EXCITING OPPORTUNITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION (ECCE)
Invitation for Expressions of Interest from Local Civil Society Organisations (LCSOs) to be Implementing Partner for the Dodoma ECCE Programme
Children in Crossfire is an Irish-based international non-governmental organisation working to advance the rights and wellbeing of young children affected by poverty and injustice. Children in Crossfire Tanzania focuses on improving access to quality Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), ensuring that children are supported to reach their full developmental potential. For more info visit: www.childrenincrossfire.org/tanzania/
Children in Crossfire Tanzania currently implements the Watoto Wetu Tunu Yetu programme, a region-wide ECCE initiative supporting quality improvements in pre-primary education across all government primary schools in Dodoma Region. Building on this strong systemic foundation, Children in Crossfire has secured funding from the Blue Care Foundation to implement a pilot school feeding programme in Kondoa District Council and Kondoa Town Council during 2026, as part of its broader ECCE strategy.
The pilot programme aims to strengthen sustainable school feeding systems, demonstrate the contribution of continuous school feeding to improved attendance, retention, and learning outcomes, and further consolidate pre-primary education quality and transition to Grades 1 and 2 through strengthened teacher and school leadership capacity.
To support implementation of this programme, Children in Crossfire Tanzania invites Expressions of Interest from eligible Local Civil Society Organisations (LCSOs) to serve as an Implementing Partner for the Dodoma ECCE Programme. The selected Local Civil Society Organisation will work in close collaboration with Children in Crossfire, Regional and Local Government Authorities, and school and community leadership structures to support the implementation of the Dodoma ECCE Programme, and especially the successful piloting of school feeding initiatives in Kondoa. The partnership will initially be contracted for one year from March 2026, with potential for renewal subject to performance and funding availability.
A detailed TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR) for this exciting partnership opportunity can be downloaded from HERE.
The ToR includes a hyperlink to a Google Form template for submitting EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EoI). Please note that we will not consider EoI submitted in any other format.
Closing date for applications: 23:00hrs Sunday 8th February 2026, local time in Tanzania.