World President’s ReportOMEP WORLD ASSEMBLY 2015

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Overview

Vision and Goals Major

Accomplishments World Statistics Future Directions

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Vision and Goals

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Vision and Goals

Vision Statement The vision for my presidency is to

strengthen OMEP’s effectiveness in furthering the organization’s original aim: to promote the wellbeing, health, rights, happiness, and education of the world’s youngest children (birth – age 8), their families, and the institutions that serve them.

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Vision and Goals

Plans and Priorities in Support of the Vision: The Five Pillars Policy Advocacy Research and Pedagogy Action Organization

Maximize potential of consultative status at UN and UNESCO. Increase visibility and credibility as a voice for young children, especially in early childhood education and care, broadly defined

Increase OMEP’s effectiveness in child advocacy

Promote scientific and pedagogical work in ECD/ECEC Promote action on behalf of the world’s youngest children

Improve the fiscal health of the organization

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Major Accomplishments

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Major Accomplishments

Policy Upgraded from UN Roster status to Special Consultative status. Elected as one of the two international focal points to

CCNGO/EFA Coordination Group of UNESCO for 2014-2016. Invited by the UNESCO to serve on the International Advisory

Group of the Survey of Teachers in Pre-primary Education (STEPP).

Increased collaboration with EFA, World Bank, CG, Group of 30, ARNEC, and other organizations with similar goals.

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Major Accomplishments

Advocacy Advocated strongly at various

international and regional conferences/ meetings for the inclusion of ECEC in the Post-2015 agenda.

Organized high level events. Produced position papers on

important policy issues.

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Major Accomplishments

Research and Pedagogy World Assembly and Conference in

Cork, Ireland Regional Conference in Medellín,

Colombia World Assembly and Conference in

HERE in Washington D.C., USA!! Upcoming Regional Conferences in

Russia and New Zealand IJEC

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Major Accomplishments

Action ESD WASH from the Start Emotional Support Kit for young

children living in Red Cross Shelters after an emergency

New Play world project

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Major Accomplishments

Organization Reviewed memberships of National Committees. Revoked memberships of inactive Committees. Welcomed three new Preparatory Committees. Enhanced communication among Executive Committees,

National Committees, other NGOs and the public. New website, Facebook, Twitter. Encouraged the founding of more college chapters.

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World Statistics

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World Statistics

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MembershipECE organizations

11%

ECE teachers38%

ECE administrators10%

Students majored in ECE7%

Parents4%

Teacher trainers13%

Primary school admin-istrators

4%

Child health-related pro-fessionals

2%

Social workers2%

Other NGO service providers

5% Others5%

Estimated % of types of members (N=49)

ECE organizations

ECE teachers

ECE administrators

Students majored in ECE

Parents

Teacher trainers

Primary school administrators

Child health-related professionals

Social workers

Other NGO service providers

Others

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Other

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Estimated % of types of members (N=49)

Africa Asia Pacific Europe

Latin America North America and the Caribbean

%

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Others

Blog

Twitter

Facebook

Text messages

Phone calls

Newsletters

Emails and mails

Website

Meetings

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

2

7

2

21

24

35

20

49

35

48

Methods of communication with members (N=52)

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National Chapters

Yes42%

No58%

Committee had own chapters (N=52)

Yes

No

City or regional chapters

University chapters

Interest group chapters

Others0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20 19

5

2 2

Types of chapters (N=22)

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Others

Publication

ECD advocacy

Direct child services

Conferences

Knowledge exchange

Professional development and training

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

7

26

31

20

39

39

36

National activities (N=52)

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International Activities

Yes58%

No42%

Representatives of National Committee attended the OMEP

World Assembly and Conference 2014 in Cork, Ireland (N=52)

Yes

No

Others

ECD advocacy

Conferences

Professional development and training

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

9

9

14

5

24

27

16

Other international activities (N=36)

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5

10

15

20

25

30

20

26

14

1921

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Education for Sustainable Development project participation (N=46)

Yes59%

No41%

Implemented activities to support WASH from the Start

in 2014 (N=51)

Yes

No

21

New World Project on Play

Yes88%

No12%

Planned to participate in the new project on play (N=52)

Yes

No

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Others

Promote the committee and recruit new members

Develop the committee's website

Conferences

International knowledge exchange

ECD advocacy

Direct child services

Other action projects (including WASH from the Start)

Other research projects

Professional development and training

Education for Sustainable Development project

Support and promote ECD at the national level

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40

24

34

30

26

16

20

16

36

32

36

The most important tasks or priorities of your National Committee for 2015 (N=51)

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Future Directions

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Future Directions

Enhancing visibility of OMEP; Enhancing partnership and collaboration with UN and other

NGOs; Equal access to quality ECE; Global monitoring of CRC; Fundraising; Recruitment of members; Communication: regional websites, sharing; Strategic action plan: world and regional; Becoming a leading voice in global child right advocacy.

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Thank You!