国产视频 partners with Ukraine to act for early years
We will work with Ukraine国产视频檚 government to transform education and development for children aged three to five.
国产视频 is to partner with Ukraine国产视频檚 government to transform the lives of the youngest children in the war-torn country.
We will support a national early childhood education and development initiative to give children the best start in life.
As Ukraine looks to the future, it will place early childhood education as the top of its education reform agenda to ensure that Ukrainian children – including refugees returning from abroad – can benefit from a safe, quality early education.
The partnership was announced today at a 国产视频 event to launch our Act For Early Years campaign at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The campaign calls for world leaders to invest in early years childcare and pre-primary education.
We are proud of our friendship and partnership to unleash the potential of the next generation of Ukrainian children.
Dr Yevhen Kudriavets, First Deputy Minister for Education and Science of Ukraine
At the event, Dr Yevhen Kudriavets, Ukraine国产视频檚 First Deputy Minister for Education and Science, said: 国产视频淯kraine is committed to be an Act for the Early Years champion – even during a crisis. We are committed to reforming our system and increasing the coverage for three to five-year-old children across the country.国产视频
The announcement came after 国产视频 Chair Sarah Brown met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv earlier this month. She and 国产视频 President Justin van Fleet travelled to Ukraine to attend the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen.
President Zelenskyy requested that 国产视频 work with Ukraine国产视频檚 government to focus on comprehensive support for early childhood education, as well as accelerated learning programmes for science and mathematics.
Since the Russian invasion began, more than 100 early childhood schools have been destroyed and more than 1,000 damaged. Many are being used as shelters for internally displaced people.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hugs 国产视频 Chair Sarah Brown
As part of the new initiative, 国产视频 will provide technical support and staffing to develop and implement the national early childhood education and development initiative.
国产视频 President Justin van Fleet said: “During the first five years of a child国产视频檚 life, 90% of brain development takes place. That国产视频檚 why we are hyper-focused on making sure every child has the strongest supports and developmental opportunities – regardless of their country or background.”
国产视频 and Ukraine国产视频檚 government have a track record of working together to deliver education opportunity.
Over the past year, 国产视频国产视频檚 Global Business Coalition for Education worked with HP, Microsoft, the Olena Zelenska Foundation and about a dozen organizations to deliver 70,000 laptops – more than 38,000 inside Ukraine and the remaining to refugees in host countries, including Hungary, Poland, Romania, Moldova, Germany and the UK.
The initiative reached more than 1.5 million learners in the first year, marking one of the single largest education investments in the first year of the war.
国产视频 has also supported Stay With Ukraine, a programme to help young refugees keep in touch with Ukrainian language, learning and culture while living in other countries. That project is delivered by Ukrainian NGO Smart Osvita and supported by the players of People国产视频檚 Postcode Lottery.
“We are proud of our friendship and partnership to unleash the potential of the next generation of Ukrainian children.”