ChildFund Ecuador’s Early Child Development program aims to overcome the biggest barriers to holistic child development, such as poverty, parents with little or no education, and lack of access to basic services. With local partner organizations, ChildFund works with parents, caregivers and communities to ensure that infants have the nutrition, care, safety and stimulation they need to achieve their potential.
Our Responsive Parenting program plays a vital role in providing early childhood development opportunities in remote parts of the country. Our work in Ecuador has shown that as individual caregivers gain and use knowledge, skills and behaviors to nurture their children, their confidence rises and they become stronger advocates for their children’s needs, and ultimately champions for children’s rights.