A Short Film - The Perivoli Schools Trust ECCE Model: findings from a 3-year qualitative research study

This film is about a 3-year, qualitative, cross-institutional research study which explored the lived experiences of those involved with the Perivoli Schools Trust (PST) in Namibia. The PST provides training for nursery teachers (Educarers) who care for and provide education to children aged 0-6 years old, in all of Namibia’s 14 regions. The research study responded to identified needs for evidence from the Perivoli Schools Trust, the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, and the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare to inform and strengthen the future expansion of existing ECD policy and programming for children aged 0-8 years - under the Integrated Early Childhood Development Service Framework (IECDF) produced by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Namibia. The study was undertaken by researchers from the Department of Social Work and Psychology (School of Allied Health Sciences), the Multidisciplinary Research Service (Social Sciences Division) at the University of Namibia, and the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK. The film provides a short summary of the project and the key findings.