By María Julia Acosta It’s Sunday at noon. Analía and Javier sit down to a family lunch where Mateo, their 15-month-old son, is the main attraction in the eyes of his aunts, uncles and grandparents. But this low-key lunch quickly turns into a lively debate. Are you really thinking of sending Mateo to nursery school when he’s still so little? Don’t you think the best … [Read more...] about Too young for childcare?
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Children’s Rights are Human Rights
By Raúl Mercer The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. In other words, it is irrefutable proof of the will of nations to recognize children as the basis for societies built on fairness and solidarity. In this sense, Latin America and the Caribbean are poised at a unique moment in their histories in which … [Read more...] about Children’s Rights are Human Rights
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
By Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1u4RhHfMcY Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities -an important day for development workers, disability leaders and policy makers, to reflect on how we are addressing the inclusion of persons with disabilities in development assistance. According to the World Report on Disability there are … [Read more...] about International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Real men change diapers
By Clara Alemann Last week the Bank and Promundo launched a new program, Program P (‘P’ for Padre in Spanish, meaning “Father”), as a targeted response to the need for concrete strategies to engage men in positive, active caregiving from their partner’s pregnancy through their child’s early years. … [Read more...] about Real men change diapers
Three minutes that can change a child’s life
By Ángela Funez I’ve always been interested in innovations that can change people's lives. I love learning about things like using smartphones to perform electrocardiograms and send the results automatically to your doctor, or about breakthroughs in the Human Genome Project. I usually think such innovations can only come from brilliant people, scientists or Nobel Prize … [Read more...] about Three minutes that can change a child’s life