The Essential Package (EP) is a comprehensive set of tools and guides for policymakers, program managers, and service providers to address the unique needs and competencies of young children, particularly those infected with or affected by HIV and AIDS, in an integrated and holistic way. This course introduces the learner to the EP's essential tools and building blocks and explains why monitoring and evaluation should target three different levels of intervention.
This course is the third course of six courses in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) series, which aims to engage staff of implementing agencies involved in existing ECD programs in different contexts, currently focusing on vulnerable children affected by HIV, or facing other challenges such as chronic poverty, displacement, or conflict.
The ECD series is based on the Essential Package: Holistically Addressing the Needs of Young Vulnerable Children and Their Caregivers Affected by HIV and AIDS, which was developed by the Inter-Agency Taskforce on HIV and ECD led by Save the Children and CARE in collaboration with the Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development, the Centers for Disease Control, and ChildFund with funding from the Conrad N Hilton Foundation.
Objective
By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the three components of the EP
- Understand how and where the EP should be used
- List the building blocks of the EP and and understand why they are the foundation of the EP
- Explain both child and caregiver frameworks within the Essential Package
- Articulate the rationale for and elements of a holistic, integrated approach to supporting young vulnerable children and how the EP promotes integration
- Understand the content of both the child and caregiver visual guides and household care plan
- Describe the M&E framework associated with the EP and outcomes the three levels of intervention - child, caregiver, caregiving environment
Credits
- Ann Digirolamo, CARE
- Joan Duncan, University of Hartford
- Maury Mendenhall, USAID
- Nicole Richardson, Save the Children
- Pablo Stansbery, Save the Children
Time
- 3 hours
Published/Updated
- Friday, September 6, 2013
Course Authors:
Kendra Blackett-Dibinga, Save the Children
Course Managers:
- Lisa Mwaikambo, CCP
Related Courses
- Introduction to Early Childhood Development
- Integrated Early Childhood Development Programming for Young Vulnerable Children
- Special Considerations for Highly Vulnerable Children and Their Caregivers
- Creating an Enabling Environment for Young Vulnerable Children and Their Caregivers
- M&E of Holistic ECD Programs