Stemming from its firm belief in the famous maxim, "A great nation hinges on great education", AGFUND embarked on developing early childhood, being the best educational tool to prepare a generation of children ready to join school and contribute to the advancement oftheir society in the future. The I'roject undertakes the supporting and financing of kindergarten I'rojects and ensuring that they are Ul' to date and responsive to the renewable needs.

  AGFUND is iml'lementing the project in collaboration with the Ministries of Education and the UNESCO In 11 Arab countries, namely Saudi Arabia (which launched the project In 1409 AH) *, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt **, Sudan, Yemen, Syria. The overall requirements for the implementation of the project rest onAGFUND vision for early childhood development, namely:

 - laying down nation-specific strategies for the development of early childhood;

- adopting a modern approach to kindergarten;

 - training female teachers (instructors);

- equipping training centers.

  Convinced that developing societies all share the same development problems and challenges. AGFUND realized that it can take its project to a global level. The first tangible steps were taken when AGFUND participated In the Ministerial Meeting of the Most Densely Populated Countries in the World (Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Nigeria, India, Mexico, and Egypt), which was held in Cairo in December 2003. Representatives of some of the group member states expressed readiness to implement the project in their respective countries.

Below are the training centers in KSA as an example of the output of the project

• The sixth center in Ha'il is under construction
• The Early Childhood Development Center has become a reg ional center that contributes in training trainers from other countries,
• Trainees from other plases 33