WEBINAR | Investing in Equitable Childcare Services for All (ECDAN+)

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Thursday, July 14, 2022 - 9:00am to 10:30am
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An estimated 40 percent (350 million) of the world’s children below primary school age are in need of childcare services but do not have access. The social, economic, and developmental benefits of addressing this gap would be  far-reaching – for children, families, and economies. 
 
Childcare as a global policy priority has begun gaining steam: the World Bank, IDRC, UN Women, UNICEF, and others have documented the benefits of childcare, and the Generation Equality Forum and G7 have helped to raise awareness about the importance of investing in quality childcare systems. The launch of the World Bank’s Childcare Incentive Fund in April 2022 has provided a new funding mechanism for country-level investments.
 
This increased attention, awareness, and funding has raised important questions about why and how childcare can be supported by governments – particularly at a time when many countries are facing an increasingly constrained fiscal environment.
 
During this webinar, panelists will discuss: 
How investments in childcare will yield long-term impact across multiple sectors
What governments can do to strengthen childcare systems 
What civil society needs to know to advocate for strengthening national childcare systems
 

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Confirmed Speakers

(more to be added) 
 
Ratna Sahay, Senior Advisor on Gender, IMF
Hana Brixi, Global Director, Gender, World Bank
Lauren Rumble, Associate Director, Gender Equality, Programme Group, UNICEF
Laura Turquet, Deputy Chief of Research and Data, UN Women
Erinna Dia, Associate Director, Early Childhood Development, UNICEF
Rachel Devi, Head of Family Health and Medical Services and ECD Focal Point for the Government of Fiji
Susan Otien, Executive Director, ActionAid Kenya
Megan O’Donnell, Assistant Director, Gender Program and Policy Fellow
Joan Lombardi,  Senior Scholar at the Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University and Senior Fellow with the Georgetown Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues
 
 

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