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A former mayor become an early childhood development advocate in Hungary
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The European REYN Early Childhood Research Study (the REYN Study) provides an examination of the status of young Roma children and their families across Europe. It offers a comprehensive understanding of the multi-layered and intersectional nature of the challenges faced by young Roma children and their families. The REYN Study presents key findings from a thorough analysis of data on key areas of the lives of young Roma children and their families.
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In emergencies, the amount of investment in ECD is scarce and very fragmented. More than half of humanitarian and refugee response plans focus on immediate needs while neglecting the overall development, learning and well-being of the youngest children and their caregivers. Due to its complexity, ECD can be best guaranteed within a multisectoral and integrated approach, mobilizing various resources in a well-coordinated manner.
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REYN Early Childhood Research Study launches today
The European REYN Early Childhood Research Study (the REYN Study) has been released today during the ISSA Connects for Learning event in Opatija, Croatia.
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The recent experience with the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the "professional isolation" of early childhood education practitioners, as the possibilities for mutual connection and sharing of practices have been greatly reduced. It also highlighted that the digital competencies of professionals need to be strengthened.
Against this backdrop, the idea of developing a green education project that enables valuable international exchanges among early childhood educators via virtual study visits was born.
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The new ISSA Member – the Carpathian Foundation-Hungary – is an independent grantmaking foundation that serves the Hungarian part of the Carpathian region, Northeast Hungary, that consists of the most underdeveloped, rural areas of the country. The foundation acts as a regional community foundation, provides grants and technical assistance to local governments and civil society organizations, scholarships to disadvantaged students and runs its own programs to alleviate poverty and decrease social exclusion in North-Eastern Hungary.
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Since February 2022, ISSA Member Partners Hungary Foundation has been heavily invested in supporting refugees entering Hungary from Ukraine. While they jumped into action, they kept a finger firmly on the pulse of the context in which they worked. Their staff took stock of the needs of children and families and noticed rising tensions between marginalized Roma living in the country and those arriving from Ukraine.
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From April 3-5, 2023, International Step by Step Association (ISSA) staff and trainers from ISSA member organizations in four countries gathered in Budapest, Hungary for the first in-person edition of the “Training of trainers” (ToT) on “Foundational psychological first aid (PFA) and trauma-informed practices for young children and their caregivers”.
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Four additional ISSA Member organizations receive Primokiz training
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Based in Hungary, NestingPlay is a social enterprise that focuses on empowering adults to support children with developmental delays through play. By encouraging caregivers and teachers to be more conscious about delays and supporting them with play-based interventions, NestingPlay aims to bring positive attention to children with invisible disabilities and include them in play the same way as their typically developing peers.
