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Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is one of the world's leading poverty solutions networks. AKDN works together with communities to help them around the world to build better futures. Each year the AKDN helps improve the quality of life for tens of millions of people in over 30 countries. AKDN works in countries where life is hard, poverty is dire, and more help is needed.
AKDN is different from other poverty alleviation organizations in the world.
AKDN says
"We don't just provide services or
goods. We dedicate ourselves to partnering with communities to improve their
quality of life for decades and generations. We make long term investments,
from early childhood programs to universities that benefit 2 million students
every year. We build hospitals and schools to make sure everyone has access to
world-class institutions. We work with people to serve their community and build
their local economy. Our work impacts tens of millions in over 30 countries
every year."
"In AKDN's experience, the understandable but short-term humanitarian impulse to help poor people is usually not enough to lift them out of the cycle of poverty. For AKDN, poverty alleviation is conceived as part of a long-term strategy for developing a community's resources in ways that lead to self-reliance."
A cherry and apple orchard Demonstration
Plot planted with the assistance of the Aga Khan Foundation, in Rustaq
District, Takhar, Afghanistan.
In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, the Aga Khan Foundation launched the Enhancing Food Security and Incomes (FSI) initiative to improve agricultural production and market linkages for smallholder producers, sustain access to basic financial services, facilitate non-farm enterprise, and enhance nutrition-related awareness and practices.
Hidden hunger-
In an Aga Khan University's Conference on Nutrition and Early Human Development, speakers talked about Hidden hunger in Pakistan. They said that Hidden Hunger is present among half of the Pakistani Children. A lack of iron, vitamin A or vitamin D is often referred to as 'hidden hunger.' Its symptoms are not visible as in other forms of malnutrition, such as wasting and being underweight. But a lack of these essential micronutrients can lead to serious, lifelong repercussions, including delayed growth, reduced immunity to disease, frequent fatigue, and low school achievement.
This is a story of great planning,
courage, and endeavor.
Watch yourself.
AKDN has given me
great insight into Poverty. I now realize that providing food to the hungry is
not a lasting solution. We need to bring social change, and these social
changes take years to give its fruits.
In September 2015,
the UN adopted a plan for achieving a better future for all – laying out a path
over the next 15 years to end extreme Poverty, fight inequality and injustice
and protect our planet.
Let's hope and put
our part to the UN's plan of ending extreme Poverty by 2030.
I am a member of the National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). I have all appreciation for this organization. It works
to promote high-quality learning for all children from birth to age 8. It
connects early childhood practice, policy, and research. NAEYC has nearly
60,000 members of the Early Childhood Community and 52 affiliates.
The collective vision of
NAEYC is:
Learn more about NAEYC through this video:
This magazine is of great benefit to professionals working
with preschoolers. It is a colorful, informative, and easy-to-read magazine.
The website of the organization is full of
resources related to the topic of the week:
Note: Some
articles are only available to members of NAEYC
Expanding Horizons
Podcasts on Early Childhood has a wealth of information.
Since it is transmitted through voice, it also depicts the emotion of the author. I
spent several hours diving into this sea of information. This is a vast sea; I
have just touched its shore.
Here is an introduction
to the topic from the website.
I will not come in between you and the podcasts. Listen to
the podcast.
Expanding Resources
I have selected the Global organization 'GlobalFund for Children (GFC)' and its website for study. The concept of GFC was born in 1990 when Maya Ajmera saw some street children studying at the railway platform of Bhubaneswar in India. A local organization was providing books and food to these children.
I like this website because it serves children globally.
There are several videos and articles ar this website that is informative and exciting.
I found the following videos worth watching:
It starts with planting a tree.
And 'The Girls have won!'
