Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 2

Unfortunately I have not received a response from my contact and I have emailed my contact several time. But the alternative assignment for this week afforded me the opportunity to learn about the global resources. 
The center main goal the Global Children Initiative Center’s commitment to global work represents both an acknowledgement of moral responsibility to meet the needs of all children and a critical  investment in the roots of economic productivity, positive health outcomes, and strong civil society in all nations, from the poorest to the most affluent. I learned that the Global Children’s Initiative has
begun to build a portfolio of activities in three domains: early childhood development; mental health; and children in crisis and conflict situations.
In the early childhood education area the center has the first priority in this area is to adapt the successful work the Center has conducted in the United States for a broader range of strategically selected audiences, in an effort to energize and reframe the global dialogue
around investments in the earliest years of life.

Mental Health the center's priority  is  
Assessing the state of child mental health services in
China;
 Developing and evaluating family-based strategies
to prevent mental health problems in children affected
by HIV/AIDS in Rwanda; and
 Addressing child maltreatment and mental health
outcomes in three Caribbean nations (Barbados, the
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname).
In the area of children in crisis and conflict situations the center priority is to Two issues are the initial focus of activity in this domain:
 Exploring comparable approaches to surveying
child status in post-earthquake Haiti and Chile.
 Bringing the science of child development into
strategies for addressing acute malnutrition.
Building Broader, More Diverse Leadership Capacity


This website is a great resource that help you understand what other across the globe is doing in a effect to help young children develop and grow.