Vision, mission & goals

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Vision, mission & goals

Vision, mission & goals

OUR PEOPLE

The ECPC is a global consortium of United Nations agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, academia, practitioners, and the private sector focused on sharing scientific and practice-based evidence on how investment in early childhood development (ECD) can contribute to sustainable peace, social cohesion, and social justice. We recognize that investing in ECD is a powerful and cost-effective strategy for reducing violence, poverty, and exclusion and for building peaceful societies.

OUR VISION

A peaceful world where children grow up in a healthy, safe, and nurturing environment—free from violence and supported in their development.  

OUR MISSION

To catalyze global action that leverages early childhood development as a pathway to sustainable peace—through evidence-based advocacy, support for families, and multi-stakeholder partnerships.

STRATEGIC GOAL AND OBJECTIVES 2025-2030

Our Goal

Ensure that evidence-based early childhood development (ECD) is recognized and operationalized as a pillar of sustainable development in global governance, systems, and investment frameworks.
 

Strategic Objectives

Research
  • Embed ECD and trauma-informed parenting programs into global sustainable development knowledge systems (e.g., UN data platforms, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-style ECD reports)
  • Advance cross-sectoral and intergenerational research to evaluate outcomes and sustainability impacts
Practice
  • Institutionalize ECD and trauma-informed parenting programs as core services delivered across education, health, environment, peacebuilding, and child protection systems in conflict-affected contexts
  • Align ECD services with the principles of peacebuilding, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability
Advocacy
  • Secure the inclusion of ECD and trauma-informed parenting programs as a stated goal in the post-2030 global development agenda
  • Mobilize champions for ECD and trauma-informed parenting programs within multilateral institutions and global civil society
Policy
  • Influence global financing mechanisms (e.g., Sustainable Development Goals successor funds, World Bank instruments, climate finance) to include dedicated investments linking ECD and trauma-informed parenting programs to sustainable peace
  • Embed ECD governance structures and priorities within national and regional coordination frameworks
 

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