One
of the international organizations that appeal to me is Save the Children,
because they are trying to change the lives of children, not only in the US but
all over the world. Save the Children layout on their website their strategic
plan to create change in the children lies, which I think is important, because
if you can show someone how to do thing differently, they will be able to make
changes and hopefully live a better life (Save the Children, 2011).
Save
the Children mission is to evoke change, and with an organization this size I
think they are able to reach a lot of children.
The
next organization that I think is great is Academy for Education Development.
This the first time I have heard about them, and I was impressed with their
mission and vision, which is to development a world in which everyone has the
ability to reach their full potential. I liked their values which state:
·
Innovation to
meet the evolving needs of our beneficiaries, funders and partners.
·
Mutual respect for
diversity and cultural differences.
·
Passion driven
by a personal commitment to make a positive difference.
·
Accountability for
our work, measuring, reporting and continually improving all that we do.
·
Commitment to excellence assured by
the highest ethical, quality, operational performance and scientific standards.
·
Teamwork across
disciplines and geographies, within the organization and with our partners. (Academy for Educational Development, 2011).
The main
thing that appealed to me about this organization is that they state they
believe that the way to improve lives is to generate, share and then apply
knowledge. I think this is important to community involved missions, especially
when you are creating community of practices.
The third
organization that is appealing is International Step by Step, this organization
tries to connects professionals and organizations in the field of early
childhood development and education. They also promote equal asses to quality
care for all children, which hits right at home with me. I believe that all
children should have the rights to quality care and education, no matter where
they live or their nationality.
References
International Step By Step Association. (n.d.). Retrieved
November 28, 2011, fromhttp://www.issa.nl/index.html
Save the Children.
(2011). Retrieved from http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm
I was also intersted in Save the Children. They strive t make important changes for children. It must be wonderful to impact children in such a real way. Thank you for your blog information.
ReplyDeleteJosie Zbaeren
Naquetta,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! All of these organization that we have research this week are tring to connects professionals and organizations together in and effort to help with the development and education of our young children. By working for equal asses for quality care for all children around the world. All children do not have access to quality child care or education. If we as professionals and Communitie of Practice work together maybe we can help the children in our community to get quality education. Great Post!
Hello Naquetta,
ReplyDeleteAs we have been studying educational systems in different countries, I did not realize that we have so many issues in common. It is like you said, it should not matter where you live to get high quality child care. Children deserve the right to reach their full potential no matter where they live. Thank you very much for sharing.