Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: Internationally

OMEP-USA

www.omep-usnc.org/

I did not find information regarding job openings in this organization, but it is place that I see myself proving support and leadership with the knowledge and experience I have obtained over the years and with my degree. I also see the need of having the knowledge of the various challenges and issues that are occurring in different part of the world in order to better serve this organization. I also like the fact that it provides a helping hand to both our nation as well as internationally. The OMEP-USA is part of an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization with members in more than 60 countries. It is formed by teachers, teacher educators, parents, grandparents, health providers, lawyers, policy makers, librarians, college professors, researchers, social workers, students, advocates and activists. Their goal is
to ensure the wellbeing, rights, and education of children (0 – age 8) and their families in the U.S.A. and around the world. It is also One of more than 60 national committees, or chapters, in World OMEP, a non-profit child advocacy organization, associated with the United Nations, UNICEF, UNESCO, the World Health Organization, and others working for healthy, peaceful, equitable, sustainable, and just environments for the world’s children today and in the future.

Among the various things they do is:

• Work locally, nationally and internationally to promote the health, development, rights, and education of the world’s children and families.

·         Advocate for high quality early education for all children everywhere.

• Educate themselves and others about important issues relating to children, families, and early education.
• Support OMEP-USA’s projects, currently including …
  
  - Haiti Relief Project (a World OMEP project)
  
  - Book donation drive for a preschool in Jamaica and professional materials drive for early educators in Jamaica
  
  - Events, such as Universal Children’s Day celebrations, to bring attention to child and family issues
  
  - U.S. ratification of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
  
  - Workshops, seminars, conference presentations to raise awareness about the needs of the world’s children
  
  - Various UNICEF programs and projects
  
  - Activities, large and small, undertaken by OMEP-USA members at home and abroad, such as helping with rebuilding
  in New Orleans after Katrina and in Indonesia after the tsunami, providing childcare in Georgia after recent floods,
  or knitting caps for newborns in Malawi and chemo caps for hospitalized children in the U.S.

Association For childhood education international

www.acei.org/

I choose this organization basically because of its commitment, vision and mission to improve the care for all children around the world from birth through early adolescence. ACEI is a global community of educators and advocates who unite knowledge, experience, and perspectives in order to exchange information, explore innovation and advocate for children. Their mission is to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society. They share the same vision that all parents and educator which is to be able freely access quality education an education that will prepare them for life. Currently ACE has active members in 53 countries, well known for their concern for children worldwide who were living in conditions of poverty or facing other challenging circumstances, such as discrimination, war, and hunger. ACEI advocates for teachers, parents, and children. Currently, ACEI is advocating for child rights through the Love Me, Teach Me campaign developed to raise awareness about child rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

NAFCC/ National Association For Family Child Care

nafcc.org/

I also choose this association, because It not only sees the children and families needs but it also works with other organization and associations to improve the quality of care offered to the children and families. NAFCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting quality child care by strengthening the profession of family child care. Their goals also seem very important to consider if we really want to make a change in the quality of care, professionalism and dedication we place in our work as professionals in the field of early childhood as well as advocates for the rights of children and families.  Among their goals are to:

·          Strengthen state and local associations as the primary support system for individual family child care providers.

• To promote a professional accreditation program which recognizes and encourages quality care for children.

• To represent family child care providers by advocating for their needs and collaborating with other organizations.

• To promote the diversity of the family child care profession through training, state and local associations, public education, and Board membership.