Catherine Draper

Join us for the Nurturing Futures webinar series 2.0, where we’ll explore how to reshape humanitarian systems to prioritize holistic nurturing care in crisis settings-not just as an add-on, but as a core component of emergency response. Register now: lnkd.in/emDtehUZ

We'll be joined at the #PEDALConference2025 by keynote speaker @DrCathD, Associate Professor in the SAMRC Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit at @WitsUniversity in South Africa Learn more at: pedalhub.net/conference2025… Book your tickets at: pedalhub.net/conference2025

Welcome to #April ! Countdown to #NurturingFuturesWebinarSeries episode one! Join us to explore integrating research into practical #ECD interventions for emergencies. Learn how joint advocacy can drive meaningful #change. 📅&🕑: 04/17/2025; 1-2pm 🔗 : bit.ly/MMANurturingFu…

Looking forward to being part of this conversation and highlighting the critical needs of young children in crisis settings

It was an honour to share a virtual platform with you 🙏🏻 Thank you for your passion and commitment to ECD in South Africa. I hope there are further opportunities for 🇿🇦 ECD researchers in to work with government to strengthen the ongoing efforts!

It was a great honour to take part in today's seminar at the @WorldBank on our @TheLancet ECD and the next 1000 days series. The joy of connecting with colleagues in person has not got old. Plus I got to enjoy some snow!☃️☃️☃️

Retaining participants in long-term trials is difficult, and it's important to understand the range of intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing retention. We've documented what we've learnt about this with young women in the Bukhali trial in Soweto: gh.bmj.com/content/10/2/e…

Thank you @unicef for the opportunity to present on #TheNext1000Days and meet colleagues working on ECD in Africa. Also grateful for the Moroccon hospitality we have been shown ❤️🇲🇦

Very excited that our paper is out on the pilot of our Mazi Umntanakho digital tool for young children's social emotional development & mental health in 🇿🇦! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… @ceres_jacobs @cayls_cook @gillianrhayes @drklakes @LucretiaW_ @LizAnkrah et al

Some of the most inspiring people I've worked with are the community health workers who implement our Bukhali intervention with young women in Soweto. I've learnt so much from them. Our latest paper captures their voices and shares some of these lessons: bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Today we commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ... here in our land in Palestine... Here in Palestine, we live under the harshest and most difficult conditions. Bethlehem is besieged. Jerusalem is wounded. And Gaza is being annihilated. This year we say, Christ is still under the…

Any South Africans had to apply for Moroccan visa recently? It seems like we can apply for an e-visa if you have a US or Canadian visa, but can't get any joy out of the online system and embassy is not answering the phone...

After numerous desk rejections & truckloads of revisions, our paper on social ecological factors influencing school readiness in🇿🇦 is finally published 🥳 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… @cayls_cook @GaiaScerif @rebeccammerkley @DrSJHoward #IDELA @save_children

The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial – there’s growing evidence that the next 1,000 are just as important theconversation.com/the-first-1-00… 💻 Catherine Draper, @WitsUniversity #Next1000Days @ECDAction #Education

The cost of inaction in early childhood is high. In our latest issue, a Lancet Series calls for wider investment to ensure children in the next 1000 days have access to adequate nurturing care. Find this & more: hubs.li/Q02Z8GBV0

"There is no better place to start than with investment in the next 1000 days." Read our latest Editorial exploring the key findings of the Series: hubs.ly/Q02Z9R6L0

The first 1,000 days of life are critical, but ages 2-5 also shape a child's future health and development. theconversation.com/the-first-1-00… 📷 Catherine Draper, @WitsUniversity #Next1000Days @ECDAN #Education

Launch recording now available! New Lancet Series: Early Childhood Development and the Next 1000 Days ecdan.org/video/new-lanc…

Here are the links to the papers in case you are interested: thelancet.com/journals/lance… thelancet.com/journals/lance… @DrCathD @mnores_ecd @DanaCMcCoy @dr_jobradovic @florlopezboo @RaquelBernal3 @NYUAppliedPsych @NYUGlobalTIES @CesedUniandes @SwissTPH @UniBasel_en

Thank you @ECDAction for hosting! What a great launch, now the work of advocacy for the next 1,000 days continues 😁