UNICEF: Early Childhood Development kits in Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia, 15 July 2009 In August 2008, some 127,000 people were forced out of their homes by the fighting in and around South Ossetia, Georgia. Although the majority of them have since returned, approximately 30,000 will not be able to go back in the foreseeable future.

For some of the youngest displaced children, UNICEF's new Early Childhood Development (ECD) Kit is making life more bearable and helping to ensure that they do not fall behind developmentally.

The ECD Kit acts as a complement to UNICEFs School in a Box and recreation kits. It aims to foster young children's self-esteem, develop critical early-learning skills and create opportunities for creativity and self-expression.

Most of the materials in the ECD Kit can be used for several years. They are designed to help children continue their development both during an emergency and afterwards. And although the kit cant replace a normal school environment, it can help with rapid-response interventions in emergency situations, as well as post-crisis transition environments.

To read the full story, visit http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/georgia_50265.html

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http://www.unicef.org/earlychildhood/index_50266.html

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• Early
• Childhood
• Development
• Kit
• ECD
• Georgia
• children
• crisis

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