Mandy's Early Childhood Education Blog: UNESCO

Saturday, October 20, 2012

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization is an organization with members and affiliates worldwide. This organization is reaching children and families from Africa to the Philippines and striving to overcome challenges such as accessibility, health, and poverty issues. One such way is through Millennium Development goals, which addresses and tries to overcome extreme poverty in communities worldwide by linking individuals to educational services. Another way that UNESCO works is by teaching respect for cultural and indigenous values. This encompasses language, tradition, religion, and aspects that contribute to the identity of individuals with respect to their region and background. Lastly, UNESCO encourages and promotes equality for all genders worldwide in educational settings. UNESCO works to bridge the gap culturally so that girls as well as boys are kept in educational settings in order to preserve their culture, yet have opportunities as well. This initiative works to encourage both genders to stay in school, have equal access to school, and promote a love of learning.

I was very surprised to read of all of the programs UNESCO supports. It is encourage and uplifting to learn about this program. My interest is definitely peaked and I will continue to browse this sight in order to stay current on issues and trends worldwide.

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (2012). Early childhood care and education. Retrieved from: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/

3 comments:

AnonymousOctober 21, 2012 at 12:50 AM
Ms. Tate after reading your post I researched UNESCO and it is a great organization. My favorite aspect about there organization is the fact they teach respect for cultural and indigenous values because I know how important this is for so many people out there.
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UnknownOctober 21, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Mandy, I checked out UNESCO too, and they offered alot of information about ECE programs and events as wel as training too.I would also like to continue to watch this site because of the training and information offered.
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Rene MossOctober 22, 2012 at 10:21 AM
It looks like most people checked out UNESCO this week too. I am glad to see that other countries struggle with integrating the cultures of others and it is not just an American issue. It sounds like UNESCO has some great programs in place to help children.
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