Resource The challenges and opportunities for supporting early childhood development in contexts of crisis INEE, Theirworld, and the Moving Minds Alliance is pleased to present a webinar on supporting young children in humanitarian settings!
Event The challenges and opportunities for supporting early childhood development in contexts of crisis INEE, Theirworld, and the Moving Minds Alliance is pleased to invite you to join us for a webinar on supporting young children in humanitarian settings!
Resource Young Children and the Pandemic: UNICEF Early Childhood COVID-19 Response in East Asia and Pacific This report summarizes the impact of the COVID-19 disruptions on early childhood development in countries across East Asia and the Pacific in terms of the five dimensions of the Nurturing Care Framework. It proposes priorities for stakeholders and policy-makers towards achieving the fourth Sustainable Development Goal, which is inclusive and equitable in nature.
Resource Launch of JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies Marking the launch of JEiE’s special issue on early childhood development in emergencies, contributing authors, issue editors, and guest speakers will highlight efforts to address the needs of young children and families living in humanitarian situations, and what we have learned from these efforts.
Resource Journal on Education in Emergencies: Volume 7, Number 1 This special issue of JEiE contributes to a small but growing body of research evidence and lessons from programming implementation about early childhood development (ECD) in emergencies and humanitarian contexts.
Resource Editorial Note: Journal on Education in Emergencies: Volume 7, Number 1 In this Editorial Note, lead editors Sweta Shah and Joan Lombardi introduce the key themes, trends, and novel contributions to evidence on ECD in emergencies offered in JEiE Volume 7, Number 1.
Resource Effects of Two Early Childhood Interventions on the Developmental Outcomes of Children in Post-Earthquake Nepal In this Research Article, authors Jonathan Seiden, Valeria Kunz, Sara Dang, Matrika Sharma, and Sagar Gyawali provide quasi-experimental evidence of Save the Children’s ECD centers improving preacademic skills in children living in emergency contexts.
Resource Early Childhood Development in the Aftermath of the 2016 Wildfires in Alberta, Canada Authors Julie L. Drolet, Caroline McDonald-Harker, Nasreen Lalani, Sarah McGreer, Matthew R. G. Brown, and Peter H. Silverstone argue that ECD service delivery and infrastructure, critically inadequate in the months after wildfires devastated Fort McMurray, Alberta, are a vital part of disaster risk reduction and emergency preparedness.
Resource Field Note: Home Visiting in the Middle East: Reflections on the Implementation of Reach Up and Learn In this Field Note, authors Katelin Swing Wilton, Aimée Vachon, Katie Maeve Murphy, Ayat Al Aqra, Abdullah Ensour, Iman Ibrahim, Anas Tahhan, Kayla Hoyer, and Christine Powell outline the International Rescue Committee’s experience adapting a home-visiting ECD intervention for refugees and internally displaced persons in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
Resource Field Note: Building Resilience and Mitigating the Impact of Toxic Stress in Young Children: A Model for Transforming Parenting and Male Caregiving in El Salvador In this Field Note, Fabiola A. Lara examines how the rollout of Save the Children’s Toxic Stress Mitigation Model in El Salvador addressed the needs and wellbeing of caregivers, as well as those of children, and engaged fathers and grandfathers in children’s early development in innovative ways.
