Centre for Child Development and Research
Background
Centre for Child Development and Research (CCDR) is a Malawian Non-profit and non-political Child-focused non-governmental organization working with families and communities to provide children a dignified life through research and practice. It is a dully registered organization with the Malawi government through the Registrar General since 2013 and a member of CONGOMA and NGO Board. Vision: One day, all children in Malawi will realize their full potential through evidence-informed child development interventions. Mission Statement:
To be an excellent, and ethical organization that support generation and use of evidence-informed interventions for improved child wellbeing. Our Goals:
Goal 1: Promote research and innovations that lead to new, improved, and scalable solutions to ending child poverty, child neglect, and child abuse. Goal 2: Advocate on the global, national, and at local spaces for the resources, policies and leadership needed to address child poverty, child neglect, and child abuse. Goal 3: Strengthen child protection systems to effectively respond to child poverty, child neglect, and child abuse. Goal 4: Strengthen health systems to effectively respond to child survival. Goal 5: Grow the capabilities of government and communities through providing technical expertise and proven solutions. Theory of Change:
The organization believes that generation and use of available evidence in child development will support implementation of contextualized policy and program strategies that will in turn effectively and efficiently challenge and change structural barriers to children wellbeing.
