Gender Transformative Parenting
Preventing violence.
Empowering parents.
Shaping a more equal world.
Every child deserves to grow up in a home where they are safe, loved, and free to reach their full potential, regardless of gender. Yet deeply rooted social norms often limit children’s opportunities and perpetuate cycles of violence against both women and children. The Gender-Transformative Parenting Programme, developed by ICS SP, goes beyond surface-level change. It challenges harmful gender roles, transforms household dynamics, and equips parents—women and men alike, with the tools to raise children in environments of equality, care, and respect.
This is not just about parenting—it’s about breaking cycles of violence, exploitation, equality and opening doors to possibility for generations to come.
Our Approach
Our programme works directly with families and communities to shift beliefs and behaviours, promote healthy relationships, and empower caregivers to raise children without violence or limits based on gender.
Peer-led parenting groups and home visits that build knowledge, confidence, and caregiving skills
Linkages to essential services, including health, nutrition, child protection, birth registration, and social protection
Economic empowerment for parents and caregivers to strengthen family stability
Active male engagement, encouraging fathers to be equal partners in caregiving and champions for change
Rooted in evidence and delivered through trusted government frontline workers and community networks, this programme builds homes where love, respect, and equality are the norm—not the exception.
Impact So Far
- Millions of caregivers have improved parenting skills and stronger family bonds
- Significant reductions in child maltreatment, neglect, and intimate partner violence
- Healthier, happier children, showing improved development outcomes
- Increased role sharing in caregiving and joint decision-making within households
- Children raised free from gender stereotypes, opening doors for both girls and boys
- Increased role sharing in caregiving and joint decision-making within households
System-Level Change
Beyond individual households, the programme is driving national transformation:
Adopted into and scaled through government plans and policies in Kenya and Tanzania
Integrated into social work training curricula, equipping future professionals with gender-transformative tools
Mainstreamed into private sector supply chains, helping eliminate child labour, advance education, and promote gender equality
Project Locations
Currently active in communities across Kenya, Tanzania, and Cote d’Ivoire, the programme is designed for adaptability and scale, impacting both rural and urban families, humanitarian and development settings, with potential for regional expansion.
Projects
Kenya: Gender transformative skilful parenting programme (GTSP), National Positive Parenting Programme (NPPP) , Malezi Mema Jamii Imara, Kuimarisha
Tanzania: Gender Transformative Skilful Parenting Programme (GTSP), Parenting App, Parenting Policy Project
Cote d Ivoire: Transforming Education in Cocoa Communities (TRECC), PIPEREF-SC
Partners
We collaborate with government ministries, grassroots organisations, academic institutions, , private sector , NGOs , faith based organisations and technical partners committed to equality, child development, child rights, violence prevention, and systems change.
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When we transform parenting, we transform society.
Partner with us to scale the Gender-Transformative Parenting Programme and create a world where every child is raised in a home of dignity, safety, and possibility and where every girl and woman thrives.