Podcasts: Early child development programs

Young boy in car seat listens to a program on his mobile phone.
Young boy in car seat listens to a program on his mobile phone. © Kittichai Boonpong | 123RF Images

Introduction

Featured in this section are podcasts from the ECPC series “Pathways to Peace” that pertain to early childhood development programs by world region. 

Additional podcasts relevant to this work area will be provided as they become available.

Topics & initiatives

Young Sophia sits by her desk in primary school.

Podcast | Child literacy development in the Ivory Coast

Dr. Kaja Jasinska, Research Scientist at Haskins Laboratories describes her work on child development, its contribution to peacebuilding, and her current research on child literacy in low-resource settings in Cote D’Ivoire.
Christina de Bruin greets young boy in Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast.

Podcast | Women and children build peace in the Ivory Coast - W. Africa

Ms. de Bruin discusses how the UNICEF Learning for Peace program in the Ivory Coast empowers women of different ethnicities at early childhood development centers to build trust and peace for their children, families, and communities.
Teacher reads from storybook to school children (Brazil).

Podcast | Early Childhood Attention Program (PAPI) - Brazil

Dr. Maria Conceição do Rosário, associate professor at the Federal University of Sao Paulo, coordinates the Early Childhood Attention Program (PAPI) in Brazil, an interdisciplinary team of people dedicated to developing and implementing strategies for promoting early childhood development by empowering caregivers. 

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