1. Early Childhood Development
The ROTARY Revolution
Tom Bergmann-Harris
President, Rotary Club of Claremont
Chair, District ECD Committee
District Conference
Stellenbosch
29 April 2016

2. less than 1 in 3 kids in SA
1,000 days
less than 1 in 3 kids in SA

3. becomes a global champion of ECD.
All children have access
to a nurturing, supportive
and stimulating environment to grow up in and develop to their full potential.
becomes a global champion of ECD.
Communities of Excellence

4. What we set out to do
1. Create District ECD Committee 2. Establish framework of collaboration w/DSD 3. Carry out inventory of ECD projects in D9350

5. 4. Prepare guidelines
(incl. check-lists) 5. Guide + support RCs 6. Present success stories
to create awareness +
obtain focus on ECD
at global level

6. What we have done
1. District ECD Committee set-up Tom Bergmann-Harris (Chair), DG Geraldine Nicol, Alan Jackson (Wynberg), Henry Septoe (Claremont) 2. MoU signed with DSD (Oct. 2015), meetings held regularly, documentation + contact details for RCs, RCC’s Injongo project as case study for best practices 3. Survey completed, results presented at Mini-conference in Worcester (Oct. 2015)

7. 4. First draft of guidelines elaborated
5. First ECD training workshop held for clubs in Pinelands (10 Feb. 2016),
more to follow soonest. Information on importance + relevance of ECD emphasized at all Rotary meetings + conferences

8. The Way Forward Identify + engage new/additional ECD committee members
2. Expand partnership w/DSD 3. Hold training
workshops for RCs.

9. 5. Guide RCs as per needs identified + support as requested
4. Finalize + make
available guidelines
5. Guide RCs as per needs identified + support
as requested
6. Present success stories
(Claremont’s Injongo project)
+ create awareness to
focus on global level

10. We need to act now Sign up volunteers for District ECD Committee (DEC)
Hold next meeting of
DEC + DSD b4 15 May
3. Finalize Guidelines +
circulate by 15 June 2016
4. Hold next training workshop
For RCs by end of June 2016

12. Thank You