Global's Children Initiative

 The Global Children's Initiative was founded in 2006 at Harvard University. This organization works together to make sure children receive the proper health and development they need in order to survive. The global program focuses on three major areas; reframing the child health and development course, supporting innovating research, and building leadership development. The organization works together to apply new knowledge that address the health and development of children in a variety of different settings such as those who suffer from mental health issues or have been the victim of a crisis. They are working together to enhance the well-being of families of those throughout the world.

Web Resources

The organization that I am following is the Children's Defense Fund. This website was important to me because it helps to ensure every child receives the education and health care they are entitled to. I teach in an area where I see a lot of children who are not properly cared for the way they should be and I would love to see this change within my own area. The thing that caught my attention on the website was the statistics that the website provides on each state and the areas they need improvement in. I was devasted to learn the high amount of students in Mississippi that are not able to read or do math on their grade level. The website encourages everyone to get involved with the future of our children and they support the research that when a child is cared for properly and taken out of poverty they are more likely to have a successful future. I think it would be neat to attend one of the Children's Defense meetings that are held each year, the next one will be held in Ohio. I also think it would be awesome if they could offer members of the organization to come around to speak to schools who are suffering from poverty. I think this would help everyone to want to get involved and make a difference for the future of our children.

International Contacts

I am still waiting to hear from two international contacts. I am going to send out another follow-up email this week and see if I am able to get a response. I had to complete the alternative assessment this week.

I chose to research China and their poverty levels. China has made major strides in poverty reduction since 2000. In 1978 its poverty level was at an all time high at 250 million since then they have manged to bring it down to 35 million. Much of this decline in poverty is due to reaching processes in economic growth and social transition.  China has also managed to bring down children poverty levels by focusing on education and health issues that need to be addressed. I hope to see China's poverty levels to keep decreasing through the years until it becomes a thing of the past. I feel that if China can make a drastic dent in their poverty levels than the United States should be able to do the same. My hopes are for the government to start investing more money into our children and education system because they are the key to our future.

Childs Defense Fund

I chose to subsribe to the Childs  Defense Fund. This organization caught my attention because its focuses on providing funds for preschool programs in order to make sure that every child gets the opportunity to participate in a safe and healthy program. This is important to me because I live and work in a community that consists of a lot of low income families who are not able to provide for their children properly. A lot of the children live with their grandparents and their nutritional meal comes from what the schools provide each day. This is a sad situation and I hope to see this change in the future.

http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Establishing Professional Contacts!

When it comes to establilshing professional contacts I chose to email the business NAEYC in order to establish a connection. I have sent two emails so far, but I have not received a response. I am hoping I will receive a email or some type of connection soon in order to begin learning information about education outseide of the United States.

For the second part of the assignment I chose to read about the Childs Defense Fund, which helps to raise money and ensure that every child gets the opportunity to a healthy start in their lives. I found this to be interesting because I work in a school where a lot of the children come from a poversty stricken family. It is sad to say but a lot of the kids dont have school supplies, do not live with their parents, and some of their main food sources come from the school system. I am interested in learning how to provide a brighter future for them.