Global Leaders Project Launched

08/05/2004

Global Leaders Project Launched

"After dinner, rest. After supper, walk." - Arab Proverb

Global Leaders Project Launched

The World Forum Foundation is excited to launch a special initiative to support emerging leaders in early childhood education around the world. The initiative was created by Joan Lombardi, Director of The Children's Project, in collaboration with the World Forum Foundation, and sponsored by the IBM Global Work/Life Fund.

Global Leaders for Young Children is a quality improvement initiative to stimulate advocacy efforts around the world. Global Leaders will be making a commitment to serve as change agents in their own communities to improve the quality of services for young children.

In return for their commitment to participate, Global Leaders will receive support to attend two meetings of the World Forum and access to an ongoing network of support for their advocacy efforts in their home countries. In addition, they will have the opportunity to apply for small advocacy project grants.

The first group of eight emerging leaders from Mexico, China, South Africa, and Hungary will participate in a two year mentoring/ networking/skill development project, attending Working Forum Belfast in November 2004 and the World Forum on Early Care and Education in Montreal in May 2005. A second cohort of eight emerging leaders from India, Brazil, Poland and Argentina will start with the 2005 World Forum.

For more information on the selection criteria and procedures for Global Leaders, go to the World Forum web site at:
http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/global_leaders.php

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