Webinar | National Child Tracking Systems: Successful Systems of Chile and Colombia

UNICEF and the RISE Institute invite you to a webinar on “National Child Tracking Systems: Successful Systems of Chile and Colombia” on 4 October 2023 from (15.00 - 16.00 CET (9:00-10:00 EDT). The event is a continuation of the series “From Fragmented Fields to a Unity of Effort for Early Childhood Development: The SDGs and Multisectoral ECD Monitoring and Evaluation Systems”.

Training | Applying a trauma - informed co-production of programs: Centring the lived experience 

Co-production refers to collaborating with the communities we are working with to design services together. It sets the foundation of acknowledging people as experts-by-experience, not just as recipients of care. Co-production promotes deeper collective healing based on people’s needs and interests, through which you can empower people to strengthen their sense of power, dignity, and belonging. 

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Training | Room full of stories: An introduction to working with stories and narratives

In this training you will dive into the art of storytelling and learn how to use narrative therapy techniques to promote emotional awareness, expression, and healing.
Our training will teach you how to facilitate this transformative process safely, cultivating personal growth and community connection.

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Training | Working with severe forms of collective adversity

This training is designed for anyone who wants to learn about Severe Forms of Collective Adversity (SFCA), which include involuntary dislocation due to oppression, violence and inequalities or due to natural disasters and climate change.

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Supporting health and development of young children and parents affected by emergencies

On the 3rd of October 2023, join Health Systems for Early Child Development for a webinar discussing the effects of war and displacement on young Ukrainian children and the challenges related to provision of holistic support for health and development by primary health systems and practitioners in Ukraine and Czechia. 

The seminar provides a comprehensive exploration of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) from economic, individual, family, and societal angles. Participants will examine its cost-effectiveness, individual benefits for children, positive impacts on families and communities, and its potential for promoting social equity. Through engaging discussions and expert insights, the seminar offers a well-rounded understanding of the multifaceted advantages of ECEC.

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Virtual roundtable | Primary health care (PHC) as a platform to advance health and disease program objectives 

Thanks to the universal nature of PHC and its contact with almost every child, professionals significantly shape and support the building of nurturing environments by guiding parents and focusing on holistic child development and the social determinants of health that influence it in order to decrease disparities. Thus, PHC can be a strong equaliser of health and social outcomes.

Virtual roundtable | Primary health care (PHC) as a platform to advance health and disease program objectives 

Webinar | Learning from good practices in Europe: Considerations for 0-6 ECEC reforms 

UNICEF ECARO is pleased to invite you to a webinar highlighting good practices in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECEC) taking place across EU Member States, with learning relevant to 0-6 ECEC reforms happening across ECA. The webinar seeks to address and discuss common challenges regarding ECEC system expansion and quality, drawing from the experience of Belgium, Lithuania and Cyprus, including: