Back in the beginning of this course, I chose the website of the organization, The Global Fund for Children. So now here in Week 6, I have re-visited the website. To see if I can find any information related to our current topic, equity and excellence in early care and education and this is what I discovered:
http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/
In researching the the most recent newsletter of the organization, The Global Fund for Children, I read a statement that discussed a reaction to a recent controversial video, "Kony 2012", from the Lira district of northern Uganda. "As the media focuses its lens, people everywhere are learning about Lira and the 20-year civil war that ravaged it. They are learning about the many dark truths of conflict zones: child soldiers, sex slaves, families displaced and destroyed, civil society undone" (Global Fund for Children, 2012).
The Kony, 2012 Video
Enlight of this controversial video, the organization wanted to reassure everyone just what good they are trying to do for children everywhere. And some good examples of this are the organization grantee partner, "Art for Children Uganda (ACU)" and the partner for "Concerned Children and Youth Association (CCYA)".
One such organization is our new grantee partner Art for Children Uganda (ACU). On a budget of only $26,000, ACU directly serves more than 5,000 children in Lira, utilizing arts education to help them heal from trauma, improve their academic performance, and build positive relationships. Kids involved in the art programs produce Dwon Ottino, a child rights magazine published in English and Luo, a local language. ACU’s co-founders both grew up in refugee camps, where they used art to cope with the uncertainties of displacement and conflict.
Our partner Concerned Children and Youth Association (CCYA) was founded by young people, many of whom lost family members or were forced to be soldiers or sex slaves during the civil war. A child service organization since 2001, CCYA adapts its projects as social and political contexts shift. When a recent assessment highlighted children with disabilities as a particularly vulnerable population in Lira, CCYA instituted a targeted education and outreach program. The organization also recently established a fruit tree nursery to provide a source of food and promote sustainability.
In reviewing the website and the latest newsletter for the organization, Global Fund for Children, and re-watching the controversial video, Kony, 2012 it really reaffirmed a lot of things for me, as well as gave me a lot of new insights. But there is one insight that is the most important for me, and that is the realization that we in the field of early childhood, really have to help do our part for the children around the world. And even though there are many great organizations out there like, Global Fund for Children, they cannot do it all alone, and we must all do our part. And whether or not you believe in the controversial video of Kony or not, the bottom line is still true, and that is the fact that no child should ever have to endure what the children in Uganda have had to, NEVER!
References: Retrieved from
http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtsF4K23Zvk&feature=related
http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/
In researching the the most recent newsletter of the organization, The Global Fund for Children, I read a statement that discussed a reaction to a recent controversial video, "Kony 2012", from the Lira district of northern Uganda. "As the media focuses its lens, people everywhere are learning about Lira and the 20-year civil war that ravaged it. They are learning about the many dark truths of conflict zones: child soldiers, sex slaves, families displaced and destroyed, civil society undone" (Global Fund for Children, 2012).
The Kony, 2012 Video
One such organization is our new grantee partner Art for Children Uganda (ACU). On a budget of only $26,000, ACU directly serves more than 5,000 children in Lira, utilizing arts education to help them heal from trauma, improve their academic performance, and build positive relationships. Kids involved in the art programs produce Dwon Ottino, a child rights magazine published in English and Luo, a local language. ACU’s co-founders both grew up in refugee camps, where they used art to cope with the uncertainties of displacement and conflict.
Our partner Concerned Children and Youth Association (CCYA) was founded by young people, many of whom lost family members or were forced to be soldiers or sex slaves during the civil war. A child service organization since 2001, CCYA adapts its projects as social and political contexts shift. When a recent assessment highlighted children with disabilities as a particularly vulnerable population in Lira, CCYA instituted a targeted education and outreach program. The organization also recently established a fruit tree nursery to provide a source of food and promote sustainability.
In reviewing the website and the latest newsletter for the organization, Global Fund for Children, and re-watching the controversial video, Kony, 2012 it really reaffirmed a lot of things for me, as well as gave me a lot of new insights. But there is one insight that is the most important for me, and that is the realization that we in the field of early childhood, really have to help do our part for the children around the world. And even though there are many great organizations out there like, Global Fund for Children, they cannot do it all alone, and we must all do our part. And whether or not you believe in the controversial video of Kony or not, the bottom line is still true, and that is the fact that no child should ever have to endure what the children in Uganda have had to, NEVER!
References: Retrieved from
http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtsF4K23Zvk&feature=related
Sylvia,
ReplyDeleteThis video was actually circulated within our school district last year under the assumption that many of our students would be participating in the event. Unfortunately, I saw no evidence of follow through so I suppose the interested students were either dissuaded or their interest was an unfounded rumor. Either way, it saddens me to know that with all of the "progress" in the world that there are still instances of these horrific things going on and no realistic way to end it - but any progress is better than no progress.
Thanks