Global Advocacy for Children

07/20/2016

The high value put upon every minute of time, the idea of hurry-hurry as the most important objective of living, is unquestionably the most dangerous enemy of joy.
Herman Hesse, 1877-1962, German author

In the July/August 2016 issue of Exchange Magazine, authors Chloe O’Gara and Sian Williams make a compelling case for the ways in which the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals can improve the lives of children around the world. They write,

“To meet our shared global challenges, the nations of the world have created a set of Sustainable Development Goals to embody a global vision of a better, sustainable future for all people…. Global early childhood development activists are working to strengthen Sustainable Development Goals targets and monitoring of effects on young children. Besides being an important national commitment with great potential to improve early childhood policies and investment, the Sustainable Development Goals may give everyone who cares for young children a unique opportunity to learn about new approaches to better care.

"Only a small percentage of the world’s population lives in the handful of Western European countries where parents have paid leave to give their children the best start in life, where every child has access to high-quality care and education when her parents return to work, and where teachers and caregivers are respected professionals who are trained and supported to deliver good quality services for young children and their families. Most of the world will be working out in the next 15 years how  to improve the lives of young children and their families. In that timeframe, there will be great diversity and innovation regarding how to care for young children. Families and practitioners everywhere will have a unique opportunity to learn a great deal.”

Contributed by Sara Gilliam

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