Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education Event at the Global Education Summit
Date: Thursday, July 22, 9am ET / 2 pm UK / 3 pm SAST for 1.5 hours
Registration: https://bit.ly/iECCE
Title of Event: A Roadmap to Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
Themes: Early Learning; Inclusion; COVID
Description: This event will highlight the importance of inclusive early learning for marginalized children, particularly those with disabilities. Join us for lessons learned in policy, financing, and implementation, including tools and examples from a variety of contexts that include adaptations made during COVID. A panel discussion and interactive activities will allow participants to share experiences and identify ways that promising practices can be replicated in different resource settings.
Co-sponsors include:
- African Early Childhood Network
- Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
- Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN)
- Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US)
- International Parliamentary Network for Education
- Light for the World
- Save the Children
- UNICEF
- World Vision
Moderators:
- Maria Omare - Founder and Executive Director, The Action Foundation
- Chaeli Mycroft - Global Ambassador and Board Member, The Chaeli Campaign
Speakers:
- Hon. Bimala Rai Paudyal - International Parliamentary Network for Education (IPNEd) and Parliamentary Member of the Early Childhood Education Caucus - Nepal
- Zacarias Zicai - Country Director - Mozambique, Light for the World
- Divya Lata - Regional Early Childhood Development Adviser, UNICEF
- Emily Gustafsson Wright - Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institute Center for Universal Education
- Ayse Kocak - Education in Emergencies Technical Advisor - Colombia, Save the Children International
- Viktoria Midelauri - Education and Disability Advisor on Disability Inclusion in ECCE - Georgia, World Vision Australia
- Clement Kabiligi - Unit Coordinator - Rwanda, Education Unit, Imbuto Foundation
- Moses Abiero - Programme Manager - Kenya, Africa Early Childhood Network (AfCEN)
- Jennifer Rigg - Executive Director, Global Campaign for Education-US
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