In the Harvard University’s Global Children
Initiative, I learned that at least 200 million children fail to reach their full
potential by 5 years of age. And that seeing this astronomical deviation they
have initiated partnering with several countries to rectify this problem. In Brazil, Canada, and Mexico they are using
techniques that partner them with the ones who can actually help. By training
Brazilian policy makers how to apply developmental science in early childhood
education they show them how to use technology intervention. The Brazilian Innovation
clusters as they are called were surprised to find out children have and know
how to use technology, including their families. In Mexico they are working
with at least 50 thousand children and they did home visits which allowed them
to get to know the families. All these things North America are already doing
and it works so Harvard is sharing the techniques. They are using the
two-generational approach to address the unmet challenges of children and their
familes facing adversity.
The Global Fund for Children is one of my
podcast I selected to interact with, and they find, fund, and strengthen innovative,
locally led organizations helping them to realize their potential and build
their capacity for social change. According to Global Fund for Children the
number of children and adolescents out of school worldwide is 124 million. And
then there are the millions in schools where they are not learning the basic
math and reading. Since the majority of these live in war torn areas, poverty,
or natural disasters these issues disrupt their schooling. So Global Fund for Children are helping where
these children are, in refugee camps. In
Kyangwali they joined forces with COBURWAS International Youth Organization to
Transform Africa (CIYOTA). This organization and Global are supplying needed
supplies for schooling in the camps, they also have an early childhood care,
and provide secondary education.
During this course of Issues and Trends I
have been exposed to poverty, supporting early childhood education, politicians,
economists, and neuroscientists, and I concluded through research that
policymakers are the key to eliminating poverty, and supporting early childhood
education. And I feel encouraged that the Harvard University‘s Global Children Initiative
is working with policy makers in how to apply developmental science in the
three countries Mexico, Brazil, and Canada. Both organization are doing
admirable deeds to combat the global problems facing children who have no
voice. They are tackling the hard problems, helping to educate young children
and adolescents in a refugee camp is innovative. Because providing that bit of normalcy
is giving them hope and an opportunity to have an impact in their world. The
first thing I would think for a refugee camp is food, clothes, and shelter and
those are all needed, but education is inspirational.
Harvard
University Center on the Developing Child (2017). Global children initiative.
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Fund for Children (2018). Education.
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