Network of the Consultative Group for ECCD in Latin America CONSULTATIVE GROUP 2008 Annual Consultation: October 13 - 15, 2008 Budapest, Hungary REPORT.

Network of the Consultative Group for ECCD in Latin America

CONSULTATIVE GROUP 2008

Annual Consultation: October 13 - 15, 2008

Budapest, Hungary

REPORT OF THE NETWORK OF THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP FOR ECCD IN LATIN AMERICA

ALEJANDRO ACOSTA

CINDE - International Center for Education and Human Development.

Technical Secretariat of the Network

The goal:

The main goal of the network has been to promote and support the development of national and local public ECD policies that will

contribute to improving the quality of life of children in the region.

The goal of this year has been to incorporate the Key Advocacy Messages: The 4 CORNERSTONES in the region using the strategies focused in the importance of understanding and looking forward the appliance of them.

• Promote the exchange of knowledge about the real situation of early childhood and policies in countries of the region

• Promote the exchange and the democratization of knowledge on issues of early childhood, generated regionally and globally

• Define and/or strengthen strategies for technical support to individual members, or groups of members, of the network, in accordance with their interests, needs and feasibility, at the country and territorial levels

• Promote the participation of the LAC ECD Network with other networks where there is a match of objectives and common interests.

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Strategies: As a network we are applying 4 strategies and in each of them we find a space to reinforce the 4 cornerstones

The commitment of all the Ministries of Education of the Americas, through the Organization for American States, OAS, for 2008-2009, is with ECD: regional and sub-regional workshops, indicators, evaluation, training, LAC network of portals, social mobilization and some research.

The new policy on ECD of the Organization of Ibero American States, OEI

The interest of PREAL on ECD

The experiences with private sector

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CORNERSTONE4: Include early childhood in policies

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REGIONAL PLAYERS:

PLAN INTERNATIONALPrinciple intervention lines:

1.Neonatal, Infant and Child Survival, health and nutrition programming2.Supporting non-formal, community-based opportunities for early stimulation and integral care for development 3.Strengthening the capacities of mothers and fathers for early stimulation and positive, caring relationships 4.Supporting access to formal pre-school education: 5.Promoting ECCD policy, programming and budgeting centrally and locally6.Campaigns and support for the promotion of Universal Birth Registration

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CORNERSTONE 1: Start at the beginning.

PANAMA

2002 2006

KINDERGARTEN 68.516 91.516

CEFACEI (4-5 Years) 48.619

CEIC 1.624

EARLY EDUCATION AT HOME 14.450

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CORNERSTONE4: Include early childhood in policies

BRAZIL: A PRIMEIRA INFÂNCIA VEM PRIMEIRO: EARLYCHILDHOOD FIRST

It is a strategy geared towards the strenghtening of the different social actors and their networks, respecting their culture and potentialities, for the promotion and application of the best care practices for the boy and girl (nutritional practices and care in general)

THE COMPONENT IMCI+Nutrition= IMCI Nut

BOLIVIA

“Undernourishment Zero”, the govt. program supported by CCF in Bolivia

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MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓNDivisión de Educación

General

CHILE CRECE CONTIGO: Chile Growths with You, an integral protection system (from gestation to 4 years) under the coordination of the Ministry for Planning. -

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:

TO STRENGTH EARLY

EDUCATION

THE CONSULTATIVE

COMMITTEE FOR ECD POLICY

“Improvement of quality and

coverage on ECD programs

through family” and “Take my

hand”

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CORNERSTONE4: Include early childhood in policies

EL SALVADOR:

Participants in the 4 subnational consultations: 187

Govt. UN organizations and NGO´s involved: 15

Consultation at national Consultation at national and institutional leveland institutional level

GUATEMALA / 08

HONDURAS:

• COMCORDE

• RESEARCH

•PILOT PROJECT

• SOCIAL MOBILIZATION

EARLY CHILDHOOD:

THE CHALLENGE OF THIS DECADE

COLOMBIA

THE NATIONAL POLICY FOR ECD

THE EARLY EDUCATION NATIONAL POLICY

FACTS AND RIGHTS – THE SUPPORT TO MAJORS AND GOVERNOS

BOGOTA FOR THEIR CHILDREN

THE COLOMBIAN ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN

THE RESESARCH NETWORK

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SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 2008

• CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE, CINDE´s COMMITMENT ON HOW TO STRENGTH INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PLAYERS ON ECCD

• ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES LATIN AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS MEETINGS ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN LATIN AMERICA: LATIN ECONOMIC FORUM

• TRANSLATIONs:

TOOLKIT UNICEF COORDINATORS NOTEBOOK N.29 THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CENTRE DE EXCELLENCE, MONTREAL UNIVERSITY

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SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 2008

THE JOINT WORK WITH OTHER NETWORKS:

• CHILDWATCH. A Diploma for young researchers / 5 countries

• WORLD FORUM: Peace Building WG – Networking with NAT REP´s – disseminating ExchangeEveryDay

• OMEP

• REDLAC: the Latin American Network of funds: Fondo PI

• REDLAMYC

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SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 2008

• OUR OWN PUBLICATION

LATIN AMERICAN OVERVIEW OF ECD GROWING TOGETHER CHILDREN CONNECTIONBULLETINS

• INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS:

CHILE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

• INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: CIVIL SOCIETY AND STATERESPONSABILITIES WITH ECD. 1st. Working Groups of the

WO FO Conference in LAC. V MEETING OF THE LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK, CALI, COLOMBIA, OCTUBER, 2009

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