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Blog: Observing Pro-fil’s Training for Ukrainian Mobile Unit Psychologists in Poland
Blog post by Asia Koerten Last week I had the opportunity to join a five-day training in Rzeszów, Poland, where our partner Pro-fil worked with six newly recruited Ukrainian Mobile Unit psychologists (recruited by LHSI) for the Mind the Future project. The group of six women arrived after an exhausting journey across Ukraine —grateful for…
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Blog: Reflections from Bečići > Building a European Space for Citizenship Education
Blog by Aljosa Rudas “Democracy is not inherited, but practised; not written in laws, but lived in relationships — between teachers and students, between citizens and institutions. Through education, we learn to think freely, act responsibly, and see the worth of every human being.” With this powerful statement, Ms. Anđela Jakšić-Stojanović, Minister of Education, Science…
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Exploring Play Hubs: An Intern’s Experience in Slovakia
Blog by Filothei Kydoniati In May 2023, I had the wonderful opportunity to accompany the national coordinator for TOY for Inclusion in Slovakia, Škola dokorán – Wide Open School n. o., on their visits to Play Hubs. The Play Hubs are safe, non-formal, high‑quality, Early Childhood Education and Care spaces where relationships between young children…
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Blog: Making the first 1000 days count! Home Visiting Programme – Evaluation Report.
‘Making the first 1000 days count!’ is a project co-developed by ICDI and our partner in Ethiopia, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). With this project we are focusing on the first 1000 days of children’s lives. We are putting into practice an innovative, holistic approach to community-based Early Childhood Development (ECD) environment for children 0-3…
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Blog: Goodwill or feel good? reflections on celebrities and good causes
Blog by Mathijs Euwema “I just watched a video with Ben Stiller, the famous actor. He is the new goodwill ambassador for UNHCR, the UN agency that supports refugees. He was talking and everything he said made sense. Obviously, he was well briefed. Still, looking at him I could not help wondering why. Why was he…
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Blog: Reflections on a work trip to Hungary during my internship
Blog by Lal Koyuncu – My internship with ICDI’s Early Years Team started back in January, and the project TOY for Inclusion, coordinated by ICDI in cooperation with the Romani Early Years Network was one of the projects that I spent hours and hours working on. Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending the TOY for…
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Blog: Nest model, back to where it all began. ICDI’s director visit in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Blog by Mathijs Euwema “Some years ago the ‘Nest model: a Home Away from Home’ was developed in Bosnia and Herzegovina by ICDI, Kinderpostzegels and IN Foundation. In essence, the NEST approach aims to build safe, stable places for children coming from difficult backgrounds. Last week I had the pleasure to take part in a working visit to Bosnia…
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Blog: A story of child marriage free communities, football and education
Blog by Steve Smith Along a dusty narrow road, bustling with mopeds and small transport buses overflowing with commuters, you will find the local Health Centre situated high on the slopes of Freetown. It is there that we meet our local partner in the HER CHOICE Programme – One Family People (OFP) – a well-established and respected NGO operating in…
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BLOG: Child Marriage Linking and Learning Forum Bangkok, by Giulia Cortellesi
I visited Thailand over ten years ago as part of a holiday and when ICDI decided to organize the Her Choice Partners Forum in Bangkok, I was very excited by the opportunity to go back to Thailand after so many years. My memories of Thailand were mainly about tasty food, smiling and welcoming people, beautiful…
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New colleague Steve Smith: “Early marriage steals children of their childhood”
One of my first activities as a new member of the International Child Development Initiatives team, was visiting with my colleague Rutger van Oudenhoven our HER CHOICE partners at CWIN in Nepal. With the support from the HER CHOICE programme – creating child marriage-free communities – CWIN is advocating for improved policies for the safety of children in…
