This week I had the opportunity to
examine a podcast that interviewed Los Angeles Laker, Pau Gasol who is acts as
a special ambassador for UNICEF along with the Nelson Mandela Foundation. He
discusses the importance of their initiative, towards a global campaign towards
the critical need for awareness in early childhood issues internationally.
Among many of his efforts with the organization, he shed some light on the
problems in South Africa, which are effecting many children under the age of 5.
A large amount of young children, are quite simply not able to even attend
school, due to both minimal institutions, and the precedence of either helping
at home or working to help support their families. There are also even large
issues that cause education to fall to the wayside including health issues of
malnutrition and outbreaks of malaria. The organization is continuously making
efforts to combat these problematic roadblocks by building more schools, and
providing clean accessible water and meals to students and families.
Ultamitately, Gasol stressed the significance of making the issue of awareness in
ECE globally a priority for everyone. He’s even written an ebook that’s
available world wide in three different languages called “Give a Day” a
children’s book that contains the theme of being fortunate to young readers, and
establishes a message of circumstances of other children in different parts of
the world. Thursday, April 3, 2014
Podcast: UNICEF Special Ambassador Pau Gasol Making Early Childhood a Priority
This week I had the opportunity to
examine a podcast that interviewed Los Angeles Laker, Pau Gasol who is acts as
a special ambassador for UNICEF along with the Nelson Mandela Foundation. He
discusses the importance of their initiative, towards a global campaign towards
the critical need for awareness in early childhood issues internationally.
Among many of his efforts with the organization, he shed some light on the
problems in South Africa, which are effecting many children under the age of 5.
A large amount of young children, are quite simply not able to even attend
school, due to both minimal institutions, and the precedence of either helping
at home or working to help support their families. There are also even large
issues that cause education to fall to the wayside including health issues of
malnutrition and outbreaks of malaria. The organization is continuously making
efforts to combat these problematic roadblocks by building more schools, and
providing clean accessible water and meals to students and families.
Ultamitately, Gasol stressed the significance of making the issue of awareness in
ECE globally a priority for everyone. He’s even written an ebook that’s
available world wide in three different languages called “Give a Day” a
children’s book that contains the theme of being fortunate to young readers, and
establishes a message of circumstances of other children in different parts of
the world. 
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Wow, I never knew Pau Gasol (Im a Laker fan) was a special ambassador in for children related to the early learning field. There are many issues that affect children in the early learning field, and I am so glad a person who means a lot to many people can help advocate for change! Very interesting! Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see a person that so many people considered part of their lives. Many celebrities like to expend thousands of dollars in a restaurant that serves a kids size meal just because is the trend. This is what I like to see, people that have the necessary resources to help other. I never heard of him (Pau Gasol), but I wish other people can come together and do the same thing. There are so many children dying just because they do not have clean water, a meal, or a place to sleep; these are essentials in the life of a child growing up. They are our future, we need to care of them as many people took care of us too. Thank you for sharing this information.
ReplyDeleteIt is so wonderful to see celebrities giving back! South Africa is Blessed to have people like Pau Gasol to help with some of the problems that exist. Great Post Ashley!
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