City secures R285m grant for ECD services

THE City of Cape Town has secured an international grant of approximately R285 million to strengthen early childhood development (ECD) services in high-need communities, improve regulatory compliance, and support violence prevention interventions in vulnerable communities across the city.

- LILITA GCWABE

THE project will focus on selected districts and social development interventions to strengthen early childhood development services. I Supplied

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This follows the approval of a funding agreement signed by Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.

The report authorising the agreement was signed during the City council recess in terms of the mayor's executive authority.

According to a statement released by the City of Cape Town, the funding, provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on behalf of the German government and administered through development bank KfW, forms part of a broader programme valued at approximately R525m. The programme is aimed at improving outcomes for young children, caregivers and families in selected districts across Cape Town.