Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Appendix E
Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops
WASHINGTON, DC, USA
| PROGRAM | Care for Child Development | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Mickey Chopra | This package was created by the WHO and UNICEF to teach caregivers better caregiver–child interactions. |
| LOCATIONS | More than 14 UNICEF countries in three regions |
| PROGRAM | Cash Transfer Programs | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Lia Fernald | Cash transfer programs usually involve giving cash to mothers, and can increase household income by as much as 30 percent. The added income can help parents provide basic needs, invest in children’s schooling, and focus on caregiving. There are two types of programs: conditional cash is provided to a household to encourage compliance with a prespecified action (it also serves as a way to alleviate short-run economic pressure), and unconditional cash is provided to a household with no established, related requirements that are linked to receive the cash. |
| LOCATION | Mexico |
NEW DELHI, INDIA
| PROGRAM | Ilifa Labantwana (Children’s Heritage) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Sherri Le Mottee | The primary goal of Ilifa Labantwana is to enable the government system and create access and leverage through private investor and government collaboration. The three partner collaboration involves developing a strategy for early childhood development and forms partnerships in civil society and government to deliver a package of services to communities in need. |
| LOCATION | South Africa |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
| PROGRAM | Health Center–based Intervention for Parents | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Susan Walker | The program improved home environments and ensured children have interactive caregivers and opportunities to learn. Parenting activities are integrated into existing health services. |
| LOCATIONS | Jamaica, Antigua, and St. Lucia |
| PROGRAM | Home Visiting Intervention in Colombia | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Marta Rubio-Codina | The program’s aim is to promote healthy child development and strengthen mother–child interactions. It is an adaptation of the Jamaica home visiting program that introduced psychosocial stimulation and micronutrient supplements into 1-hour weekly home visits. |
| LOCATION | Colombia |
| PROGRAM | Sanitation Program in Salvador, Brazil | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Mauricio Barreto | The program worked to improve sewerage coverage and evaluate the effect of the citywide sanitation program on diarrhea morbidity in young children. |
| LOCATION | Brazil |
| PROGRAM | Programa Saude da Familia (Family Grant Program) in Brazil | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Mauricio Barreto | Family Grant Program emphasized the importance of primary health care and working toward a comprehensive health system. |
| LOCATION | Brazil |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
| PROGRAM | Bolsa Familia Programme (Family Allowance Program) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Mauricio Barreto | The program instituted widespread conditional cash transfers that launched in 2003 to provide cash to poor households. |
| LOCATION | Brazil |
| PROGRAM | Brasil Carinhoso (Brazil Family) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Paolo Bonilha | The program was inspired by Chile Crece Contigo, De Cero a Siempre, and Cuba’s Educa a tu Hijo and collaborates with Bolsa Familia. The program also works in day care expansion, micronutrient supplements, and school-based health and has a special focus on vulnerable families with disabilities, chronic disease, and mental illness. |
| LOCATION | Brazil |
| PROGRAM | Chile Crece Contigo (Chile Grows with You) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Andrea Torres | The program’s aim is to articulate, organize, and integrate early childhood care from pregnancy to age 5. This includes providing public services and monitoring the developmental trajectory of young children. |
| LOCATION | Chile |
| PROGRAM | Primeira Infancia Melhor (Improved Early Childhood) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Liése Gomes Serpa | Primeira Infancia Melhor helps families understand child development in order to establish strong parent–child bonds through home visiting services. |
| LOCATION | Brazil |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
| PROGRAM | Early Childhood Commission of Jamaica | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Maureen Samms-Vaughan | The program coordinated activities to ensure a sustainable cross-sectoral approach. This involves program development, monitoring and evaluation, and ensuring public awareness in the health, social, and education sectors for young children. |
| LOCATION | Jamaica |
| PROGRAM | Mãe Coruja (Mother Owl) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Ana Elisabeth de Andrade Lima | The program provided care for pregnant women and their children, up to age 5 years. |
| LOCATION | Brazil |
| PROGRAM | Uruguay Crece Contigo (Urugugay Grows with You) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Cristina Lustemberg | The aim of Uruguay Crece Contigo is to meet the needs of highly vulnerable populations, pregnant women, and children below the age of 4 by creating a comprehensive program that guarantees the rights of households with pregnant women and children. |
| LOCATION | Uruguay |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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HONG KONG
| PROGRAM | Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Angela Diaz | A New York City–based program that delivers comprehensive, integrated medical and mental health services and prevention education to young people ages 10 to 22. |
| LOCATION | New York |
| PROGRAM | Australian Nurse–Family Partnership Program | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Claire Runciman | The program does outreach to women who are pregnant with an Aboriginal or islander child. The program is run out of community-controlled Aboriginal health service organizations, which means that the program is run by organizations that are trusted by the community and have very strong links with the community. |
| LOCATION | Australia |
| PROGRAM | Plan Sri Lanka’s Healthy Children Program | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Kalana Peiris | The program has been working to improve the growth and development of children under the age of 5 in 77 communities of Sri Lanka affected by armed conflict. Early childhood development interventions involved midwives, parents, and entire communities that helped reduce the percentage of underweight children from 64 percent to 28 percent. |
| LOCATION | Sri Lanka |
| PROGRAM | China Women’s Development Foundation | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | HaiLiang Guo | China Women’s Development Foundation, which has served more than 27 million people in China through its programs, has demonstrated how a single organization can provide a wide range of coordinated and integrated services for children and their mothers. |
| LOCATION | China |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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HONG KONG
| PROGRAM | Mother Tongue–based Education | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Emma Pearson | Mother Tongue–based Education serves children from ethnic minority groups who have struggled in the mainstream education system because they do not speak the national language. The program instructs children in preschool and the first few years of primary education in their mother tongue. |
| LOCATION | Vietnam |
| PROGRAM | Kheth’Impilo (Choose Life) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKERS | Najma Shaikh and Ashraf Grimwood | Kheth’Impilo supports the South African government in providing HIV and tuberculosis treatment, care, and support to individuals in communities where the government’s infrastructure, staffing, and delivery of services are inadequate, with the services transitioning fully to the state as governmental capabilities increase. |
| LOCATION | South Africa |
| PROGRAM | Lady Health Workers Program | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Zulfiqar Bhutta | The program includes more than 100,000 workers who support the public sector in family planning, prenatal care, care referrals, and more, in mostly rural regions. Workers typically do not provide curative services themselves, serving as health educators and promoting available services. The program has been used recently in nutrition and early childhood interventions. |
| LOCATION | Pakistan |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
| PROGRAM | CocoaAction | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Bill Guyton | CocoaAction is a platform by which all partnering entities have agreed to a common method of measuring success meant to better align cocoa production and community development issues such as primary education, child labor prevention, and women’s empowerment for ultimately a greater impact. |
| LOCATIONS | Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana |
| PROGRAM | Kidogo | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Afzal Habib | Kidogo provides safe and child-friendly environments, play-based experiential curriculum appropriate for the local Kenyan context, certified early childhood caregivers, and integrated health and nutrition programs across the delivery platform. |
| LOCATION | Kenya |
| PROGRAM | Ethiopia School Meal Initiative | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Frealem Shibabaw | To reduce the number of children who attend school while hungry, and because of high costs associated with buying milk, the School Meal Initiative brought cows to primary schools. The model provides 10 cows to each participating school, which can then serve 200 milliliters of milk to 500 children per day. |
| LOCATION | Ethiopia |
| PROGRAM | Towards Improved Economic and Sexual Reproductive Health Outcomes for Adolescent Girls (TESFA) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Jeffrey Edmeades | The TESFA program delivers three types of content to adolescent girls in rural Ethiopia: economic empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, and a combination of the two. The program spanned a year with approximately 3,000 female adolescent participants. |
| LOCATION | Ethiopia |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
| PROGRAM | School Readiness Initiative (SRI) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Menelik Desta Argaw | The SRI curriculum uses teacher-to-teacher and parent-to-teacher engagement strategies that are designed to empower the teachers and parents to improve the quality of education being provided. The program has now been scaled up to 52 government-run preschools in Addis Ababa, mostly serving children from families who cannot afford to send their children to private schools. |
| LOCATION | Ethiopia |
| PROGRAM | De Cero a Siempre (From Zero to Forever) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Constanza Alarcon | De Cero a Siempre, which translates to “From Zero to Forever,” is a Colombian national policy focusing on children birth to age 6. The presidency convenes various stakeholders through the Intersectoral Commission on Early Childhood. The commission has identified eight interventions, including issuance of birth certificates, vaccinations, and nutritional assessment, to create an integrated registration system for children. |
| LOCATION | Colombia |
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
| PROGRAM | Lumos | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Irina Malanciuc | Lumos creates alternatives to institutional care, family support, community-based services, development of inclusive education, and intersectoral coordination at the central and local levels. |
| LOCATION | Moldova |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
| PROGRAM | The Mother Support Program | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Suna Hanoz | The Mother Support Program, implemented in partnership with the Arab Resource Collective, teaches mothers to effectively interact with their preschool-aged children (4 to 6 years old). |
| LOCATION | Turkey |
AMMAN, JORDAN
| PROGRAM | Primera Infancia (Early Childhood) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Constanza Alarcon | A program instituted by the government of Colombia to train and sensitize teachers to behaviors that are a consequence of the conflict. This included approaches toward healing that placed an emphasis on reconnecting relationships with families and friends through the use of play therapy. |
| LOCATION | Colombia |
| PROGRAM | Adyan Institute | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Nayla Tabbara | The work of Adyan Institute is based on a model that allows children to find points of strength within themselves and reconnect with what is good, rather than connecting with what is bad. |
| LOCATION | Lebanon |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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AMMAN, JORDAN
| PROGRAM | Jeel962 | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKERS | Youth panel | Jeel962 is an online platform that has interactive, crowdsourced, and geolocating capabilities where youth may comment on civic concerns in real time. Comment categories were developed based on indicators used to assess child-friendly cities, which include functionality of infrastructure and public safety for children. |
| LOCATION | Jordan |
TORNOTO, CANADA
| PROGRAM | Mobile Creches | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Sonia Sharma | The organization works to provide care, protection, health care, and learning needs to the children of migrant construction workers in construction sites and urban slums in India, where 20 million children lack basic health care and protection and suffer physical, psychosocial, and emotional neglect. |
| LOCATION | India |
| PROGRAM | Home Visiting Program | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Susan Walker | The program worked to expand access to effective parenting interventions by empowering others to become community health workers, education assistants, and home visitors. |
| LOCATION | Jamaica |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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TORONTO, CANADA
| PROGRAM | Kangaroo Mother Care | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Nathalie Charpak | Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is an intervention for premature and low birthweight infants that has three components: (1) kangaroo position: continuous skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant, which provides appropriate thermal regulation among other benefits; (2) exclusive breastfeeding when possible; and (3) timely (early) discharge with close follow-up. |
| LOCATION | Colombia |
| PROGRAM | National Multisectoral Program for Combating Maternal, Newborn, and Child Mortality | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Martina Baye | Regional hospitals in Cameroon receive employees who require training in Kangaroo Mother Care both in person and through the online learning platform. |
| LOCATION | Cameroon |
| PROGRAM | Project Casita | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKERS | Leonid Lecca Rafael Alvares | Project Casita trains families on how to work with their children who have developmental delays. The program has led to better caretaking for the children in Carabayllo, who are benefiting physically and mentally. |
| LOCATION | Peru |
| PROGRAM | Alberta Family Wellness Initiative (AFWI) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Michelle Gagnon | AFWI focuses on problems of access to quality addiction treatment, and the association among addiction, of mental health, adverse childhood experiences, and later health. |
| LOCATION | Canada |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE
| PROGRAM | Inclusive Child Development | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Marjolein MeandeBaltussen | Christian Medical Centre (CBM), an international Christian development organization, worked toward the development of inclusive training curricula for nurses and midwives in Ghana, which was built off the guidelines and strategies of the ministry of health. |
| LOCATION | Ghana |
| PROGRAM | Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) | DESCRIPTION |
| SPEAKER | Alan Pence | ECDVU is a training program that uses interactive online courses to grant certificates and degrees in ECD. Countries nominate individuals to participate in the ECDVU; these nominees commit to promoting ECD capacity worldwide. The program is managed by the University of Victoria in collaboration with universities in participating countries. |
| LOCATIONS | Primarily Africa and Middle East |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Examples of Programs Highlighted in Workshops." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally: A Synthesis of Nine Global Workshops Exploring Evidence-Based, Strategic Investments in Young Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24772.
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