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Marking International Roma Day with the CHAVORE Quest

This year, we are marking the day with the launch of the CHAVORE Quest, an interactive, multilingual experience available in five CHAVORE languages. The Quest introduces a new way of supporting children’s mental health, well-being, and inclusion inviting users to explore, reflect, and learn through a more playful and participatory format.

Overview Peer Learning Activities 2017

December 11, 2017

In 2017, 10 insightful Peer Learning Activities took place. These sessions were organized by 24 ISSA member organizations, either as applicants or co-applicants. The PLAs covered a wide range of topics. Some focused on Quality in Early…

Compendium of inspiring practices on migrant and refugee children in Europe

December 8, 2017

Zorica Trikic, ISSA's Senior Programme Manager attended the presentation of the report called Let Children be Children: Lessons from the Field on the Protection and Integration of Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe which…

30 year anniversary of family oriented programs of NJi, Netherlands

December 8, 2017

Thirty years ago, the ISSA member organization Nederlands Jeugdinstituut (Netherlands Youth Institute) developed various family-oriented programs to stimulate play and pre-school activities. This anniversary was celebrated with an…

Inclusion for all: a Peer Learning Activity in Ukraine

December 7, 2017

ISSA member Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation organised a 1 day conference for REYN members as a Peer Learning Activity (PLA) in cooperation with Romanipen (Serbia) and Wide Open School (Slovakia) in Kiev. The 52 participants represented…

ECDAN seeks Executive Director

December 5, 2017

Launched in 2016, ECDAN is a global network of countries, institutions, organizations, specialists, and funders committed to ensuring that all children from birth to 5 years of age, in all circumstances, reach their developmental potential. …

INTERVIEW - 'Networking is extremely important,' says Mehnaz Aziz

November 30, 2017

Q: It was great to have you at the ISSA Conference in Ghent, Mehnaz. Can you please share some take-aways from the conference? A: 'I took part in last year's ISSA conference in Lithuania. Already there I could see that the success of the ISSA…

Tajikistan's IRODA produces video about the importance of parental interaction

November 28, 2017

The video "When Mom is near you" has been created by ISSA member organization IRODA, Parents of children with autism initiatives and project-partners. The project is supported by OSF, UK- "Expanding the ECI services through the parents…

"The Little Captain and the Great Calm Sea"

November 28, 2017

On November 20-21, ISSA members Sardes (the Netherlands) and the Neohumanist Education European Network (Romania) organised a Peer Learning Activity in Utrecht about the role of yoga and meditation techniques in young children’s…

Speech4Teach event in Skopje, Macedonia

November 27, 2017

For the second time, the Step by Step Foundation - Macedonia organized the "Speech4Teach-Inspiration for Education" event, as part of the USAID "Readers are Leaders" Project. On November 1 in Skopje, more than 250 participants (teachers,…

Video: looking back at ISSA Conference 2017 in Ghent

November 23, 2017

Our ISSA Conference 2017 video is up. Have a look to see what happened in Ghent. Watch it, and watch is again. Share it. See if you can spot yourself, your colleagues or your peers! A big thank you to all who were involved in this wonderful…

Peer Learning Activity on pedagogical quality, Bucharest

November 21, 2017

Directors of childcare centers from five different countries -Belgium, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Romania-, met during a Peer Learning Activity (PLA) on 14 and 15 November in Bucharest. This PLA was organized by ISSA members BKK (…

Peer Learning Activity: Networks of preschools/primary schools and professionals

November 17, 2017

On 27 and 28 September, Step by Step Centre for Quality in Education, Slovenia organized a Peer Learning Activity (PLA) together with colleagues from Croatia. The two day meeting focused on the"Networks of preschools/primary schools and…

"The role of Gender"-workshop took place in Belgrade

November 13, 2017

On the 9th and 10th of November, another successful workshop took place in Belgrade, Serbia. This workshop focused on the new module 'The role of Gender' under the Home Visiting Package 'Supporting Families for Nuturing Care' and…

Inspired by our Home Visiting modules, UNICEF Serbia produces campaign videos

November 6, 2017

Inspired by UNICEF ECARO (Europe and Central Asia Regional Office)'s and ISSA's Home Visiting package and modules “Supporting Families for Nurturing Care", UNICEF Serbia recently produced a number of TV commercials and…

ISSA seeks consultant with policy and research skills

November 1, 2017

ISSA seeks to hire a consultant to assist in the production of a Shadow Report on the Mid-term Review of the National Roma Integration Strategies in 8 selected countries (Belgium, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine). The…

ISSA welcomes two new member organizations to our network

October 27, 2017

We are very excited to announce that since early October 2017, two new organizations joined the ISSA network. Firstly, there is Cultiva – Kristiansand Kommunes Energiverksstiftelse – from Norway. Cultiva was established 6.…

Putting Children First conference calls for action to tackle child poverty

October 18, 2017

Despite important strides in the fight against poverty over the past two decades with nearly 1.1 billion people escaping extreme poverty since 1990, child poverty remains widespread and persistent, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. From…

More than 450 attendees from 60 countries at ISSA 2017 Conference in Ghent

October 10, 2017

ISSA's 2017 international conference "Local Responses, Global Advances: Towards Competent Early Childhood Systems", attracted over 450 participants from 60 countries from around the world. Visitors gathered to discuss how the speed of…

Workshops for young parents in Latvia

September 21, 2017

Latvian member “Center for Educational Initiatives” has launched a new initiative - in cooperation with the Jekabpils Municipality - to strengthen and educate parents. They aim for a more active participation in processes, at local and national…

ICDI and ISSA organized a TOY 4 Inclusion training

September 14, 2017

During a three day "Training of Trainers", 20 professionals were trained. The training is part of the TOY for Inclusion programme which aims to improve the transition experience of Roma young children from home to preschools and…

ISSA 2017 Conference Program now online

September 12, 2017

Every year ISSA hosts an international conference on an important theme around Early Childhood. This year's focus is "Local Responses, Global Advances. Towards Competent Early Childhood Systems". The ISSA 2017 Conference will take place in Ghent,…

ISSA's latest member: "IRODA"- Parents of children with autism Initiative

September 5, 2017

We are thrilled to welcome IRODA to the ISSA network! This member organisation from Tajikistan wants to ensure that people with autism have access to quality services appropriate for their unique needs. IRODA aims to see children with autism treated…

Civil society and the business community champion early childhood education in Romania

September 5, 2017

Early childhood education has a new strong advocate in Romania. Ready Nation Romania, a network of business people who are socially engaged, has been supporting early childhood advocacy in the past two years. Together with our member the Step by…

Ukrainian member organizes 'training-for-trainers' days

August 10, 2017

Ukraine is in the process of reforms, including education reform. One of the steps in this process is the development of new educational standards for primary schools. Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation organized 'training-for-trainers' days on July…