From Classrooms to Boardrooms—Why Early Childhood Development is Everyone’s Business

In this powerful 3-part conversation with Lene Øverland and Janine McEvoy of Breadline Africa, we explore what it means to build not just classrooms, but futures.

With more than 20 years of experience across the African non-profit landscape, Lene brings a deeply strategic lens to the conversation—linking infrastructure, innovation, and impact to the long game of social change. Janine, Breadline’s National Business Development Manager, reminds us that transformation starts with relationships—and that real partnerships are built, not pitched.

While we dive jnto Breadline Africa’s mission of transforming lives through access to safe, quality educational infrastructure, why Early Childhood Development is not a charity topic—it’s a business conversation tied directly to national growth, talent pipelines, and economic inclusion.

Our emphasis is on what real impact looks like: the kind that lives beyond headlines and corporate scorecards.

This series challenges us to see children’s futures as everyone’s responsibility—from policymakers and business leaders to professionals and everyday citizens.