Equipping children for life-long learning.

Integrating health and education across the life cycle

World Vision’s integrated programming approaches

Linda Hiebert, Senior Director, Education and Life Skills

World Vision International

Equipping children for life-long learning.

Integration across the life cycle

■ Health and education can work together to improve and sustain child well-being outcomes

Equipping children for life-long learning.

What does integration offer? ■ Responds to the holistic needs of a child and amplifies

collective impact on child learning outcomes ■ Helps children reach growth milestones ■ Provides high-impact, low cost, effective approaches to

achieving EdLS results

Equipping children for life-long learning.

Early learning contributes to health ■ A child’s health needs are

tightly coupled to their developmental needs

■ Good health in early childhood is an essential component of school readiness

■ Children in poverty risk worse health and education outcomes

Equipping children for life-long learning.

Early childhood integration opportunites

■ Nutrition, together with cognitive stimulation, is an investment with long term dividends

■ Child survivial to child “thrival”

■ ECD provides a window of opportunity for optimal growth and development

Equipping children for life-long learning.

How we combine nutrition and education in early childhood

■ Enhance content and delivery of nutrition and health programs

■ Facilitate parent groups’ and CHW’s understanding of links between ECD cognitive play and nutrition and health

■ Empower caregivers with skills building that help them be more responsive parents

Equipping children for life-long learning.

Examples of models World Vision has adapted

1. WHO Care for the Developing Child 2. “Crianza con Tenura”: Responsive parenting

program in several Latin American countries 3. Go Baby Go: Parenting education program

with emphasis on integrated programming and skills building

4. Learning through Play: University of Toronto

Equipping children for life-long learning.

Evidence from World Vision ECD experiences

■ In Peru and Bolivia, integrated programs led to lower levels of anemia in babies under 3

■ In Laos, Reported increase in child immunization ■ • More likely to use or

sometimes use soap to wash hands

■ • More likely to have received advice about family planning

Equipping children for life-long learning.

Holistic school-based approaches

■ Address some root causes of poor learning outcomes

■ Holistic responses optimize resources

■ Child/community participation is critical

■ Keep children healthy and optimize learning

PSYCHO-SOCIAL

SUPPORT

SKILLS-BASED

HEALTH EDUCATION

MALARIA PREVENTION MICRO-

NUTRIENT SUPPLEMEN-

TATION

QUALITY BASIC

EDUCATION

WATER, SANITATION

AND HYGIENE

FEEDING PROGRAM

HEALTH-RELATED SCHOOL POLICY

DEWORMING

Menstrual Hygiene

Equipping children for life-long learning.

Whole School Framework

1. Ensuring a safe and healthy school environment

Equipping children for life-long learning.

Menstrual Hygiene programs help girls continue learning ■ Girls in WV Ethiopia-

supported schools missed 3 to 5 days per month—as much as 60 days per year due to lack of sanitation in their school.

■ Today, because of new latrines, training and strong youth clubs, the attendance rate has soared. Grades are up as well.

Equipping children for life-long learning.

Whole School Framework

2. Addressing essential health, food and nutrition security needs of students

Equipping children for life-long learning.

Whole School Framework

3. Enhancing children’s learning opportunities through life skills-based education

Equipping children for life-long learning.

Thank you

World Vision’s integrated programming approaches