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ERIC Number: EJ677407
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Early Childhood Development in Kenya: Empowering Young Mothers, Mobilizing a Community.
Kabiru, Margaret; Njenga, Anne; Swadener, Beth Blue
Childhood Education, v79 n6 p358-63 2003
Highlights recent early childhood and community development work in rural Kenyan communities. Presents: (1) a brief history and overview of early childhood care and education; (2) examples from the Mwana Mwende community development project; (3) ways in which early childhood development has mobilized the community; and (4) examples of increasing democratic participation of communities on behalf of their children. (SD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Child Care, Child Development, Community Action, Community Development, Democracy, Democratic Values, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Mothers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Early Childhood Development Programs; Kenya
Note: International Focus Issue: "Teaching for Democracy throughout the World."