This book highlights how a community based partneship model can be used to improve the care environment of young children from birth to 8 years. The model demostrates the applicability of a combined effort of the community and other development agencies (e.g. NGOs, faith based organizations and government) in the care process of young children. Focus is directed on key issues of indigenous knowledge as a way to enhance livelihood of the households with young children. Education and health issues are discussed based on evaluated results and changes that may have come over time since the...