Saturday, June 2, 2012

Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 2




I explored the Harvard University‘s “Global Children’s Initiative” website, and learned what the centers mission is about and that they have three strategic goals that they have recently started. The three strategic areas that the center outlined on their site are:

·         Educate high level decision makers the science of learning, behavior and health in children.
·         Go into selected countries and help them to understand about what is healthy development and how it happens

·         On behalf of all children, build a better understanding of child development research and policy and to make it a global movement. (Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2010)


What I like about this organization is that they are focusing on a global effort, and are trying to meet the needs of all children from all over the world. Another thing that is interesting is some of the early childhood development project that they have going in places like Zambian and Brazil. The Zambian project was started in 2009, help measure the effects of an anti-malaria program on children’s development in that country. In Brazil the project is using science of child health and development to help create stronger policies and have more investments to benefit young children and their families. (Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2010)

Reference:
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2010). Global children's initiative. Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/activities/global_initiative/

1 comment:

  1. good post but there is something between the lines...do you think the tone of this initiative is a little like a military influence?

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