Advocacy
Advocate
In order to achieve effective and sustainable playful parenting support, advocating for a policy environment to support the sustained institutionalisation of parenting programmes is essential.
The GPI is uniquely positioned to provide widespread evidence of effectiveness of parenting programmes when delivered at scale in the Global South, and in collaboration with other international organisations that share our vision, are mobilising to achieve the following advocacy goals:
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Contribute to guidance for all countries for the effective delivery of parenting programmes
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Ensure that playful parenting programmes are delivered at scale and through sustainable systems, through demonstrating and sharing effectiveness and lessons from large-scale implementation
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Strengthen the capacity of Global South stakeholders to advocate for mainstreaming playful parenting with child rights legal frameworks
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Communicate with external partners and the public through digital and other mechanisms to bring our advocacy to the wider community of stakeholders and families
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Build capacity for advocacy amongst local research and implementation partners in the Global South to work with their national governments advocating for, and supporting the delivery of playful parenting programmes at scale.
The Global Initiative to Support Parents (GISP) is an inter-agency collaboration initiated by UNICEF, the WHO, Global Parenting Initiative and Parenting for Lifelong Health, the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and the Early Childhood Development Action Network.
Its vision is to enable all parents and caregivers to access quality, evidence-based parenting support according to their need by the year 2027.
Its goals are to:
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Protect children and adolescents, and support families to cope with the multiple stressors, including those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Enable parents to nurture their children’s development across the life course, in the context of reduced child-related services and increased parental responsibilities.
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Build the foundation for mainstreaming the uptake and implementation of evidence-based parent and caregiver support initiatives in all countries.
The GPI has a core role in the GlSP through our innovative development of digital and hybrid-digital parenting programmes; ongoing support for in-person, digital and hybrid parenting programmes; as well as advocacy for evidence-based playful parenting support for all parents and caregivers.
