A few days ago a good friend shared with me an article from the BBC about Chinese boarding kindergartens for 3, 4 and 5 year olds. These are…
by Patrick Premand Copyright: World Bank/Andrea Borgarello Policy discussions about early childhood development (ECD) in Latin America often raise…
by Ronald Jubitana The IDB, the Government of Suriname (GOS) and the Foundation for Human Development (FHD) signed a Technical Cooperation…
For many years, the city streets and highways of Ecuador filled with children in the days leading up to Christmas. The vast majority came from rural…
By María Julia Acosta It’s Sunday at noon. Analía and Javier sit down to a family lunch where Mateo, their 15-month-old son, is the main attraction…
By Raúl Mercer The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. In other words, it…
By Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities -an important day for development workers,…
By Clara Alemann Last week the Bank and Promundo launched a new program, Program P (‘P’ for Padre in Spanish, meaning “Father”), as a targeted…
By Ángela Funez https://www.facebook.com/DavidMendozaPhotography I’ve always been interested in innovations that can change people’s lives. I love…
During the week of October 21st, Peru’s Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS) dedicated its outstanding annual event, Social Inclusion…
I am preparing my presentation on a recent IDB study for the 18th annual meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association…
I once overheard the following comment: “You have to take classes and pass a test to drive a car, but for something as important as raising a kid……
