Child Impact
A hub of “tools” to make the work of child development practitioners easier — a platform that mobilises cross-sector collaboration to promote the well-being of children and young people
Translated from Thai · reviewed by the CF team
Matching problems with ready-to-use knowledge
Child Impact connects and mobilises collaboration across sectors to support the development of children and young people’s potential, helping them grow and thrive across 4 dimensions — physical health, mental health, social development and intellectual development. Its main approach is to “match well-being challenges with ready-to-use knowledge packages”, alongside tools to assess outcomes before and after activities.
A shared space independent of any one organisation
The platform serves as a shared space connecting frontline practitioners with knowledge, funding and resources from diverse organisations across the country. It draws on research by partner organisations working with children, such as Kid for Kids, and summarises it in articles written directly for practitioners.
Empowering frontline practitioners
Providing knowledge, tools and resources suited to the context of each area
Expanding access
Connecting practitioners with knowledge, funding and resources from diverse organisations across the country
Mobilising cross-sector funding focused on outcomes
Reducing inequalities in opportunities for children and young people to develop
A research article library
Summarising knowledge from Kid for Kids and other research sources in practical articles for practitioners
Main supporter
Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth)
Knowledge and data partners
Kid for Kids, Mahidol Population Institute, ChangeFusion
Implementation partners
San Phalang Dee, Thailand Physical Activity Knowledge Development Centre (TPAK), and a network of more than 10 schools and child development centres
The team continues to publish articles, tools and new features.
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What change does this work create, and how do you know it is effective?
The platform has users and trackable project data, as well as systems and content that have been successfully developed. However, there are not yet any recorded outcomes confirming direct changes in children’s well-being.
Child Impact enables practitioners to access knowledge, tools and project information through a central platform. Around 100,000 teachers and people working with children use it each year, and 85 % say the content they download is very useful. This Project
One trackable result is the system linking early childhood data from followkids: baseline-endline data for 9,268 children are now available on the Child Impact dashboard. UpdateEarly childhood partners join forces to use followkids to connect child data to Child Impact The system for registering and tracking Health Talk activities, including quizzes and certificate issuance, has been developed and launched. UpdateChild Impact completes Health Talk activity support system, linking member database to reduce duplicate data entry In addition, a database system containing more than 3,000 individual records was completed as planned to support the annual work planning of Office 4. UpdateIndividual database system in Child Impact completed as planned, supporting Bureau 4’s annual planning
However, we have not yet recorded outcomes confirming that changes in children’s well-being were directly caused by the platform. Usage figures and system achievements should therefore be distinguished from outcomes for children. This Project
How was this work carried out, and what lessons can be applied going forward?
We connect problems with ready-to-use knowledge and develop systems around partners’ actual workflows, such as reducing duplicate data entry and establishing a central data source. However, there is not yet a systematic record of lesson evaluations.
Child Impact uses an approach that matches well-being issues with ready-to-use knowledge, and provides tools to assess outcomes before and after activities. The platform is designed as a central space connecting practitioners with knowledge, funding and resources. This Project
The approach evident in the system’s development is to design around users’ actual processes. For example, the Health Talk system draws on member data to reduce duplicate entry and allows participants and administrators to track information in the system. UpdateChild Impact completes Health Talk activity support system, linking member database to reduce duplicate data entry For sharing child development data, partners chose followkids as the central tool for DSPM data and brought baseline-endline data into the dashboard. UpdateEarly childhood partners join forces to use followkids to connect child data to Child Impact For outcome data from the Family Smile Project, the meeting agreed to use the existing Excel system as the primary data collection mechanism, with Child Impact serving as a catalogue of projects and areas. UpdateChild Impact discusses adding “families” as a target group and setting up a Subdistrict-level mapping system with Khropkhrua Yim and Bureau 4
We have not yet documented evaluations of the lessons or systematically compared the results of these approaches. This Project
What kinds of areas is this approach suitable for, and what do we need to get started in our area?
This approach aims to connect practitioners and resources across different areas. Examples include schools and child development centres, but we have not recorded criteria for selecting areas or requirements for getting started.
Child Impact aims to be a central platform connecting practitioners with knowledge, funding and resources from diverse organisations across the country. It therefore focuses on cross-sector collaboration and applying knowledge in ways suited to each area’s context. This Project Relevant groups include teachers, public health personnel and funders, as well as networks of schools and child development centres. IssueChildren, Youth and Well-being
One example of work in an area is bringing data from early childhood partners into the system, using followkids as a central tool to collect DSPM data and display information about children on a dashboard. UpdateEarly childhood partners join forces to use followkids to connect child data to Child Impact Another example is adapting the system to support families as a target group and setting it to display project coordinates at Subdistrict level, based on area information entered by the project. UpdateChild Impact discusses adding “families” as a target group and setting up a Subdistrict-level mapping system with Khropkhrua Yim and Bureau 4
We have not recorded criteria for what kind of area would be most suitable, or requirements for personnel and resources before starting to use this approach. This Project
What methods or tools can we start using right away?
Articles and knowledge tools for practitioners, an operational Health Talk system, and project and child data displayed on a dashboard.
Practitioners can use Child Impact as a repository of articles, knowledge and tools to support work with children and young people. The platform matches well-being issues with ready-to-use knowledge resources and provides tools for assessing outcomes before and after activities. This Project
The system supporting Health Talk activities is operational. It covers registration, post-activity tests and questionnaires, data tracking and certificate issuance. Participants can also view their participation history and download certificates. UpdateChild Impact completes Health Talk activity support system, linking member database to reduce duplicate data entry For early childhood practitioners, baseline-endline data from followkids, covering 9,268 children, is now displayed on the Child Impact dashboard. UpdateEarly childhood partners join forces to use followkids to connect child data to Child Impact
The platform also continuously publishes articles synthesised from issues concerning children and families identified by Kid for Kids, using the Taxonomy system and AI mechanisms that are already operational. UpdateChild Impact successfully connects its system with Kid for Kids, producing and publishing new content continuously These systems are tools developed to bring knowledge resources and data tracking together in one channel. This Project
How does this work connect to systemic issues, and what kind of collaboration is needed?
This work takes a whole-child approach to well-being, covering physical, mental, social and intellectual health, and connects data, knowledge and resources across sectors to reduce gaps in opportunities for children’s development.
We connect work on children with systemic issues by taking a whole-child approach to well-being across 4 dimensions: physical, mental, social and intellectual health. It is not limited to education or physical health. IssueChildren, Youth and Well-being The platform therefore matches well-being issues with practical knowledge and connects practitioners with funding and resources from a range of organisations to support work on the ground and reduce inequalities in opportunities for children and young people to develop. This Project
Examples of collaboration that illustrate this approach include synthesising issues concerning the situation of children from Kid for Kids into articles for practitioners, and connecting early childhood development data from partners to the Child Impact dashboard. UpdateChild Impact successfully connects its system with Kid for Kids, producing and publishing new content continuously UpdateEarly childhood partners join forces to use followkids to connect child data to Child Impact The partners identified include funders, organisations working with knowledge and data, and implementing partners such as schools and child development centres. This Project This kind of work therefore requires sharing knowledge, data and resources, as well as coordinating approaches to collecting and using data. UpdateEarly childhood partners join forces to use followkids to connect child data to Child Impact