TY - CHAP
T1 - Promoting social cohesion and peacebuilding through investment in early childhood development programs
AU - Dunne, Laura
AU - Brennan-Wilson, Aoibheann
AU - Craig, Nicole
AU - Miller, Sarah
AU - Connolly, Paul
AU - Leckman, James
AU - Aber, J. Lawrence
AU - Yoshikawa, Hirokazu
AU - Fitzpatrick, Siobhan
AU - Pham, Phuong
AU - Vinck, Patrick
AU - Walmsley, Pauline
PY - 2021/10/2
Y1 - 2021/10/2
N2 - Millions of children worldwide will not reach their potential in terms of education and development. However, it is widely known that investment in high-quality early childhood development (ECD) pays rich dividends throughout the lifespan of an individual, impacting their own lives, families, and communities in a positive way. Further evidence points to the importance of ECD in delivering the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The multi-sectoral, integrated provision of ECD services is ideally placed to facilitate holistic positive change and enhance social cohesion in some of the most inequitable and vulnerable contexts. The LINKS project brings together an international network of researchers, who work in strategic partnership with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Early Years the Organisation for Young Children in Northern Ireland to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of ECD programs in low- and middle-income countries impacted by divisions and conflict. The project is designed to contribute to the international evidence base on ECD for social cohesion and sustaining peace to make a real difference in the lives of children, caregivers, and communities.
AB - Millions of children worldwide will not reach their potential in terms of education and development. However, it is widely known that investment in high-quality early childhood development (ECD) pays rich dividends throughout the lifespan of an individual, impacting their own lives, families, and communities in a positive way. Further evidence points to the importance of ECD in delivering the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The multi-sectoral, integrated provision of ECD services is ideally placed to facilitate holistic positive change and enhance social cohesion in some of the most inequitable and vulnerable contexts. The LINKS project brings together an international network of researchers, who work in strategic partnership with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Early Years the Organisation for Young Children in Northern Ireland to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of ECD programs in low- and middle-income countries impacted by divisions and conflict. The project is designed to contribute to the international evidence base on ECD for social cohesion and sustaining peace to make a real difference in the lives of children, caregivers, and communities.
KW - Social cohesion
KW - Peacebuilding
KW - Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
KW - Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
KW - Early childhood development (ECD)
UR - https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/160792/?template=search
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-77688-6_17
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-77688-6_17
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783030776879
T3 - Peace Psychology Book Series
SP - 305
EP - 322
BT - Transitioning to Peace
A2 - López, Wilson López
A2 - Taylor, Laura
PB - Springer
CY - Cham
ER -