Sharing Web Resources

The link to the international website I have chosen comes from the World Forum Foundation, and it is https://worldforumfoundation.org/.  This organization focuses on providing early childcare professionals with opportunities to assist young children throughout the world.  As well as early childhood educators, early childhood advocates also assist in helping young children by providing the children with and creating safe environments that promote children’s learning.   On the website, one of the issues that the World Forum Foundation (2017) highlights is children’s rights.  For instance, in the children’s rights section, it talks about what resources are available for advocates and how they can utilize them to defend young children.  Advocating for young children is an important issue in the early childcare profession because all children need to have a voice, especially if there are situations in which children are neglected and/or abused and when there are families who need resources that will help their children receive a quality education.  These resources are influenced by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN-CRC) and “as experienced by children in diverse contexts around the world” (World Forum Foundation, 2017, p. 1).  The resources consists of articles that gives information to advocates and early childcare professionals regarding that explain techniques and ways in which best assist young children when it comes to protecting the children’s rights.  Furthermore, as I continue to examine the resources on the World Forum Foundation’s (2017) website, I came across other aspects that the organization focuses on, and those issues are: “children’s homes, curriculum, design, HIV/AIDS, Indigenous people, men in early childhood education (ECE), nature, peace building, play, and special needs” (p. 1).  These issues are also vital to the early childhood profession because they are addressed via articles and guidelines that are used to progress children’s learning from multiple perspectives. Sharing resources this week has taught me to thoroughly examine what the World Forum Foundation truly has to offer so that people throughout the world can receive assistance and/or resources to initiate, cultivate, and sustain children’s learning and success.
                                    References
World Forum Foundation. (2017). Retrieved from https://worldforumfoundation.org/



Comments

  1. AnonymousNovember 12, 2017 at 7:48 AM

    Hi Teresa,
    I enjoyed reading this post. It sounds like there is a lot of great information on the sight you chose. I agree that all children need advocates. Quality resources and care should be available to all children and their families.

    Nina

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  2. AnonymousNovember 12, 2017 at 7:27 PM

    Teresa,

    I enjoyed your post, there is a lot of information on your website I admire the education factor. There are so many other issues however if someone is willing to help educate children all the more better.

    LW

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  3. AnonymousNovember 12, 2017 at 7:38 PM

    Teresa
    I enjoyed your post. You gave a lot of information about the World Forum Foundation. Some of the issues that they address are very important issues that many other organizations do not focus on. On all these topics have an impact on the early childhood experience.

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  4. Tonia ArmstrongNovember 13, 2017 at 1:13 PM

    Hello Teresa
    I enjoyed your post and how important it is to advocated for young children in early childhood education. I believe we need this type of support to ensure that our children are in a safe and secure learning environment

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