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 María Caridad AraujoLead Economist in Social Protection  Florencia Lopez BooSenior Economist in Social Protection  Ferdinando RegaliaHead of Social Protection and Health Division   |
May 20 2013
Today´s Oliver TwistPublished by: Guest blogger By Charles A. Nelson  By Boris Stoilov Have you heard about this poor boy Oliver Twist who endured a miserable existence in a child institution in the early 19th century and decided to escape to lead a better life? Well, it’s just a story the famous author Charles Dickens wrote in 1838, but child institutions are more than just a story. For many children they are a reality they have to live with every day. An estimated 8 million children worldwide (2 million in low-and middle income countries) are being raised in institutions. According to Red Latinoamericana de Acogimiento Familiar, approximately 347, 308 children in Latin America grow up in public or privately run institutions. Read more…
May 13 2013
Little ScientistsPublished by: Guest blogger By Samuel Berlinski
It is undisputed that children, from birth to the start of formal schooling, need to be stimulated in order to develop their motor, socio-emotional and cognitive skills. But how should preschool-age children be cognitively stimulated? And at the same time, how structured should that experience be? Read more…
May 8 2013
Teen MothersPublished by: María Caridad Araujo
I find myself working on the outskirts of the city of Lima. No matter where I look, all I see is a sea of fragile little houses covering the dry hills. In the distance, I hear dogs barking, and I watch a group of children kicking around a ball, enveloped in a cloud of dust. From inside of one of these tiny houses, I hear the voice of a mother as she scolds her son and, a moment later, the child begins to wail. She probably just gave him a spanking. Read more…
May 5 2013
No Water, No Handwashing?Published by: Guest blogger By Diana Pinto
Picture a typical handwashing scene at a day care center in a developing country. A class of roughly 15 children lines up to use the sink; however, water only flows from the tap some of the time or the sink doesn’t work at all, so water must be fetched in containers from a faraway tank. Read more…
May 1 2013
Por Francisco Ochoa
O Congresso do Brasil criará um marco legal para garantir a sustentabilidade das políticas para a primeira infância, que ganharam importância nos últimos anos nos programas federais, estaduais e municipais. Este é o principal acordo resultante do seminário “Marco Legal da Primeira Infância”, realizado na semana de 15 de abril, em Brasília, com a participação de parlamentares, técnicos, empresários e representantes da sociedade civil de 11 países. Segundo o presidente da Câmara dos Deputados, Henrique Eduardo Alves, o primeiro passo é a criação de uma Comissão Especial para a Primeira Infância. Esta Comissão será responsável por criar um Estatuto da Primeira Infância que complementará o Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente vigente. Read more… |
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