1. The Early Childhood Development (ECD) Program & Dr.Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed
Dr.Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed is considered as
one of Initiator who introduced The Early
Childhood Development (ECD) Program in
rural areas of the country which seeks to
ensure a good start in life for young children,
especially for poor and underprivileged
children age 3-8 years. The overall goal of
the program is to incorporate &
institutionalize a range of replicable supports for children's overall development as confident,
capable, creative & caring people. HANDS integrated community development model comprised
of training of teachers on ECD, training of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) , training of LHW
in ECD Program, health education of the community, referral strategy and Safe learning
environment for the children in ECD.
Objectives:
The objectives of ECD model are to:
 Improve confidence and creativity of target group
 Improve social and emotional behavior of children
 Improve access and quality of teaching and learning
 Decrease dropout rates and grade repetition
 Increase timely school enrollment
 Increase school completion rates
 Improve parent child relationship
Methodology:
 Development of Annual Implementation Plan and
 Annual Financial Plan.
 MoU & Orientation of District Govt./Education Department officials
 Identification of target area/schools
 School screening and baseline
 Strengthening & training of SMC/CBO

2.  Hiring/recruitment and training of community teacher on Early Childhood Development
(ECD)
 Training of LHW/ TBA on ECD, heath & hygiene
 Development of learning corners in school & community
 ECD session with community members
 Growth monitoring of children of ECD class
 Referral of malnourished children
 Provision of swings/development of play area
 School development plan
 Organize co-curricular child friendly activities
 Color and paint of school
 Provision of material
 Regular meetings with SMC/CBO
 Monitoring and supervision
 Annual exam/assessment of enrolled students
 Periodical progress reports
Achievement:
 Established 504 ECD classes in 168 Govt schools of Sindh
 Trained 654 Government teachers on ECD
 Trained 168 SMCs on school management and prepared school development and
improvement plans
 Established play area in 168 schools
Evaluation of ECD Model
 100% parents liked Early Childhood Development intervention school
 100% parents affirmed their children’s confidence
 87% average attendance of children in school
 97% schools had WASH (Drinking water, hand wash and toilet) facility
 79% schools had play place
 76% schools had plantation
 92% School Management Committee members were trained
 68% parents understand Early Childhood Education & Development