The Global Child Development Group (GCDG) is an international, non-governmental organization founded in

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in 2007, with a focus on the promotion of research, practice and policies focused on child development. The organization has a particular emphasis on children's social, cognitive, emotional, behavioural and motor development.

History

The

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of the Global Child Development Group is located at the Caribbean Child Development Centre, Open Campus,

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. It is governed by a steering committee which includes faculty from the university. The organization has released a variety of studies which have documented the risks that young children face in low and middle income countries, and the characteristics of interventions that are most likely to be effective. These include the Early Childhood Development Lancet Series of 2007 and 2011 as well as the D-Score Group.

Organizational mission

The organizational mission and goals of the Global Child Development Group are: # To use scientific evidence to promote optimal child development, with a focus on children under age 5, in low and middle income countries. # To review, evaluate and disseminate information on child development, including links with health and nutrition, risk/protective factors, and intervention. # To encourage/promote research and research capacity in child development in low and middle-income countries. # To advocate for early childhood policy and programs based on the best available scientific evidence. The organization supports the

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and is a member of the

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Affiliations

GCDG has received financial and operational support from

UNICEF UNICEF ( ), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Development a ...

and UN Sustainable Development. The organization has also received funding from the Bernard van Leer Foundation and

Rockefeller Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation is an American private foundation and philanthropic medical research and arts funding organization based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The foundation was created by Standard Oil magnate John D. Rockefeller (" ...

and has been supported by the

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychologists in the United States, and the largest psychological association in the world. It has over 170,000 members, including scientists, educators, clin ...

References

External links

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