Asmara Early Child Development Conference

2nd International Conference on ECD

Early Childhood Intervention: 'What Works and Experiences Learned'

October 28-31, 2002

Asmara, Eritrea

The 2nd International Conference on Early Child Development (ECD) followed the First International Conference on ECD that was held in Kampala (Uganda) in 1999. The State of Eritrea in collaboration with the World Bank, UNICEF and ADEA, organized this Second International Conference that was held from October 28 to October 31, 2002 in the Hotel Intercontinental Asmara, Eritrea.

The central theme of the Conference was "Early Child Interventions: What Works and Experiences Learned’ and covered issues related to policy development, integrated ECD planning, effective community approaches and practices, disadvantaged children and indigenous knowledge and child upbringing. At the end of the conference participants reached consensus on the basic recommendations and a framework that could be used as a reference for action, collaboration, networking and future follow-up until the 3rd International ECD Conference.

Documents:

1) Declaration, Overview And Synthesis Statements (English)

2) Déclaration, Panorama De La Conférence et Synthèse Des Recommandations (French)

3) Policy Recommendations