Early Childhood Development in Humanitarian Crises

Sweta Shah received her PhD from The Institute of Education, University College, London, UK, in 2016. She is currently Global Lead, Early Childhood Development at the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Washington, DC, USA.

• List of illustrations Foreword: a call for action to support young children and families in crisesAcknowledgementsIntroductionPART IBackground and context1 Global trends in Early Childhood Development2 Why Early Childhood Development in emergencies?3 Overview of the humanitarian landscape4 South Sudan: decades of conflict with little respite5 Nexus of Vygotsky and Human Capability ApproachPART IIEarly Childhood Development in emergency programming6 Adaptation of a development model for a humanitarian contextPART IIIEvidence for Early Childhood Development in emergencies7 Research methodology8 Developing a culturally appropriate child development tool9 Mixed methods evidence for Early Childhood Development in emergenciesConclusion: the way forwardIndex