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To further develop Middle East North Africa ECD leadership capacity as a key strategy in support of child, family and community well-being and broader social and economic development.
ECDVU Middle East North Africa (MENA) Program Overview
The Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) is an innovative and multifaceted approach to addressing ECD capacity building and leadership development in the Middle East and North Africa. The ECDVU is supported by a range of international, regional and local organizations, including the employers of participants. It is a unique training and results-oriented program that uses face-to-face and distributed learning methods including: residential seminars, web-based instruction, CD-Rom and print material support, and a 'community of learners' strategy within and among cohort countries.
The ECDVU program in the MENA region has completed one, one-year program delivery (with five countries in the region in 2003) and a second, one-year program specific to Yemen in 2005/2006. The ECDVU program is offered through and accredited by the School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada.
ECDVU-MENA participants for the first delivery were selected by the World Bank and country-based organizations with whom they worked. Participants for the Yemen program were identified through extensive advertisements and interviews coordinated by UNICEF and the Higher Council for Motherhood and Childhood (HCMC). In both cases candidates were sought who exhibited a strong commitment to child well-being and broader social development within the country. Intersectoral and multi-organizational backgrounds are considered important in the selection process. Candidates are encouraged to accept responsibility for promoting ECD capacity broadly within their country, their region and internationally.
For more information about the ECDVU-MENA, please contact us directly at ecdvu@uvic.ca.
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