Connecting Capacity to Impact: Summary report to the Early Childhood Regional Networks Fund
From 2023-2025, Network Impact worked with the four regional networks that are part of the Early Childhood Regional Networks Fund to explore the health and capacity of their networks, and how that capacity connects to impact. The African Early Childhood Network (AfECN), the Arab Network for Early Childhood (ANECD), the Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC) and the International Step by Step Association (ISSA) co-created research plans to support each network’s strategy and planning.
The interactive final report summarizes key themes that emerged from the research in four sections:
Co-creating a framework for network health and capacity A deep dive into the process of creating and customizing a shared framework for understanding network health and capacity in the context of early childhood development (ECD).
Generating impact An exploration of how capacity building in ECD networks leads to different types of impact at the local, national and regional levels.
Crisis as the new normal A focus on how crises like climate and conflict are shaping the work of regional ECD networks and their members and
partners.Looking ahead Key strategies that the regional networks are using to cultivate engagement and generate impact in the next year.
