Events Engaging Decision-Makers and Practitioners

Events Engaging DecisionMakers and Practitioners

Through the initiative, Harvard Faculty have had the opportunity to share their ECD knowledge through a range of ad-hoc events, many of which have aimed to mobilize Brazilian decision-makers, policymakers and practitioners. The following sample provides a taste of such efforts.

2013: Brazil & the 21st Century Symposium at Harvard

A select group of ~50 high-level Brazilian politicians, industry leaders, and social entrepreneurs attended the roundtable “Building Human Capital from the Start: Brazil/Harvard Partnerships” moderated by Harvard’s Vice-Provost of International Affairs and featuring Jack Shonkoff, Wafaie Fawzi and Gigi Luk. 2019: Charles Nelson and colleagues discuss foster care vs institutional care at Ministry of Citizenship in Brasília

2021: Meredith Rowe and colleagues share what everyone should know about parentchild interactions and language development

26 ADDITIONAL EVENTS featuring Harvard Faculty

2015: Ronald Ferguson focuses on early childhood in presentation titled “Direito à educação - O desafio da excelência com equidade” at INEP in Brasília.

2017: Catherine Snow and Robert Selman contribute to Desafios e possibilidades na alfabetização infantil 2020: Christoper Sudfeld and Hermano Rocha at Fortaleza’s Seminar on Intersectoral Policies for Early Childhood and Youth

2016: Marcia Castro organizes “30 Years of Childhood Interventions in Ceará” with First Lady of Ceará, State Secretary of Education and Mayors of Fortaleza and Sobral