world president’s report omep world assembly 2015
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World President’s ReportOMEP WORLD ASSEMBLY 2015
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Overview
Vision and Goals Major
Accomplishments World Statistics Future Directions
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Vision and Goals
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Vision and Goals
Vision Statement The vision for my presidency is to
strengthen OMEP’s effectiveness in furthering the organization’s original aim: to promote the wellbeing, health, rights, happiness, and education of the world’s youngest children (birth – age 8), their families, and the institutions that serve them.
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Vision and Goals
Plans and Priorities in Support of the Vision: The Five Pillars Policy Advocacy Research and Pedagogy Action Organization
Maximize potential of consultative status at UN and UNESCO. Increase visibility and credibility as a voice for young children, especially in early childhood education and care, broadly defined
Increase OMEP’s effectiveness in child advocacy
Promote scientific and pedagogical work in ECD/ECEC Promote action on behalf of the world’s youngest children
Improve the fiscal health of the organization
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Major Accomplishments
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Major Accomplishments
Policy Upgraded from UN Roster status to Special Consultative status. Elected as one of the two international focal points to
CCNGO/EFA Coordination Group of UNESCO for 2014-2016. Invited by the UNESCO to serve on the International Advisory
Group of the Survey of Teachers in Pre-primary Education (STEPP).
Increased collaboration with EFA, World Bank, CG, Group of 30, ARNEC, and other organizations with similar goals.
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Major Accomplishments
Advocacy Advocated strongly at various
international and regional conferences/ meetings for the inclusion of ECEC in the Post-2015 agenda.
Organized high level events. Produced position papers on
important policy issues.
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Major Accomplishments
Research and Pedagogy World Assembly and Conference in
Cork, Ireland Regional Conference in Medellín,
Colombia World Assembly and Conference in
HERE in Washington D.C., USA!! Upcoming Regional Conferences in
Russia and New Zealand IJEC
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Major Accomplishments
Action ESD WASH from the Start Emotional Support Kit for young
children living in Red Cross Shelters after an emergency
New Play world project
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Major Accomplishments
Organization Reviewed memberships of National Committees. Revoked memberships of inactive Committees. Welcomed three new Preparatory Committees. Enhanced communication among Executive Committees,
National Committees, other NGOs and the public. New website, Facebook, Twitter. Encouraged the founding of more college chapters.
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World Statistics
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World Statistics
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MembershipECE organizations
11%
ECE teachers38%
ECE administrators10%
Students majored in ECE7%
Parents4%
Teacher trainers13%
Primary school admin-istrators
4%
Child health-related pro-fessionals
2%
Social workers2%
Other NGO service providers
5% Others5%
Estimated % of types of members (N=49)
ECE organizations
ECE teachers
ECE administrators
Students majored in ECE
Parents
Teacher trainers
Primary school administrators
Child health-related professionals
Social workers
Other NGO service providers
Others
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ECE
orga
niza
tions
ECE
teac
hers
ECE
adm
inist
rato
rs
Stud
ents
major
ed in
ECE
Pare
nts
Teac
her t
rain
ers
Prim
ary
scho
ol a
dmin
istra
tors
Child
hea
lth-re
late
d pr
ofes
siona
ls
Social w
orke
rs
Other
NGO s
ervice
pro
vide
rs
Other
s0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Estimated % of types of members (N=49)
Africa Asia Pacific Europe
Latin America North America and the Caribbean
%
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Others
Blog
Text messages
Phone calls
Newsletters
Emails and mails
Website
Meetings
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
2
7
2
21
24
35
20
49
35
48
Methods of communication with members (N=52)
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National Chapters
Yes42%
No58%
Committee had own chapters (N=52)
Yes
No
City or regional chapters
University chapters
Interest group chapters
Others0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20 19
5
2 2
Types of chapters (N=22)
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Others
Publication
ECD advocacy
Direct child services
Conferences
Knowledge exchange
Professional development and training
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
7
26
31
20
39
39
36
National activities (N=52)
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International Activities
Yes58%
No42%
Representatives of National Committee attended the OMEP
World Assembly and Conference 2014 in Cork, Ireland (N=52)
Yes
No
Others
ECD advocacy
Conferences
Professional development and training
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
9
9
14
5
24
27
16
Other international activities (N=36)
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Part 1
(Chi
ld in
terv
iews)
Part 2
(ESD
in p
ract
ice,
7Rs
)
Part 3
(Int
erge
nera
tiona
l dialogu
e fo
r ESD
)
Part 4
(Equ
ality
for s
usta
inab
ility)
Part 5
(Tea
cher
traini
ng re
sour
ces fo
r ESD
)
None
of th
e ab
ove
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
20
26
14
1921
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Education for Sustainable Development project participation (N=46)
Yes59%
No41%
Implemented activities to support WASH from the Start
in 2014 (N=51)
Yes
No
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New World Project on Play
Yes88%
No12%
Planned to participate in the new project on play (N=52)
Yes
No
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Others
Promote the committee and recruit new members
Develop the committee's website
Conferences
International knowledge exchange
ECD advocacy
Direct child services
Other action projects (including WASH from the Start)
Other research projects
Professional development and training
Education for Sustainable Development project
Support and promote ECD at the national level
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40
24
34
30
26
16
20
16
36
32
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The most important tasks or priorities of your National Committee for 2015 (N=51)
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Future Directions
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Future Directions
Enhancing visibility of OMEP; Enhancing partnership and collaboration with UN and other
NGOs; Equal access to quality ECE; Global monitoring of CRC; Fundraising; Recruitment of members; Communication: regional websites, sharing; Strategic action plan: world and regional; Becoming a leading voice in global child right advocacy.
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Thank You!