ICDP Norway - ICDP Ethiopia

Stronger relationships from the start – supporting parents and children in Ethiopia. Through early intervention, prevention, and strong local ownership, ICDP aims to ensure that more children in Ethiopia grow up with safe and nurturing caregivers.

About the project

The project ICDP Ethiopia – Reaching Wider, Deeper and Securing Long-term Impact will establish a sustainable national structure for ICDP in Ethiopia. The goal is to expand reach while ensuring quality, consistency, and long-term impact.

ICDP has already shown promising results in the country. Parents report warmer relationships with their children, improved communication, and reduced use of harmful practices. However, growth has so far lacked a coordinated national framework.

This project will strengthen local structures by training facilitators and trainers, building a national network, and establishing a coordinating body to support long-term implementation and scale.

What the funding from Kavli Trust will support

The funding from the Kavli Trust will be used to:

• train additional local facilitators and trainers
• establish a national ICDP network
• build a sustainable national coordination structure
• ensure quality assurance and long-term programme development

The investment focuses on building lasting local capacity and ownership.

About ICDP Norway

ICDP Norway is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to strengthening caregivers’ competence and confidence. The programme is based on research into child development and is implemented in more than 50 countries.

Its core approach is relational and non-instructive, focusing on enhancing caregivers’ existing strengths while providing new insight where needed. The aim is to foster positive interactions that support children’s emotional, social, and cognitive development.