What initially stood out for me was The Center's acknowledgment of moral responsibility to meet the needs of all children in all areas of their development. What also stood out to me was that the Center helps all children from the poorest to the richest. This was interesting because when it comes to global education and outreach, I usually hear or read about children from the poorest countries receiving assistance. Rarely do I hear about rich children needing outreach services. This really speaks to the Center's commitment to equity and excellence and the acknowledgement that ALL children should be treated equally. What helps the Center in achieving excellence is their multidisciplinary approach to helping children, bringing together the best an most innovative resources.
A project developed by the Initiative that stood out for me was the ZAMBIAN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. In collaboration with others, The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University launched the Zambian Early Childhood Development Project (ZECDP) in 2009.This project focused on early childhood development and the effects of an ongoing anti-malaria campaign.
In order to measure the impact of the anti-malaria campaign on Zambia’s human capital development, the ZECDP created a new comprehensive instrument for assessing children’s physical, social-emotional, and cognitive development before and throughout their schooling age. The project was completed in May 2010. After careful calibration of the new survey tool through two rounds of piloting, 1,686 children born in 2004 was assessed between July and December 2010. In 2011, successful follow-up occurred with 1,250 of those children. The early stages of the project demonstrate that comprehensive child assessments are feasible within standard population-based household surveys.
The Zambian educators hope to use these assessments to improve their understanding of child development and to help them identify if services are needed to improve outcomes for their growing and developing children.
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/activities/global_initiative/zambian_project/
Hello Viticha! I too have experienced non response from the organizations that I have reached out to. The Global Children's Initiative is a very good resource for children in need. I liked the fact that they assist children when it comes to health, education as well as other areas in which they might acquire assistance. I was also impressed by the fact that they are a woldwide organization. They also collaborate with other organizations to ensure that decissions are made in the best interest of the child.
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