Advocacy and raising awareness among parents and caregivers on the importance of Early Development being one of the main goals of the ECD unit, materials have been developed exclusively for caregivers and children. Materials include books, leaflets and posters for children and care givers

Some of the MATERIALS DEVELOPED under a UNICEF project “First Steps… Maldives are

For children:

1.            Maldivian Babies

2.            Look! How terrific I am (0-3 years)

3.            Look! How terrific I am (3-6 years)

4.            Everybody loves me, Yaish's story (a story on a down syndrome child)

5.            Everybody loves me, Hazko's story

For care givers (parents/grandparents and older siblings)

6.            10 terrific things you could do with your younger sister or brother (a book for older children)

7.            Safety book (for parents and caregivers)

8.            Discipline your child with love (for parents and caregivers)

9.            Massage time (for parents and caregivers)

10.        Wall chart on small things these fathers did to HELP their child in a BIG way    (for parents and caregivers)

11.        Wall chart on 10 things you could do with your baby (for parents/caregivers)
2 posters for parents and caregivers

12.        Twelve leaflets on key message for parents and caregivers

13.        Hands on Training for Preschool Teachers in Maldives

14.        Training Package on ECD for TRAINERS in Maldives

Link 21: Video of 52 key messages

Link 22: Audio of 52 key messages