For my
blog discussion this week, I researched some agencies and I found many that are
working in the interest of quality education and general welfare of children. I
am particularly interested in these three:
1.
UNICEF – United Nations
Children Fund.
UNICEF
works in the interest of young children to give them a strong foundation. This organization
is a driving force that helps to ensure that the rights of every child are realized.
The mission and vision of this world organization is to influence decision
makers to turn innovative ideas into reality and work with others to ensure
that children overcome challenges of poverty, violence, diseases, abuses and
discrimination. UNICEF believes that nurturing and caring for children are the
cornerstone of human progress. They advocate for measures to give children the
best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest
foundation for a person’s future. I appreciate their unique role in ensuring
the health and development of children. They can be my community of practice because
of my desire to see children receive their best and are influenced by competent
hands in the field. UNICEF has been working in Nigeria since 1953 to support
the government of Nigeria to implement programs and policies for the realization
of children’s rights.
2.
ACEI – Association of
Childhood Education International.
Their mission
is to promote and support the optimal education, development and well-being of
children worldwide, and to influence the professional growth of educators and
the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing
society. With the vision to ensure that
every child in every nation will have access to quality education, I resonate
with them because quality education is performed by quality personnel. They
influence professional growth of educators and ensure adequate training and
support. They have no job vacancies advertised but I presume that my role will
be to support the development of training materials to support the personnel
who will prepare the children to become responsible citizens..
www.acei.org
3.
Education
International.
Education International is the voice of teachers and other
education employees across the globe. It comprises of a federation of 401 associations
and unions in 171 countries and territories and represents some 30 million educators
in education institutions from early childhood to university. Their activities
include funding, and seeking professional development for teachers as they mobilize
for quality early childhood education and quality teaching to yield maximum
benefits for the children and their families. Education International is in my country,
as an umbrella body to provide leadership, funding and professional ethics for Nigerian
Union of Teachers (NUT), I can fit into any role as a professional in the field
but will like to influence the quality of teaching and learning.
www.ei.ei.org
All of
these organizations can form my community of practice as I look into the
quality of trainings available to teachers in the early childhood field.
Educational International in particular create opportunities for teachers and
educators to further develop and immerse themselves in quality work.
References
http://www.naeyc.org/ National Association For the Education of Young Children
www.acei.org;
www.ei.ei.org
