Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Promoting Capacity for Early Years Development in Africa
From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Promoting Capacity for Early Years Development in Africa
Dr. Alan Pence is UNESCO Chair for Early Childhood Education, Care and Development and Professor, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria. For over two decades Prof. Pence has worked with governmental, non-governmental (NGO), U.N., and academic colleagues in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) developing multi-faceted approaches to promoting local capacity for enhancing child well-being. One key vehicle for that work has been the Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), a program that has brought together leaders from 17 SSA countries to create new policies, programs and educational opportunities in their home countries. A more recent, complementary activity is the Scholars and Institutions (AS&I) initiative that has led to a network of African Scholars from over 20 countries to date.
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