ARNEC webinar series on young children amidst COVID-19: webinar no.1

This webinar focuses on the most disadvantaged young children and their families at a time when governments enforce strict measures to stop the spread of the corona virus and what we might learn from partners implementing practical ECD strategies targeting

• children with special needs;

• children of migrant workers in urban centres; and

• children in ethnic, rural, peri-urban and urban communities.

The speakers and topics are found below:

1) Dr. Sheldon Shaeffer, Chair, ARNEC Board of Director - Perspectives on the impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable young children and their families

2) Dr. Yvonne Becher, Chief Executive, Child Development Centre, Hong Kong - Serving young children with special needs and their families amidst COVID-19

3) Ms.Sumitra Mishra, Executive Director, Mobile Creches, India - ECD interventions for young children of migrant families and construction workers in urban cities of India

4) Ms. Joy Sampang and Ms. Catherine Manzano, Save the Children, Philippines- Distance learning approaches for young children of ethnic, rural, peri-urban, and urban families in the Philippines

Click here to access the webinar recording on Youtube or copy and paste the URL in the browser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrEM4kpxUfk

Click here to download the presentation slides deck

Webinar #2: Caring for the caregivers.

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*NEW* ARNEC's report on webinar 1