"Establishing Professional Contacts"

Part 1

"Establishing Professional Contacts"

The two individuals that I chose to contact and get information from were not available on these two sites.

World Forum Foundation. "A foundation whose mission is to promote an on-going global exchange of ideas on the delivery of quality services for young children in diverse settings." http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php

World Forum Foundation Radio. Includes links to podcasts of conversations with early childhood professionals.
http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/radio.php

After failing to contact someone from the websites above I chose to this site to complete the assignment:

The Global Fund for Children: An organization which provides capital to communities worldwide to improve the lives of children.
http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/

The globalfundforchildren is an organization that provides capital to global communities to improve the lives of children. They now are encouraging change by helping young teen aged girls in Nigeria join an organization called KIND. This organizations mission is to strengthen organizations and create initiatives dedicate to the advancement of women and girls. This organization is calling for full participation in the political process and social development because of the violence and poverty. They are teaching them about transformational leadership and leadership qualities and that change begins with them. There is a need ot reach political leaders and policy makers and those who care. They are asking questions about such as who is a leader? They helping these girls build a positive self-concept of themselves by sending messages that say” You are more than you think you are,” (The Global Fund For Children, 2014).

Part 2: Expanding Resources

Early Childhood Australia: The Australian Early Childhood Advocacy Organization
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/

In Australia, Early Childhood Australia (ECA). released a newsletter on May 5, 2014 entitled “Professional development fund a boost to early childhood sector” that informed the public that there was a $200 million professional development fund made available for approved long day care providers that will help improve the quality of teaching. Teaching provided in centers. The Long Day Care Professional Development Program (LDCPDP) spokesperson said that the program which will allocate services up to $10, 450 of funding per educator for professional development purposes. This will cover the cost of educator’s adequate training and development in rural remote areas, attract and retain teachers, help educators attend mid-week sessions to meet required staff to child ratios. Funds were pulled from the Early Years Quality Fund, which is set aside for raising wages of early childhood teachers (Early Childhood Australia [AUS], 2014).     

The ECA website provides links to many great informative sources that discuss the health, and well-being of children around the world.  (http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/).

Walden University M.S. in Early Childhood Studies

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References

The Global Fund For Children [Video podcast]. (2014, December 4). [With Tiana]. Retrieved from https://www.globalfundforchildren.org/empowering-young-women-in-nigeria/