Exemplars: Child development programs

Refugee school children in South Africa give thumbs up.
Refugee school children in South Africa give thumbs up. © Martin Applegate | Dreamstime Images

Introduction

In this section, we feature global early childhood development (ECD) services and programs that can be leveraged as social platforms for engaging conflicting sociocultural, ethnic or religious identity groups in joint programming efforts towards shared goals. 

Explore this work area by scrolling through each of the sections and subsections below. 

Additional information relevant to this work area will be provided as it becomes available.

Topics & initiatives

Nigerian school children show their support for UNICEFs PBEA program.

PBEA Learning for Peace: A UNICEF initiative

  • About the PBEA 'Learning for Peace' program
  • Data, research, case studies
  • Manuals & guidance note summaries
  • Report & outcome evaluations
  • Advocacy & issue briefs
  • Gender & peacebuilding
  • Media gallery
Teacher and school children engaged in The Media Initiative for Children.

Early Years: Child development programs – N. Ireland

Learn more about Early Years, the largest organization in N. Ireland, and its exemplary programs that demonstrate why major investment in young children is critical to ensure the educational, social, emotional and cognitive development of future generations.
Happy Turkish school children look toward the sky and a brighter future.

AÇEV: Child development programs - Turkey

Learn more about AÇEV’s exemplary training programs that target all stages of human development and all members of the family from early childhood to parenthood.
People raise many flags of Colombia in support of building a culture of peace.

Building a 'Culture of Peace' - Colombia

Learn how the Fundacion Saldarriaga Concha utilized the 'Ecology of Peace' conceptual framework to mobilize national funding for early childhood in Colombia.
Syrian refugee mother with baby holds a hand peace sign.

MOCEP | An integrated approach to early childhood development - Lebanon

The aim of this randomized clinical trial (RCT) is to rigorously evaluate the implementation of the Mother-Child Education Program (MOCEP) in three Palestinian refugee camps in Beruit, Lebanon. The results of this study have implications for improving the lives of and reducing violence for the hundreds of thousands of families with young children living in fragile contexts.
Syrian refugee mother comforts her frightened daughter.

Parenting in times of war

Parents and caregivers serve a critical role in mitigating the negative effects of crisis and war. It is through nurturing, responsive, and consistent care that parents are able to support children’s health and development and even strengthen their child’s ability to cope with adversity. 
Pakistani young children and LEAPS youth leader engaging in an education lesson.

Youth Leaders for Early Childhood Assuring Children are Prepared for School (LEAPS) - Pakistan

Learn more about this program and its cross-generational intervention to train female community youth leaders (ages 18-24) to deliver an Early Childhood Education program to young children in Pakistan.
Mothers and their children in an activity of the "Convidarte para la Paz" programme in the city of Bogotá.

International Center of Education and Human Development (CINDE)

The central axis of CINDE is the creation of suitable environments for the healthy physical and psychosocial development of children and young people living in vulnerable conditions in Colombia.
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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