Appendix B
Workshop Agenda
Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally (iYCG)
Workshop 6
Reaching and Investing in Children at the Margins
Held in partnership with the Open Society Foundations and the
International Step by Step Association (ISSA)
Diplomat Hotel
Prague, Czech Republic
November 3–4, 2015
In September 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2015–2030 were adopted at the United Nations. The global goals reflect the striving for a world that is “just, equitable, and inclusive.” They recognize that far too many children are born into and raised in abject poverty. Many children face multiple disadvantages, and all too often live on the margins, excluded—together with their families and caregivers—from full participation in society. These include children with developmental delays and disabilities, refugees, immigrants, migrants, street children, those living in institutions, ethnically and linguistically diverse children, and children from underresourced communities, many of which, like the Roma communities in Europe, face deep discrimination.
An ad hoc planning committee will plan and conduct an interactive public workshop featuring presentations and discussions that highlight the science and economics of investing in children at the margins of society by investing in their health, education, nutrition, and social protection. This workshop, the sixth in the iYCG Forum series, brings to the foreground a scientific perspective on children at the margins. The workshop will include a critical review of the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child as it applies to young children, as well as an exploration of how discrimination and social exclusion affect early development. Subsequent sessions will focus on new information about children living at the margins. The effect of discrimination on young children from underresourced groups will be explored using the example of Roma children in Europe.
The results of the workshop will inform research, policy, and practice in the region as well as globally. The committee will identify specific topics to be addressed, develop the agenda, select and invite speakers and other participants, and moderate the discussions. A summary of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines. Communications and dissemination products will be drawn from workshop proceedings.
Planning Committee
Liana Ghent, International Step by Step Association (ISSA) (Workshop Co-Chair)
Jody Heymann, University of California, Los Angeles
Gillian Huebner, Lumos Foundation
Tina Hyder, Open Society Foundations
Petra Kacirkova, Lumos Foundation
Sarah Klaus, Open Society Foundations (Workshop Co-Chair)
Vesna Kutlesic, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Joan Lombardi, Bernard van Leer Foundation
Ann Masten, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Simon Sommer, Jacobs Foundation
Amalia Waxman, Consultant
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
ROOM: PRAHA B, C, AND D
PUBLIC SESSION
8:30–9:00 | Introductory Remarks |
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9:00–9:30 | Keynote: Young children’s rights and the impact of discrimination |
Objective: Define global commitments to young children at the margins of society and examine the impact of discrimination on early development in the context of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable | |
Development Goals. Examine the promises and gaps of these commitments and discuss areas to increase investments in vulnerable young children. | |
Moderator: Liana Ghent, Executive Director, ISSA | |
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9:30–10:45 | Session 1: Children living outside of family care |
Objective: Develop a new understanding of the developmental impacts on children living in institutions, in foster care, or a nonfamily context. The session will trace a path from global science to prevalence rates in Europe, and impacts and prevention strategies used in the region. | |
Moderator: Vesna Kutlesic, Director, Office of Global Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | |
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11:15–12:30 | Session 2: Ethnic and linguistic diversity: The case of young Roma children in Europe Objective: As the Roma is Europe’s largest and most excluded ethnic minority, this session aims to highlight the |
context and conditions of young Roma children in Europe. It will consider the risk and protective factors impacting young Roma children, explore new research such as the Roma Early Childhood Initiative (RECI) report for the Czech Republic, and attempt to understand the policy challenges and barriers in Europe to full inclusion of young Roma children. | |
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12:30–1:30 | LUNCH |
1:30–2:45 | Session 3: Children with developmental delays and disabilities, and atypically developing children Objective: Explore global efforts to identify and provide services to young children with disabilities and developmental delays and those developing atypically. The session will include a discussion of early childhood interventions available throughout Europe with an emphasis on policy. |
Moderator: Andy Shih, Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Autism Speaks | |
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2:45–4:00 | Session 4: Children on the move: Migrants, immigrants, and refugees |
Objective: Highlight strategies to reach young migrant children, immigrants, and refugees around the world, with a particular focus on the current refugee crisis in Europe. Speakers will address policies and programs that target displaced children and suggest opportunities to invest in this vulnerable population. | |
Moderator: Joan Lombardi, Senior Advisor, Bernard van Leer Foundation | |
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4:00–4:15 | BREAK |
4:15–5:30 | Breakout Sessions: Examples of good practices |
Breakout 1: Children living outside of family care (Belvedere I and II rooms) | |
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Breakout 2: Ethnic and linguistic diversity: The case of young Roma children in Europe (Belvedere III and IV rooms) | |
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Breakout 3: Children with developmental delays and disabilities, and atypically developing children (Praha A room) | |
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Breakout 4: Children on the move: Migrants, immigrants, and refugees (Praha B, C, and D rooms) | |
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5:30–6:15 | Bringing it together: Report out and closing discussion |
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
ROOM: PRAHA B, C, AND D
PUBLIC SESSION
Half Day Session on Measurement Tools Objective: Examine efforts to combine child development and quality measurement to support early childhood development (ECD) programs and policies, and provide an overview and discussion of several measurement tools related to child education, nutrition, health, and social protection. | |
Moderator: Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education, New York University | |
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Keynote: Combining child development and quality measurement to support ECD programs and policies
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Presentations and discussion about measurement tools | |
9:30–9:45 | ASQ Inventory—Hollie Hix Small, Assistant Professor, Portland State University |
9:45–10:00 | IDELA—Ivelina Borisova, Director for Impact and Innovations, Early Childhood Development, Save the Children |
10:00–10:15 | Guide for Monitoring Child Development (GMCD)—Vibha Krishnamurthy, Ummeed Child Development Center |
10:15–10:30 | Violence Against Children Surveys (VACS)—Ruth Perou, CDC [by pre-recorded video] |
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11:00–11:15 | Policy Reaction: Emily Vargas-Barón, Director, RISE Institute |
11:15–11:45 | Moderated Discussion, Hiro Yoshikawa, New York University |
11:45–12:00 | Closing Remarks (Sarah Klaus and Liana Ghent, workshop Co-Chairs) |
12:00 | Adjourn |