Peer-reviewed article

The Role of Educate Me Foundation in the Early Childhood Development in Egypt

Mr. Mostafa Hamdy El Said Ahmed · 30 Nov 2020

Abstract

This study was aimed to provide a foundation for the role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Early Childhood Development (ECD) through identifying and examining the role of Educate Me Foundation in Giza Governorate as NGO working the field of ECD in Egypt. Additionally, the study aimed to investigate the relationship between NGOs and the Ministry of Education of Egypt (MoE), and explore the challenges that face the NGOs during their implementing their work in the area of ECD. The researcher adopted the exploratory research design. Where the researcher presented the literature review related to the same filed to identify the role of the NGOs in the ECD in different regions, also the researcher used the government reports. The paper is divided into four main parts. The first part presents the introduction of the role of NGOs in ECD, and the importance of the paper, while the second part examines the literature on the role of NGOs in ECD, the challenges and the relationship with governmental bodies from a global perspective. The third part contains an analysis with a reflection on the Educate Me foundation. Finally, the fourth part contains the findings and conclusion alongside policy recommendations for the solution of the problem. The findings of the research show that Educate Me foundation had a significant role in the ECD in the Giza Governorate, they achieved their progress with the limited financial resources and unstable relationship with MoE due to the regulations and bureaucracy. The research recommended that NGOs should develop open income-generating projects and self-financing instead of an external one. Besides seeking to change the culture of the MoE and its vision towards the existence of these organizations through seminars and conferences organized by NGOs in cooperation with government sector institutions.