RESEARCH & BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Research on Hands to Hearts International
“Empowering Caregivers for Holistic Child Development”
Research report on HHI’s work, by the Asia-Pacific Regional Network on Early Childhood
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Technical Brief: Early Childhood Development for OVC – Key Considerations
Features HHI as a Promising Approach and a tremendous resource to serving young children and families infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Skoll Foundation Report:
Growing Opportunity, Entrepreneurial Solutions to Insoluble Problems
Identifies HHI as smart solution that addresses root causes of problems.
Best Practices in Early Childhood Development: A Review of the Literature for the Work of HHI
An Analysis of the Theoretical Framework of HHI
Related Research
American Academy of Pediatrics – An Integrated Scientific Framework for Child Survival & Early Childhood Development
American Academy of Pediatrics – The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress
American Academy of Pediatrics- The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bond: Focus on Children in Poverty
Better Care Network - Global Fact Sheet on Orphanages
Harvard University - Center for the Developing Child, Global Children’s Initiative
The Lancet Journal -Child Development in Developing Countries (2011)
The Lancet Journal - Linking Child Survival & Child Development for Health, Equity & Sustainable Development (2013)
The Lancet Journal - Investment in Early Childhood Development, 2014
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child - The Science of Neglect: The Persistent Absence of Responsive Care Disrupts the Developing Brain.
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child - The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do
USAID – Promoting Early Childhood Development for OVC in Resource Constrained Settings: The 5×5 Model
UNICEF – The State of the World’s Children, 2013
UNICEF & World Health Organization - Integrating Early Childhood Development (ECD) into Nutrition Programs in Emergencies
World Bank – World Development Report, 2015: Stepping Up Early Childhood Development
World Health Organization - Early Childhood Development: A Powerful Equalizer
World Health Organization - The Importance of Caregiver-Child Interactions for the Survival & Healthy Development of Young Children
Related Media
New York Times, Protecting Children from Toxic Stress, Nov. 2013, David Bornstein
New York Times, Cuddle Your Kid!, Oct. 2012, Nicholas Kristof
New York Times, A Poverty Solution that Starts with a Hug, Jan. 2012, Nicholas Kristof
