Establishing Professional Contacts
and Expanding Resources
I sought information from the UNICEF Ireland and New Zealand. Both of these countries are fighting two different things. I chose these two countries because they both fighting for very important causes to help our children now and in the future.
In New Zealand their focus is basically on all areas that affect the human being from birth well into adulthood. Their focuses are child poverty, child protection, child labour, HIV and AIDS, environment and climate change, child survival and development and sustainable and developmental goals. All these factors could make and/or break a person. And they are willing to shine a light on these issues in this country so that children can have a fighting chance.
In Ireland they are for similar issues Those include health, innovation, education, nutrition, water and child protection.
I decided to sign up for the Harlem Children's Zone newsletter and explore their website in the coming weeks! They are doing great things the families in their communities and are making huge impacts in the lives they come across. The numbers alone are mind blowing to me. For instance, 1,450,000 healthy nutritious student meals prepared by HCZ food services, 7,000 youth across HCZ are participating in Healthy Harlem fitness and nutritious programs. Which means they are decreasing the possibility of childhood obesity and helping children build healthy relationships with food and exercise.
Resources
Ireland https://www.unicef.ie/mission/saving-lives/health/
Harlem Children's Zone http://hcz.org/
New Zealand https://www.unicef.org.nz/
Hello Quintina,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing you post. I am excited that we have the opportunity to expand our resources internationally. I feel that it is really important for us as Childhood professionals to examine the field on a global scale and tackle the issues that affect us all not just in the US. I am looking forward to expand my professional network and examining other's perspectives.