I don't know what I am doing wrong. I have tried every website and even social
media to connect with international early childhood professionals and still I
haven't received any feedback in returned.
Through my frustration I understand it is a very busy time everyone in
the world. So I am going to talk about a
webpage I explored called, Early Childhood Care, and Education (ECCE) provided by
the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The first insight I gained from this webpage
was their initiative to providing every child in this world with quality
education. Currently, worldwide, 61
million children and 71 million adolescents are out of school. At least 250
million children cannot read and count - even after four years of school - and
796 million people still lack basic literacy skills. (UNESCO 2011) These figures are mind
blowing. I never knew the severity of
the education situation worldwide. Now
that I know I will definitely do my part to help out the UNESCO anyway I can.
The second thing I found interesting was that IIEP Office in
Buenos Aires launched a new website that provides information about the current
propositions being done to fulfill the rights of young children in Latin
America. This is exciting because along
with getting the word out about the events, proposals, and other actions being
done to edify EC, they are also providing avenues to teachers to provide the
proper education and training. All this information
is available in 19 countries. I think
that is very cool and imagine all the work that will get done because all these
countries are working together.
The third thing I found interesting was that October 11,
2012 was the first International Day of the Girl Child. It's a holiday to celebrate and bring
awareness to girls globally. Girls all
over the world are suffering from poverty, social injustices, violence, and
horrible inequalities. Along with these
awful conditions internationally most girls don't receive any education. Having this day is the first step in helping
girls everywhere. I know I will
celebrate October 11th every year and spread the news about the injustices
girls suffer daily around the world.
P.S. The EC field
suffered great losses of young children and fellow EC professionals on Dec. 14,
2012 in Connecticut. I am deeply
saddened by these horrific events and my heart and prayers go out to the
parents and families of everyone in Newtown, Ct.
I did not hear from my international contacts this week, so I had to do my blog about the web site also It looks like this has happened to most of us, so do not worry about it.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you posted the PS, those children, teachers, and families are in my prayers as well.
It is amazing that in today's world girls are devalued to the point that we need to have an International Day of the Girl Child to bring awareness to the plight of girls around the worlds.
Dawn,
ReplyDeleteI have not heard from any contacts yet, either! However, I did write about UNESCO. My heart is heavy also with the horrific circumstances that happened on Friday, December 14, 2012. I refuse to watch the news due to the fact it just makes me feel even more depressed I would like to say that I honor the faculty, staff, and Emergency Response Workers that were there to respond the best way they could to protect everyone involved in the tragic incident. Mostly, my heart goes out to the families and friends of the 27 students and faculty that lost their loved ones. May God bless and keep them all.
Kelly