Among the international organizations that I would be
interested in working with are…
Save the Children:
This group provides help to many throughout the world wherever it is
most needed. When a disaster strikes
Save the Children is always there to lend a hand to help rebuild what has been
lost. One of the things that struck me
was that this group works with a myriad of other organizations and governments
while staying independent and without political agenda. That is a rarity these days and a big draw
for me to become more involved with them. There are a number of ways to become involved
from sponsoring a child to actually going out into the field in different areas
of the world and working with the people.
At this stage in my life, I have three little boys at home so field
work, while to most intriguing to me, is not too practical at this time. I will however be much more interested as my
boys start out on their own lives in a few years.
UNESCO: The United
Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization was one that I had not
previously heard of. While I was familiar
with the United Nations, this specific organization was new for me. The thing that drew me to this group was
there mission statement. They believe in
both a holistic and humanistic vision of education for the whole world. This statement really resonated with me because
of my strong belief in both education as well as the rights of each person to receive
an education.
ACEI: The Association for Childhood Education
International was also a new find for me.
The thing tht I really liked about their mission statement was the idea
of coming together to share information, perspective and experiences. This kind of collaboration is greatly needed
and when done correctly can bring about many great changes. I would be very interested in working with
groups that not only see the beauty of children but the value is other teachers
as well. As with the other organizations,
I would prefer to be right in the middle of working with the children and families.
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