Getting to know your international contacts

Unfortunately I have not had any response back from my international contacts. I decided to do the alternate activity by going into the website  www.childhoodpoverty.org  and searching on a specific country about poverty and their insights.
I decided to read about the country of Kyrgystan where up to the year 1991 has been part of the Soviet Union. They gain their independence and added many policies, changes, laws which ultimately affected its population specially children. A high percentage of  their population earn their living through agriculture and farming. Another insight about poverty on Kyrgystan is with the rise of poverty children are being affected with malnourishment and lack of health services. About 24 percent of children are working some type of job at long hours. In addition, children living on the streets have risen whom are targeted for prostitution or trafficking. Intergenerational poverty has become also a concern. Although there are many policies and organizations working towards this epidemic, there is much work to do (C.H.I.P., n.d.)

After reading about this country, I became so much aware of how poverty targets so many lives around the globe in many different ways. When I think about poverty, I think about no food, no shelter, no running water, very limited basic needs to survive and it makes me think to myself for example, in my country if you have no food or resources then you are on your own, there is no food banks to go and get at least three day supply, there is no emergency shelters where you can go at least for a night most likely you will sleep on the streets,  etc. When you learn more about poverty and how it can manifest in many different ways and affect so many people,  makes a person appreciate so much more everything they have and sadly enough many are never happy and grateful for it.

“Poverty is the worst form of violence.” 
― Mahatma Gandhi

C.H.I.P.  (n.d.). Chip national activities. Retrieved from http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/index.php?
action=chipactivities-nat#17

Sharing Web Resources

My first organization I had selected was UNICEF especially focused on Uganda. UNICEF stands for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Their purpose is to focus on child survival and development, basic education and gender equality, child protection, advocacy and partnerships, many more.

As I browsed through UNICEF's website focusing on Uganda, there was a main topic which caught my attention called Basic Education and Gender Equality: How can innovation improve access to quality learning? I found, they are currently working on providing technology access to the most remote areas of the country with the purpose to provide and accelerate a learning environment besides their normal school settings. There are many opinions about this project. Some think that providing technology is a way to innovate thinking and learning opportunities. On the other hand UNICEF Associate Director talks about the learning objectives have to  be taken into consideration when investing on technology. She argues the fact of what is the main  goal and intention to provide advance technology and how this meets the children learning objectives

I found this topic very intriguing due to the fact of technology being introduced with the purpose of accelerating the children's learning development. My purpose is to keep following this project and learn more about their end results.

Website: http://www.unicef.org/education/bege_69027.html

The second organization I selected was the National  Head Start Organization. As I browsed through their website, there is a point of focus at this time which is the current budget cuts threatening many programs around the country in especially children and family services. Currently, programs around the country are being forced to cut slots, reduced their resources and many more, due to these cuts. There are many ways of getting the word out there whether is by writing to Congress or participating in Head Start events. 

I believe this problem is serious, it can put our children's and families in need in greater risk. It also affects our educators and the quality of the program. I will keep learning about the outcomes of this problem.

Website :http://www.nhsa.org/news_and_advocacy/advocacy/sequestration_action_resources

One think I have learned about these two organizations is the fact that there is so much to do on behalf of children around the country and the world. Many things can be done with appropriate practices and dedication.  I find it very interesting learning about their purpose and goals. 

                                      

Establishing Professionals Contacts/Expanding Resources

Part 1:

The website I selected for this assignment was  from UNICEF. The countries I focused on was Uganda and Peru. I have visited their own individual websites and found very interesting facts about their mission with regards to early childhood education. I have placed an email to each contact with the hope I get an answer back.

                                            
                                                    http://www.unicef.org/uganda/index.html

Part 2:

The Resource I decided to do was National Head Start Organization because due to the sequestration, there has been many cuts threatening programs around the country.  These cuts can take a great effect on programs quality and effectiveness because many are being forced to turn down children's slots.

                                                     
                                                          http://www.nhsa.org/about_nhsa


I am looking forward to get to know more about UNICEF's mission in these countries, I think this assignment is a great opportunity for us to expand  our learning. I can't denied, this is my first time reaching out to other organizations from another part of the world. It should be exciting