Friday, November 6, 2020

Expanding Horizons and Expanding Resources

 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.

This week, I have selected the following podcasts from Save the Children Website.



 How children globally faced COVID-19. 

Here is an introduction to the topic from the website.

          All over the world, the pandemic has turned children's lives upside down. In this episode of Save the Children documentary, they share their stories. Follow along to northern Colombia, where nothing is the same in 15-year-old Mary's life, and on to the war in Afghanistan where vaccinations stopped, and food shortages threaten. Hear 16-year-old Vusi in South Africa about how the strict lockdown made an already challenging situation impossible and how a young rapper in Delhi's slum raises hope with his songs. 


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.


          With the concept of helping the local organization for the welfare of children, Maya Ajmera founded GFC in 1994.  It is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC. The mission of the GFC is to transform the lives of the world's most helpless children. So far, it has invested more than $46 million among 729 community-based organizations and served more than 11 million children and youth worldwide.


         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!'

 

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3 comments:

  1. LeanneNovember 7, 2020 at 1:26 PM

    Hi! Thanks for sharing our thoughts on this issue. What a great organization! I love that even though this organization is based in WAshington, DC, it is still helping countries all over the world. How great! I can't wait to read more about what you post over the next 8 weeks.

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  2. Sawin ThongloyNovember 8, 2020 at 6:47 PM

    Hi Tasneem,
    Save the Children is one of the great organizations that uplifts and supports children's lives. I have read listened of the interesting topics that you provided such as the COVID-19 lockdown.
    Thank you for sharing and I am looking forward to reading more from you!
    Sawin Thongloy

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  3. Kirsten ManleyDecember 26, 2020 at 12:46 PM

    Hi Tasneem, thank you so much for sharing these insightful resources. The podcast by SavetheChildren was very hard yet insightful to hear. It is good to hear a perspective on the global impact of children's impact of the pandemic. Many people overlook the effect of the pandemic on young children because there are more cases of older people who get the virus however younger children are being affected in different ways than just their physical health or risk of contracting the virus. Their lives around them are changing and having an emotional impact on them.

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