Relationships and Play as Strategies for
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Jan Sanderson, Canada
World Forum advocate, Jan Sanderson sat down with us in Macao, China back in April at the 2019 World Forum on Early Care and Education. Check out the video above to see what she has to say about brain research on early learning, providing validation, the importance of brain stimulation to caregivers, and so […]
Realities for Childhoods and Street Children
Andy Kings, Senegal
World Forum National Representative, Andy Kings sat down with us in Macao, China back in April at the 2019 World Forum on Early Care and Education. Check out the video above to see what he has to say about exploitive educational economic systems, private organizations providing remedial educational services, the possibility of the entrenched system […]
Working with Parents to Meet the
Needs of Their Children
Haleinta Traore, Burkina Faso
World Forum Board Advisor, Haleinta Traore sat down with us in Macao, China back in April at the 2019 World Forum on Early Care and Education. Check out the video above to see what she has to say about parents needing support to provide what is best for their children, raising political awareness about meeting […]
Finding His Way to Early Childhood
Lloyd Muwoni, Zimbabwe
Lloyd Muwoni sat down with us in Macao, China back in April at the 2019 World Forum on Early Care and Education. Check out the video below to see what he has to say about wanting to improve the futures of young children, how children can thrive with opportunities to learn, working to improve the […]
How Adults Turn Early Childhood Stresses into Traumas
Skand Bali, India
Skand Bali sat down with us in Macao, China back in April at the 2019 World Forum on Early Care and Education. Check out the video below to see what he has to say about the benefits of working with young children, remaining aware of the stresses school can present to children, the role of […]
Meet the World Forum Working Group on the
Rights of Children in Children’s Homes
Elsa Chahin, United States
World Forum Working Group on the Rights of Children in Children’s Homes met in Los Angeles, California back in October during the Pikler USA annual conference. Each member plays an important role in providing opportunities to children all across the globe to insure they have the happy childhood that all children deserve. Check out the […]
Sarawati Innovative Initiative to Help
Children Deal with Stress
Vishakha Deshpande, India
Balnagari – The Seeding Edufest, Thane India Contributed by Vishakha Deshpande Today’s world is full of stress. Even the pre-school kids are not spared from this stress. Not everywhere there is conducive atmosphere for children to bloom. Parents have to fulfill multiple tasks in their lives and kids spend a little time of the day […]
Countering Social Inequality
Ebru Aktan Acar, Turkey
World Forum National Representative, Ebru Aktan Acar of Turkey shares her work with The Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University ÇABAÇAM (Multi Purpose Early Childhood Education Centre) since its opening back in 2008. The Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University ÇABAÇAM is an innovative model based on the active collaboration of multiple stakeholders, namely academic, regional and district adminstrative […]
Falling Behind in Supporting Young Children
David Wright, United Kingdom
David Wright, the World Forum National Representative for UK, discusses how public policy can support the needs of its citizens and observes how the UK is failing to meet the basic early childhood needs of children, families and caregivers.
Challenges to Inclusion in Early Childhood Programs
Masarrat Tavawalla, India
Masarrat Tavawalla, Director of 2019 World Forum Sponsor, Sunderji’s Global Academy sat down with us in April at the World Forum on Early Care and Education to discuss her lifelong passion for Early Childhood Education and her interest in teacher training and inclusion. Check out the video below to learn about Masarrat’s thoughts on being […]