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The University of Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child Haiti has been awarded $2.24 million from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to enhance school data collection systems in Haiti and equip schools with data-backed processes to improve student learning and development...

A Haitian student must overcome significant obstacles to receive a robust education in a setting where the government spends only 2.7% of its GDP on education (compare this to the 4.5% average GDP for all Latin American and Carribean countries) (World Bank, 2017). Limited investment in teacher...

The University of Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) has launched its newest initiative aimed at fostering locally-led, sustainable development projects. The GC-DWC’s Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) integrates market forces, sound business principles, and...

The Institute for Educational Initiatives ’ ACE Haiti program, a project dedicated to improving the lives of Haitian children, families, and communities through cutting-edge research and implementation of early childhood, literacy, and community development interventions, has joined the Institute’s...

How do you build a school? For Chris Low, it started with a simple pencil. Chris Low used to teach at a bilingual school —Haitian Creole and English— in the Cambridge Public School Department (CPSD). Given the school’s direct connection to Haitian culture and history, she always sought out...

If you’ve ever watched Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, or any other children’s educational television program, you understand the magic (and fun!) of characters bringing learning to life for young learners. Chary Cole and Alexandrine Benjamin of Blue Butterfly Collaborative and two creators of the...

Last week , we looked at an article from Dr. TJ D’Agostino, Dr. Nikhit D’Sa, and Dr. Neil Boothby on the role of local faith communities (LFCs) in supporting child development and learning. The authors’ scoping study “ What’s faith got to do with it? ” revealed that while many international actors...

The following blog pulls from a study published by Dr. TJ D’Agostino, Dr. Nikhit D’sa, and Dr. Neil Boothby in The International Journal of Educational Development . “What’s faith got to do with it? A scoping study on local faith communities supporting child development and learning” explores the...

Happy International Day of Sport for Development and Peace! Recognizing the vast potential and wide range of benefits of sports, the United Nations declared an international day in celebration of sports in 2013. Today, we celebrate the impact of sports on youth and children around the world by...