Getting to know your international Contacts-Part 2

I chose the podcast alternative, Harvard University’s “Global Children’s Initiative”  for this weeks assignment. Through exploring the site I was able to acquire knowledge about  the work and effort placed in knowing the importance of  protecting children from the biological consequences of significant adversity, in addition to providing them with enriched learning opportunities. Investments in the early childhood years are critical building blocks for lifelong health promotion and disease prevention, not just strategies to enhance school readiness.(Center on the developing child Harvard University, 2015)

In it's six year existence the Global Children's Initiative has sought out to  provide all children with the necessary tools to a successful future, through investing in economic productivity, positive health outcomes, and strong civil society of all nations—from the poorest to the most affluent. ( Center on the developing child Harvard University, 2015) This type of acknowledgement proves to children everywhere they hold value and it will not matter where their start was it's not a determining factor of one's end.  Center on the developing child Harvard University, 2015) 

A program of Grand Challenges Canada, Saving Brains seeks to improve outcomes for children living in poverty in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America. It is through interventions that nurture and protect early brain development in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life. Its activities work to support the lifelong health of children and provide selected countries with a strategy to help break the cycle of poverty.  Center on the developing child Harvard University, 2015)   

Another, building a unified science of child development to explain the early roots of lifelong health, learning, and behavior in Brazil came through the Núcleo Ciência Pela Infância (NCPI) which seeks to translate and communicate science effectively to inform the public around issues that affect children and families while preparing in science of healthy development in the design and implementation of innovative policies and programs that reduce preventable disparities and promote greater well-being for all Brazilian children. 

Lastly, GCI has provided support to the Center's Harvard-affiliated faculty members who are working closely with researchers and institutions in low- and middle-income countries around the world, including in Chile, China, Sierra Leone, and Zambia. Funding the work of these professionals ensures productive outcomes in seeking a much happier, productive and long lived future for children and families everywhere.  

Through the reading i've gathered the purpose in the strategies of the Global children's initiative which are to reduce biological and environmental risk factors in the lives of women and their children. Doing so can simultaneously reduce child mortality, improve developmental outcomes, build human capital, and reduce widespread poverty throughout the world. ( Center on the developing child Harvard University, 2015)

Reference

Center on the Developing Child Harvard University, (2015). Global children's Initiative. Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/indez.php/activities/global.initiative/