over 200 youths aged between 16 and 24 years old, and 150 parents and caregivers, including women with children under five by the end of December 2024.