Sentences with phrase «global children»

An introduction to global child advocacy: Historical action, contemporary perspectives, and future directions.

«We should remember that supplements are not a substitute for a well - balanced diet,» said senior researcher Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta from the Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, and Sick Kids Center for Global Child Health, Toronto, Canada.

This book is the fifth in the Research in Global Child Advocacy Series.

In acute detail, Kuklin's book embeds Iqbal's life and work in the context of global child - labor practices.

In the health domain small contributions from mother's prepregnancy BMI, maternal depression, breastfeeding, birth weight, and global child health status explained ∼ 6 % of the gap.

Nearly $ 1 billion in gifts from philanthropist Denny Sanford have allowed for several initiatives, including global children's clinics, genomic medicine and specialized centers researching cures for type 1 diabetes, breast cancer and other diseases.

She currently serves as Senior Advisor to the Bernard van Leer Foundation on global child development strategies and to a range of foundations on domestic early childhood issues including The Buffett Early Childhood Fund.

You can head here to enter and help The Stiller Foundation, which supports global child education.

Also: Milla Jovovich is a grifting single mother in «Bringing Up Bobby»; it's time to go medieval on some folks in the epic «Solomon Kane»; and Mira Sorvino battles global child exploitation in «Trade of Innocents.»

Research in Global Child Advocacy.

Nearly $ 1 billion in gifts from philanthropist Denny Sanford have allowed for several initiatives, including global children's clinics, genomic medicine and specialized centers researching cures for type 1 diabetes, breast cancer and other diseases.

While Donovan has built a global children's entertainment empire — boasting offices and studios in Toronto, L.A., Vancouver, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Munich, Amsterdam and London — he admits he doesn't entirely understand the never - ending appeal of characters like the Teletubbies.

At the same time, the company also decided to make a much more concerted foray into the global children's entertainment market, setting up a stand - alone division in Los Angeles with a mandate to create TV and digital content to work alongside the company's portfolio of toy brands.

Last year, Spin Master scored another hit with Hatchimals and has a global children's entertainment franchise on its hands with Paw Patrol.

Jack Davies was the founder and president of AOL International and now serves on the board of directors of Scholastic, the global children's publishing and media company.

Every dollar during this sale will be donated to global children's health charities, voted upon via smart contract by token sale participants after its completion.

Once the hard cap is met, an additional 200 million CLIN tokens will be unlocked during the sale, with proceeds donated to global children's health charities.

Currently, Neely serves as a director on the Board of the Global Child Nutrition Foundation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Congressional Coalition of Adoption Institute and American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF).

The final signal came when SNA decided to disassociate itself from the Global Child Nutrition Foundation, which SNA had founded to encourage school feeding programs in low - income countries.

Global Children's Fund, inc., is a non-profit organization specializing in child safety programs.

Filmmaker Libby Spears examines the global child - sex trade and the United States» involvement in human trafficking in this documentary, which includes animated segments by Japanese pop artist Yoshitomo Nara.

It is sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers and Scholastic, Inc., the global children's publishing and media company.

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The inaugural, three - day Literacy Leaders» Institute, hosted by Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, and ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, will take place September 22 to 24, 2016.

The foundation has committed more than $ 1.2 billion to global children's issues and community initiatives to date.

CHICAGO, IL — The three - day Literacy Leaders» Institute, hosted by Scholastic — the global children's publishing, education, and media company — and ASCD — a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading — will take place August 6 — 8, 2017, in Chicago.

Now in its sixth edition, it is a premium event for the global children's publishing industry and hosts one of the leading copyright exchange hubs for children's books and content in a market expanding at a rate of 15 % a year and targeting around 367 million children and young adults.

The CCBF, now in its sixth edition, is a premium event for the global children's publishing industry, and hosts one of the leading copyright exchange hubs for children's books and contents.

One Laptop per Child (OLPC), the global children's educational non-profit born at the MIT Media Lab, and Nook Media, the device division of Barnes and Noble, announced a partnership that will pre-install a special variant of the Nook apps on OLPC's US - based XO tablet devices.

New York — September 22, 2016 — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today reported results for the Company's fiscal 2017 first quarter ended August 31, 2016.

The study, a biannual report from Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, and the Harrison Group, a leading marketing and strategic research consulting firm, reports that:

To counter the «summer slide,» Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, has launched three new, free apps that can help students keep their skills sharp — while still having fun!

On January 23, the Children's Books Salon will convene at the Goethe - Institut New York, with David Walter, Business Development Director for Commerce Solutions and Metadata for the NPD Group delivering a keynote address on trends in domestic and global children's media to start the day.

Organized by Publishing Perspectives and hosted by Scholastic Inc. — the global children's publishing, education and media company — the half - day conference «What Makes a Children's Book Great?»

Global children's publishers are turning away from the US and UK and toward Asian, French, Italian, Portuguese or Eastern European publishers for fresh content.

FrameWorks is engaged in a three - year project in collaboration with the Global Children's Initiative of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, the Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal, in São Paulo, and the Bernard van Leer Foundation.

The Global Child Initiative focuses on the development of indicators to help governments monitor and report on the rights of children around the world, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.

Dr. Margo Greenwood, Academic Lead of the NCCAH, will head an Indigenous advisory committee to review and adapt the Global Child indicators for Indigenous children.

Building on the concept of engagement in order to account for the voices of those who are most directly impacted, the NCCAH will partner with the Global Child team to help build collaborative relationships with Indigenous peoples from the start of the project.

The Global Child Initiative aims to help Canada and other signatory governments to the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child identify and correct weaknesses and deficits in government services that impact children.

The involvement of the NCCAH and Dr. Greenwood will help ensure respectful, nation - to - nation dialogue and relationship - building in the creation and piloting of the Global Child indicators, and in their refinement and adaptation to the unique circumstances and experiences of Indigenous children in Canada and globally.

In holding governments accountable to their commitments to guarantee the rights of children, including minority and Indigenous children, the Global Child Initiative represents an important opportunity to address enduring, deeply systemic health inequities and ensure the best possible lifelong chances for every Indigenous child and family.