Dr. Ghassan Issa, Co-founder and Coordinator at the Arab Resource Collective (ARC) in Beirut, Lebanon, joins host Frank Boudon, undergraduate student at Yale University. Dr. Issa discusses ARCs integrated approach to building partnerships and overcoming challenges when working on early childhood development (ECD), its importance for building peace and preventing violence in the Middle East. (English)

For more information, visit https://ecdpeace.org/integrated-approach-early-childhood-development

Christina de Bruin, Deputy Representative at UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire, joins host Angelica Ponguta, Associate Research Scientist at Yale University. Ms. de Bruin discusses how the UNICEF Learning for Peace program in the Ivory Coast empowers women of different ethnicities at early childhood development centers to build trust and peace for their children, families, and communities.

For more information, visit https://ecdpeace.org/women-and-children-build-peace-ivory-coast-w-africa

Dr. Kaja Jasinska, Research Scientist at Haskins Laboratories, joins host, Frank Boudon, undergraduate student at Yale University. Dr. Jasinska, a cognitive scientist, describes her work on child development, its contribution to peacebuilding, and her current research on child literacy in low-resource settings in Cote D’Ivoire.

For more information, visit https://ecdpeace.org/child-literacy-development-ivory-coast-w-africa

Dr. Kaveh Khoshnood, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Yale School of Public Health, joins host Frank Boudon, undergraduate student at Yale University. Dr. Khoshnood discusses his research on a parenting intervention with Palestinian refugees and how Public Health researchers can work to prevent collective violence.

For more information, visit https://ecdpeace.org/conflict-prevention-through-public-health-intervention