Global Childhood Initiative

This week I found it enlightening and encouraging that there are individuals that are taking a stand for children all over the world.  I explored the Harvard University Global Children's Initiative website and was relieved that there are others who feel the way I do.  "The Center’s commitment to global work represents both an acknowledgement of moral responsibility to meet the needs of all children and a critical investment in the roots of economic productivity, positive health outcomes, and strong civil society in all nations, from the poorest to the most affluent." (Harvard Website)  I appreciated that work was being done all over the world to support development of children in countries who otherwise could not afford to do so effectively.
Listed below are a couple of projects the Global children Initiative dedicates its time:
"While a large number of studies have investigated the impact of early childhood experiences on children’s developmental, health, and educational outcomes in developed countries, relatively little evidence is available on early childhood development in sub-Saharan Africa. To address this knowledge gap, the Zambian Ministry of Education, the Examination Council of Zambia, UNICEF, the University of Zambia, and the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University launched the Zambian Early Childhood Development Project (ZECDP) in 2009, a collaborative effort to measure the effects of an ongoing anti-malaria initiative on children’s development in Zambia.
Un Buen Comienzo (UBC), “A Good Start,” is a collaborative project in Santiago, Chile, to improve early childhood education through teacher professional development. The idea is to improve the quality of educational offerings for four to six year olds, particularly in the area of language development. This project is also designed to intervene in critical health areas that improve school attendance as well as social emotional development, and it seeks to involve the children's families in their education.
My dream to support children globally is becoming more tangible.

References
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/activities/global_initiative/