A National Umbrella Network advancing Early Childhood Development in Tanzania through advocacy, knowledge, and collaboration.

Joined November 2012
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We invites development partners, innovators, and the private sector to join hands with us and the Government of Tanzania. Let’s align resources to ensure no child under 8 is left behind. 🔗 Partner with us: tecden.or.tz/ #NurturingCare #MtotoKwanza @af_ecn @ECDAction
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📢 Parliament Backs Early Childhood Development! 👏 TECDEN applauds the Parliamentary Committee's push for a dedicated ECD budget, safe ECD centers nationwide, and enforcing the 3% local council revenue allocation for children under 8. Let's achieve Vision 2050! 🇹🇿 #ECDAgenda
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📌 TECDEN'S POSITION: BUDGET 2026/27We applaud the @maendeleoyajami for prioritizing child welfare. To achieve Vision 2050, we emphasize: 1️⃣ More resources for early growth (from 47% to 90%) 2️⃣Positive parenting & cross-sector collaboration #ECDAgenda @Dr_DGwajima @ECDAction
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Data is the key to ensuring every child can thrive! 🇹🇿 With @HiltonFound support, we partnered with the Government of Tanzania to develop the National Multisectoral ECD Scorecard. Together, we’re building a data-driven future for early childhood. #ECD linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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With 16.6M children under 8, multi-sectoral coordination is a critical economic necessity for Vision 2050. Through the #MtotoKwanza project, We ⚡Driving joint accountability across sectors. 📊Rolling out data-driven scorecards. 🗣️Advocating for dedicated budget lines.
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🏛️🇹🇿@ecdnetwork and partners met with Parliamentary committee to demand dedicated, strategic budget allocations for Early Childhood Development. Investing in the first 8 years isn't a social cost it's Tanzania's ultimate human capital strategy. Link linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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Tanzania has 9.5M children under 5, yet <5% access formal childcare. Childcare is critical for early development, gender equality, and women's economic empowerment, but the sector remains underfunded. Lets act. Read the full research: tecden.or.tz/tanzanias-child… #NurturingCare
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One voice can harmonize an entire ecosystem. 🇹🇿 In ECD, working in silos compromises a child's future. Health without nutrition drops the ball; early learning without safety falls short. When we coordinate, our children win. 🔗 tecden.or.tz/ @ECDAction @hiltonfound
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Investing in the first 8 years isn't just a social obligation it's a national economic strategy. 🇹🇿 When civil society's agility meets government scale, our children win. Let's build Tanzania's future!#InvestInchildren @ECDAction @hiltonfound @af_ecn 🔗 tecden.or.tz/
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🎯 Kwa Nini Tuwekeze kwa Watoto Chini ya Miaka 8? 🧠 90% ya ubongo hukua kabla ya miaka 8 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Tabia & ujifunzaji hujengwa mapema 📚 Malezi bora = ufaulu & mchango kwa jamii 🌍 Uwekezaji wa mapema hupunguza gharama za baadaye Tuwekeze mapema, tujenge taifa imara! 💪 #MtotoKwanza
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🎉 TECDEN@25! Celebrating 25 years of championing Early Childhood Development in Tanzania! Thank you for walking this journey with us. Together, we’ve built foundations for a brighter future. #TECDEN25 #ECDTanzania #MaleziCampaign #MultisectoralCoordination #InvestInchildren
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Kwa kushirikiana na @ORTAMISEMITZ, @MaendeleoYaJami na @UTPCtz, tumeendesha mafunzo ya Sayansi ya Malezi na Maendeleo ya Mtoto kwa Maafisa Lishe na Ustawi wa Jamii wa mikoa. Lengo: Kuimarisha malezi bora kwa watoto wa miaka 0–8. Mtoto ni msingi wa maendeleo ya taifa. @Dr_DGwajima
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Malezi chanya huanzia nyumbani Mzazi mwenye uelewa hujenga mazingira salama kwa mtoto kukua kimwili, kihisia, kiroho na kijamii. Katika #TanzaniaMaleziSummit2025Mwanza, tumejifunza kuwa: Mzazi mwenye ujuzi humlea mtoto mwenye tija na manufaa kwa jamii na taifa kwa ujumla. #Mtoto
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🧠 Mtoto anapopata malezi bora katika miaka ya awali, Taifa hupata nguvu kubwa ya maendeleo! #Malezi2025Mwanza imeonesha kuwa kuwekeza mapema kwa watoto wa 0-8 ni hatua ya kitaifa kuelekea ustawi na uchumi jumuishi. 👉🏽 #MtotoNiMalezi #MaleziCampaign #TanzaniaYaKesho #TMS2025
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Tanzania Malezi Summit 2025 Mhe. Dkt Doto Biteko, Naibu Waziri Mkuu, amezindua Mwongozo wa Malezi kwa Muktadha wa Dini ya Kiislamu na Kikristo hatua ya kihistoria kwa ustawi wa mtoto! Mtoto aliyelelewa kwa misingi ya imani hujengwa kuwa raia bora! #MtotoKwanza @Dr_DGwajima
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UZINDUZI RASMI Mhe. Dkt Doto Biteko, Naibu Waziri Mkuu, amezindua Mwongozo wa Taifa wa Vikundi vya Wazazi vya Malezi na Matunzo ya Mtoto jijini Mwanza wakati wa #TanzaniaMaleziSummit2025. Mwongozo huu ni hatua kubwa ya kuimarisha malezi na matunzo ya watoto. #MtotoKwanza
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Kila dakika unayoongea, kucheza au kusikiliza mtoto wako ni uwekezaji mkubwa katika ubongo wake 🌱🧠. Muda wako ndio msaada bora zaidi kwa ukuaji wake wa kiakili, kihisia na kijamii. #TMS2025 #MaleziBora #MtotoNiMalezi @Dr_DGwajima @UNICEFT @maendeleoyajami @HakiElimu @af_ecn
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Kupitia #MtotoKwanza, @ecdnetwork na wataalamu wa lishe, ustawi wa jamii, CSOs na Wizara walifanya tathmini ya utekelezaji wa Programu ya Taifa ya Malezi, Makuzi na Maendeleo ya Awali ya Mtoto. Lengo: Kuimarisha ushirikiano wa wadau katika afua jumuishi kwa maendeleo ya mtoto.
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Naibu Waziri Mkuu Dkt. Doto Biteko azindua kampeni ya kuhamasisha uanzishwaji wa vituo vya malezi ya awali ngazi ya jamii. Watoto milioni 9 (miaka 0–8) wapo nchini, lakini kuna vituo 206 pekee! Tuwekeze katika afya, elimu na ustawi wa mtoto kwa mustakabali bora wa taifa. @af_ecn
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We continue to champion multi-sectoral collaboration for impactful change in #ECD. 🤝 At the Tanzania Malezi Summit 2025, we united through showcases, presentations & dialogue to call for more investment in ECD. @hiltonfound @UNICEFTanzania #Malezi2025 #InvestInECD #ECDTanzania
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