DAKAR, Sénégal, November 6, 2009 | African Press Organization (APO)
Pan-African conference in Dakar will gather Heads of State, First Ladies, Ministers of Finance, Education and Health and experts to promote expansion of programs for young children across Africa.
Recognizing the urgent needs facing millions of impoverished African children, senior government officials — including Heads of State, First Ladies and Ministers of Education, Finance and Health — from Africa and around the world are gathering next week in Dakar, Senegal, to highlight the importance of broadening health, education and protection programs for young children across the continent.
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The conference is jointly organized by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Working Group on Early Childhood Development (WGECD) and the government of Senegal. It is sponsored by a wide range of organizations including the following:
UNICEF, the World Bank, the Open Society Institute, Plan International, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Aga Khan Foundation, the Bernard van Leer Foundation, the Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development (WGECCD), the Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU), and the Education for All Fast Track.
Read at source: http://appablog.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/making-africa%E2%80%99s-youngest-children-a-top-priority-pan-african-conference-in-dakar/
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