Getting to Know International Contacts

CENTRAL African Republican Conflict Podcast, By Suzanna Beukes

The political crisis in Central African Republic has escalated to a complex humanitarian emergency.  Millions of people have fled their home due to the brutal violence of the terrorists groups.  UNICEF’s Humanitarian campaign has raised nearly 2.2 billion dollars. This money will be used to provide food, shelter, and medicine for the refugee families and children. Without this help it’s estimated that over 75,000 children will suffer from sever malnutrition.  Even with the money, access to the remote country of Bouar proves to be a challenge for humanitarian groups such as UNICEF.  UNICEF has partnered with other humanitarian groups to get the resources to the families and children that need it.

Insights from the UNESCO website

From 2/17/14- 2/20/14 UNESCO hosted a mobile learning in service for teachers in Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Senegal. This in service provided teachers with different strategies on how to use mobile technical devices such as telephones to enhance classroom instruction. The benefits, challenges, access, and questions of online security of mobile devices were also discussed in the workshop. As technology continues to increase in our society my professional goal is to learn how to use different gadgets such as I-pads, tablets, and even cell phones to provide additional learning opportunities for the children in my class.

2-20-14 was “World Day of Social Justice”! Part of UNESCO’s vision includes the universal recognition of human rights to help build a better world. Massive global poverty, wide spread social inequalities, and severe environment destruction are just a few of the social ills that plague our world. UNESCO is doing its parts to promote social justice by setting up global partnerships that are based on rights, democratic negotiation, and the delivery of global public goods. I truly believe everyone is entitled to a quality education. My professional goal towards social justice is to learn more about different cultures and resources so I can be more responsive to the families of different nationalities.

UNESCO was created in 1945 and since then has worked to show that education plays a critical role in human, social, and economic development. While they have many programs to promote international education the program that was most impressive to me was the “Lifelong Learning Systems”. In this program UNESCO helps countries implement and improve education system ranging from early childhood education to post-secondary education.  As an infant teacher I realize the importance of early childhood education and the systems that follow it. Knowing the importance of each of the educational systems my professional goal consists of receiving the latest training and information so I can provide quality learning opportunities for the children and families in my center and throughout the community.