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6 Perspectives on Governance
6 Perspectives on Governance
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Panelists described their experiences implementing early childhood development policies and programs through strong leadership and governance structures in their respective programs.
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role was established to take responsibility for the early childhood sector and coordinate activities within a legal framework that ensured a sustainable, cross-sectoral approach. The ECC's responsibilities include guiding pol 1 This section summarizes information presented by Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Early Childhood Commission of Jamaica.
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SammsVaughan closed by acknowledging that developing this structure was challenging and might not work for every country, but it has resulted in some successes nonetheless. MOTHER OWL: PUBLIC POLICY IN PERNAMBUCO2 Ana Elisabeth de Andrade Lima spoke about the challenges and successes of Mãe Coruja, or Mother Owl, a program that creates a network of care to reduce maternal and infant mortality.
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With the help of nine participating state secretariats, the program supports women's empowerment to increase literacy and reduce truancy, facilitates registration at maternity wards to ensure prenatal follow up, provides support for women farmers, supports income-generation activities, and provides psychosocial assistance. Additionally, data collected on registered women and children is accessible online to facilitate real-time intervention.
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Lustemberg explained that all of the stakeholders recognized this was not an area to be addressed within any one sector but rather an undertaking that would cut across sectors to institutionalize strong management of policies of early childhood. Lustemberg stated that a program was created under the codirection of the ministers of health and social development, with suitable technical space and strong leadership and support from all of the government institutions and ministries that address early childhood, such as health, education, housing, labor, and others.
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DISCUSSION In a discussion following the presentations, panelists addressed the inclusion of fathers and other caregivers in their work. De Andrade Lima explained that Mãe Coruja intends to reach the whole family.
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De Andrade Lima explained that from the beginning, Mãe Coruja has aligned competencies and knowledge across all their professional sectors. The program includes modular education, as well as continuing education for all staff, and there are routine meetings among partners at local, regional, and central levels.
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