Getting to Know my Professional Contacts-Part 2

The global children’s initiative is designed in collaboration with The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University to join institutions and “across disciplines, drawing together the best and most creative expertise to achieve the initiatives goals”(http://developingchild.harvard.edu) focuses on three main issues: educating professionals about issues related to learning, behavior, and health in the early years of a child’s life, to raise global understanding of how to foster healthy development, and to build leadership by joining voices globally about efforts to raise healthy children. (http://developing child.harvard.edu). The Mother Child Education Foundation (ACEV) in Turkey is partnered with the global effort to support families worldwide. These efforts include informing other’s about strategies that prove to be beneficial towards the betterment of children and healthy approaches to their growth and development as well as, creating and implementing new ideas and knowledge from Harvard Scholars to inform center providers “about the needs of young children in various settings” (http://developingchild.harvard.edu). Issues of equity and excellence are indeed a part of the efforts of the global children’s initiative because on an international level, children and families are receiving expert advice, healthy living conditions, and knowledge about learning environments. In educating others and working on a global level, we can support more children and families to ensure that equity and excellence is being implemented for all children. By having multiple heads get together and offer ideas and advice, we can also create new and effective programs that support a child’s healthy development worldwide. References Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2010). Global children's initiative. Retrieved from (http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/activities/global_initiative/).