Early e-Learning
International Children's Digital Library (ICDL)
...a research project whose goal is to create a collection of more than 10,000 children's books in at least 100 languages that is freely available via the internet. ICDL's focus is on materials that help children ages 3-13 understand the world around them and the global society in which they live, and that promote tolerance and acceptance...
Science: It's a Girl Thing!
...an early childhood science programme offering web-based resources detailing science-based activities for parents and children to do together at home. The project centres around facilitating access to fun science activities for those girls ages 4-8 and their parents "who like to wonder, question, & experiment, because science is important for all of us." The initiative is geared especially toward parents who blog and use other social media to find and share information...
Healthful Communication How Effective Is Community-Based Primary Health Care in Improving the Health of Children?
...summarises current research findings concerning the effectiveness of community-based primary health care (CBPHC) in improving the health of children in high-mortality, resource-poor settings around the world. It is based on a growing recognition that programmes which reach beyond the walls of health care facilities and which involve the community as partners have a great potential for helping achieve a two-thirds reduction by the year 2015 in the mortality of children aged less than 5 years...
Elmo Flu Virus PSAs...a series of public service announcements (PSAs) encouraging better hygiene among young children developed in the midst of a threatened H1N1 flu virus pandemic in the United States. The video PSAs feature Elmo, a popular Muppet character starring in the educational TV series "Sesame Street", which uses animation, puppets, and live actors in an effort to stimulate the minds of children aged 3-6 years...
