Through a partnership between the University of Malawi, CELCIS at the University of Strathclyde (UK) and SOS Children´s Villages, we created ‘Drumming together for change’, a 136-page report based on evidence gathered through national assessments of eight Sub-Saharan Africa countries. The report was introduced at an alternative child care conference in Malawi which also marked the national launch of SOS Children´s Villages’ Care for ME! campaign.