During this technological age, one would assume that data
would be at the tips of your fingers, but the truth of it is, there is very
little data available about Zambian early childhood development programs. It
was shocking to me that very little is known about the development of children
in sub-Saharan Africa. Several community groups have come together to attempt
to investigate the issues that exists.
The title of the project is “Zambian Early Childhood Development Project
(ZECDP)”. The project’s goal is to collaboratively measure the effects of an
on-going anti-malaria initiative on children’s development in Zambia.
In Brazil, there are collaborative efforts implemented to
improve child development. The Global Children’s Initiative is launching Núcleo
Ciência Pela Infância. It is the first program that is being launched outside
of the United States. The program aims to use science of child development and
health development to help improve current policies that will benefit children
and families in Brazil.
Un Buen Comienzo( UBC) is another collaborative initiative that is
implemented in Chile. UBC aims to improve early childhood education through
teacher professional development. The idea is to improve language skills during
the early childhood stages. It also aims to improve school attendance and
socioemotional development.
It was interesting to read how all three countries are
similar in that they are working collaboratively to improve early childhood
education, not only for the children but the families as well. Brazil, Chile, and Africa are restructuring
there early childhood programs to assure that all children’s needs and areas of
development are met.
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/activities/global_initiative/
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