GlobalLeadersforYoungChildren

LebanonProject2007‐2008

BY Maysoun Chehab

GlobalLeaders

RanaIsmailMaysounChehab

Courseof2007‐2008

KualaLumpur&Budapest

Gradua-onPicture‐2008

ProjectGoals To reach ECD professionals, pracEEoners, communityrepresentaEves, and governmental bodies and raise theirawarenessregarding:

  TheimportanceofinvesEnginECDbyfocusingon:

1.  ECD:ConcepEontoeight2.  TransiEonfromKGtoprimary

  TheimportanceoftheholisEcintegratedapproachtoECD

  TheissueofteacherspreparaEon

TargetGroup

•  TeacherpreparaEoncollege•  UniversiEes•  NGOsandinsEtuEons•  CommunityacEveSyndicates•  PTAs•  Governmentalbodies•  MunicipaliEes•  Media.

SupportTeam

GroupofsixECDadvocates:

thesupportteamassistedinorganizing,implemenEng,andevaluaEngtheadvocacyproject.

Coopera-on

HigherCouncilforchildrenMinistryofSocialAffairsinLebanon

Outputs

•  TheEarlyChildhoodDevelopment:fromResearchtoPracHceNaHonalSeminar:InvitaEons,prepsof5presentaEons,discussions,andrecommendaEons

•  OurChildrenZerotoThreenaHonalSeminar

•  OurChildrenZerotoEight‐Booklet:draYing,ediEng,layoutanddesign,prinEng,disseminaEonintheseminarandbymail.

•  EarlyChildhoodPoster:handmadebyateacher,andprinEng

•  Mediacoverage:ContacEngmediarepresentaEvesanddiscussingtheissuewiththem.

•  OurChildrenZerotoThreeSeminar

ECDPoster

Resultsandimpact

•  500copiesofthebookletdisseminatedtoschoolsandparents

•  ECDArabicposterswereplacedinschools,MOE,MOSA

•  121parEcipantsfromallsectorsa[endedournaEonalseminars.

•  ConcludingremarksandrecommendaEonsfrombothseminars•  ReacEvaEonoftheECCDNaEonalStrategyinLebanon

•  Focusontheissueofchildren0‐3

•  MoreunderstandingabouttheissueoftransiEon–TwoAssociaEonsstartedintheirschoolsastructuredprogramfortransiEonandintroducedtheHISfor3‐8includinglowerelementary.

•  3mediaappearances

•  Newspapercoverage•  9PresentaEonswerepostedonlineandavailabletoeverybody

TOP10LessonsLearnedfromtheGLini;a;ve

1‐Nevertoolatetostart–startwhereyouaremostconfident.

2‐Advocacyworkshouldbebasedonresearchandnumbers

3‐Advocacyneedsalotofefforts,teamwork,andstrongnetworkingmechanism4‐Thedesiredchangewillnotcomeeasyorsoon.

5‐Allsectorsshouldbuildbridgesbetweeneachothersandnotworkinanislandorientedapproach.

6‐Needtoworkmoreonlocalresearch.

7‐AlwayshighlighttheimportanceofECDfromzerotoeight.

8‐WesEllhavealongwaytoputECCDasapriorityinthemindsofpolicydecisionmakers…

Top10LessonLearnt‐conEnued

9‐AdvocaEngforECDshouldbeontopofourprioriEesevenduringthemostdifficultEmes

10‐Weshouldalwayslookfornewchampionsinouradvocacyprocess

ThankYouecd@mawared.org

Rana@dm.net.lb