I am continuing my research into the http://www.worldforumfoundation.org
website. This week we were asked to
follow an outside link and search that area.
So, I followed a link in the media & resources area to a website entitled
Alliance for Children or http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/.
This is a great resource for all early childhood people,
educators, policy makers, and parents alike.
There are articles on development, reviews of books, listings of new
articles and publications available, and they also provide links to other early
childhood education online magazines and sites. I really enjoyed browsing this
site and getting to know what they have to offer. This group is very advocacy-based on many
things, such as play, playgrounds, common core (against), media, obesity, and
standardized testing.
I found a link to a video from the National Alliance for
Early Childhood in Brazil. They country
has launched “National Plan for Early Childhood.” The video is basically a promotion to entice
participation in communities. If you
want to view the video, click on the link.
Clicking on CC will provide you with English subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfBJmlefQKA&feature=youtu.be.
Brazil has over 20 million children under 6 years of
age. Many of them lack housing, sanitary
living conditions, medical care, minimum living standards, no child care, and
are malnourished. The National Alliance
for Early Childhood is a collaborative effort between families, the State, and
communities to bring awareness and solutions for the countries youngest
citizens. They wish to guide, promote,
and ensure the rights of all children in every town in Brazil. The goal is to provide health care, education,
sanitary living conditions, playgrounds, and transportation to make each and
every town – child-friendly.
I did gain new insights into the childrens’ lives in
Brazil. I visited the National Plan for
Early Childhood site and found out startling information. Rio de Janeiro has instituted a harm
reduction strategy in over 150 schools there to help children who have
witnessed or been a victim of violence.
Many children have seen murders right in front of them due to gang
violence. Many more of them have been
sexually abused – the 2nd most common type of violence among young
children. The children there have been
suffering with post-traumatic stress and delay of brain development due to the
huge amount of violence going on in Brazil.
How do you combat such horrible acts of violence? What is the solution?
Hi Kimberly,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing all of you new findings. I think it's great that Brazil has implemented programs to help suffering children. It is unfortunate to hear how with so many children that reside in Brazil have experienced/ seen so many negative and violent acts. I'm glad to hear that there are programs such as the World Forum Foundation to help those less fortunate.
Kimberly unfortunately a lot of children live in situations like this.Thank you for sharing this information.
ReplyDeleteI think that you have some links for all early childhood professionals such as educators, policy makers, and teachers and parents. I feel that the articles on development, reviews of books, listings of new articles and publications available, and links to other early childhood education online magazines and sites are very informative. It is good to have an advocacy-based resource And community involvement is important as well to child development and learning. I was not aware that over 20 million children under 6 years of age that lack housing, sanitary living conditions, medical care, minimum living standards, no child care, and are malnourished.
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