"My son came here unable to speak. He wouldn't talk, he wouldn't share. He went through a total change. He is an open, cheerful, fun child today," Alexandra tells us excitedly. She is one of the mothers who takes her son to the Child Development Center (CDI) in Ibarra, Ecuador, every morning. It is a free service that is a great help for her son's upbringing and … [Read more...] about Shaping the Future of Childhood: Two Key Pillars to Improve Child Development in Ecuador
Sebastián Ruiz
Specialized in social research and public policy evaluation, Sebastián Ruiz has led quantitative and qualitative research teams in the public sector and has worked as a consultant in the areas of social protection, child development, poverty and economics in organizations such as IDB and UNFPA in Ecuador. Ruiz is an economist from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and a candidate for a master's degree in Development Economics from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO).