Programmes
Our Programmes
Six focused initiatives that translate CECJ's mandate into concrete action — from legal mapping and regulatory strengthening to rights protection and knowledge dissemination.
Early Childhood Legal Mapping Programme
Comprehensive mapping and analysis of national legal frameworks governing early childhood, identifying gaps, conflicts, and opportunities for reform across legislation, regulations, and policy instruments.
Focus Areas
Who It Serves
Ministries of Justice, Law Reform Commissions, Parliamentary Committees, Legal Scholars
Early Childhood Finance Accountability Initiative
Tracking and analysing public budget allocations for early childhood, assessing compliance with constitutional and statutory financing obligations, and building civil society capacity to monitor public expenditure.
Focus Areas
Who It Serves
Finance Ministries, Civil Society Organisations, Parliamentary Budget Committees
ECD Regulatory Systems Strengthening Programme
Supporting the design, review, and implementation of quality assurance and regulatory frameworks for early childhood services, including licensing, inspection, and enforcement systems.
Focus Areas
Who It Serves
Regulatory Agencies, Service Providers, Local Governments
Children's Rights Redress Programme
Building accessible grievance and redress mechanisms for early childhood rights violations, supporting strategic litigation, and documenting cases to drive systemic reform.
Focus Areas
Who It Serves
Children's Rights Organisations, Legal Aid Providers, Human Rights Commissions
Legal Capacity Development Programme
Training lawyers, advocates, policymakers, and civil society actors on early childhood law, international standards, and rights-based approaches to policy and budget advocacy.
Focus Areas
Who It Serves
Lawyers, Policymakers, Civil Society Leaders, University Students
African Early Childhood Justice Knowledge Hub
A continental repository of legal texts, policy documents, case law, research reports, and analysis on early childhood governance, accessible to practitioners and researchers across Africa.
Focus Areas
Who It Serves
Researchers, Policymakers, Practitioners, Journalists, Students
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