Reference:
The Center of the Developing Child, (n.d.). Retrieved August 1, 2015.
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Saving Brains
The Global Children's Initiative (GCI) was established in 2009 to advance the Center of the Developing Child's mission internationally through a collaborative, science-based approach to improving the survival, health, learning, and behavior of children facing significant adversity (The Center for the Developing Child, n.d.). One of GCI's programs is called Grand Challenges Canada, Saving Brains seeks to improve outcomes for children living in poverty through interventions that nurture and protect early brain development in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life (The Center for the Developing Child, n.d.). The Saving Brains Platform works to enhance the collective impact of the Saving Brains program by articulating a common theory for action based on scientific knowledge and practical experience, developing shared metrics and evaluation frameworks for interventions, fostering an ongoing learning community to accelerate innovation through sharing lessons and results, and encouraging policy translation through cross-sectional leadership development (The Center for the Developing Child, n.d.). This platform is creating a suite of interventions for nurturing and protecting early brain development (The Center for the Developing Child, n.d.). The Global Children's Initiative currently has projects that are being implemented in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America (The Center for the Developing Child, n.d.).
Reference:
The Center of the Developing Child, (n.d.). Retrieved August 1, 2015.
Reference:
The Center of the Developing Child, (n.d.). Retrieved August 1, 2015.
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Alysse,
ReplyDeleteI also spoke about Saving Brains this programs seems really interesting. I like the fact that this program looks at early brain development and how they can improve it. The Global Children's Initiative seems to be active in many countries. I was thinking that through out these courses here at Walden we have learned of many great resources that helps us in our professional and private lives.
Alysse, I am so glad to read about organizations that don't just focus on the brain development and not just what we see on the outside!
ReplyDeleteAlysse,
ReplyDeleteI also commented on this wonderful program. I think it is important because, as we have already learned in our early childhood development class, the first 1,000 days of a child’s life has a great impact on the rest of hers/his life. It can also determine what type of adult they will become and how successful or unsuccessful they will be at reaching their full potential. It is nice to see that someone, not only recognizes this, but cares enough about it to invest their time, resources, and energy in children at this crucial stage of development. Nice job!
Kenny Prowse