Over the past seven weeks learned a lot of new and interesting thing about international early childhood education. This week learned about the children in Africa and the early childhood care and education. " The first eight years of child's life are decisive for human development . Yet statistics on early childhood in Africa are appalling.
- Less than 12% African children currently have access to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) services
- 12,000 African children die every day under conditions that could been avoided-the equivalent of a Boeing 747 crashing every hour
- Of the 76 % of children entering primary school each year,38% have experienced moderate or severe malnutrition impacting on their psychomotor and cognitive development.
These ideas will help me with future goals is to become a advocate for children and families for quality center. I Also want work with politician to improving funding for early childhood education. finally I want to become more involved with issues the effect early childhood education.
References
UNESCO's "Early Childhood Care and Education" website http://unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/.
Raejean,
ReplyDeleteThat is heartbreaking to hear about the conditions for children in Africa. Can I assume that the 12% that have access to ECCE services are from a higher socioeconomic status? It is wonderful to hear that this knowledge is driving you to increase your advocacy efforts. We must advocate for the youngest citizens because they cannot. We have to be their voice. Thank you for sharing.
Myra
I also learned some new information on the education system in Africa, and I was shocked! I did not know about the amount of children who are dying EVERY HOUR! That is just a staggering statistic, and those are the ones that are being reported, I wonder how many might go unreported in the very rural areas. It is heart breaking. It really makes you thankful for what we have, and the children that come to school and receive services when others aren't so fortunate. Thank you for sharing this week, it has given me a lot to think about.
ReplyDeleteHello Raejean,
ReplyDeleteGreat Post! I have been reading about Africa since taking this course and the information that I have obtained has been overwhelming. It hurts my heart to hear and know that children are living in horrible conditions over there and the lack of an education they are receiving there. Just as we advocate for children in our country, we should advocate for children in different countries as well. We have to become more involved if we want young children to have an education, most importantly, the best education.