The Global Childen's Initiative

Greetings! Exploring the Global Children’s Initiative website, I found some interesting information. The Global Children’s Initiative provides support to research activities led by affiliated faculty members of the Center who work closely with researchers and institutions in low- and middle-income countries around the world. Each project has fostered interdisciplinary collaboration to generate new evidence and insights about how child development unfolds in diverse cultural contexts. According to the Center for the Developing child, it is estimated that 200 million children fail to reach their full developmental potential by age five. There were many interesting and informative stories from around the world that was fascinating. For instance:

In Canada, the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative supports research in early brain and biological development, mental health, and addiction, and translates that research for policy makers, healthcare communities, and the public.

In Mexico, Aceleradora de Innovación para la Primera Infancia, one of the Latin American Innovation Clusters, is anchored in Monterrey at the Universidad Regiomontana, a pioneering institution at the forefront of an extensive urban revitalization effort.

Saving brains initiative tries to find ways to seeks to enhance outcomes for children living in poverty through interventions that nurture and protect early brain development before the child turns three years old. 

Good information this week!