Lynette Okengo is an early childhood development consultant whose professional experience in early childhood care and development spans policy and strategy development, program design and evaluation as well as advocacy and capacity building. A major interest throughout her work in the East and Southern Africa region has been the design of strategies to enhance the work of governments, parents and teachers in providing the best possible environment especially for poor and marginalized children. She is currently engaged in supporting the establishment of a Sub-Sarahan Africa Early Childhood Network. Dr Okengo holds a Doctorate in Early Childhood Studies and a Masters in Educational Psychology.