The School Readiness Initiative works in partnership with the government of Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia, to promote evidence based early child care and education by providing a comprehensive, high quality pre-school program which gives the disadvantaged children of Ethiopia a chance to succeed at school.
Mission statement
SRI works in collaboration with the government and other stakeholders. By using evidence based knowledge and skills through employing capable individuals, SRI implements scaled activities to empower parents and teachers to optimally enhance their roles in early child care and education.
Summary of relevant work
Prepare training manuals for preschool teachers and conduct regular periodic trainings
Prepare training manuals to engage parents and conduct regular meetings between teachers and parents
Work with government to mainstream appropriate process follow up
Provide mental/behavioral health services to 11500 children and their families
Support poor mothers to start income-generating activities
Educate community to replace corporal punishment with positive discipline
Assess children and mothers for mental health problems
Conduct research to determine disciplining methods
Conduct research to determine stigma on the mentally ill