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Early Childhood Peace Consortium
The Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) is a global movement of United Nations agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, academia, practitioners and the private sector focused on sharing scientific and practice-based evidence on how investment in early childhood development (ECD) can contribute to sustainable peace, social cohesion and social justice.
The ECPC recognizes that investing in ECD is a powerful and cost-effective strategy for reducing violence, poverty and exclusion and for building peaceful societies.
Dr. Rima Salah
Early Childhood Peace Consortium
Chair, Early Childhood Peace Consortium; Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale Child Study Center; Former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations
“The Toolkit could certainly contribute towards the realization of every child to her or his freedom of thought, conscience and religion.”
Dr. Rima Salah serves as Chair of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium and as Voluntary Faculty at the Yale Child Study Center. Her former positions at the United Nations include: Member of the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations; Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF; Assistant Secretary-General of the UN; and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Mission-Central African Republic and Chad.
Her recent awards of distinction include the 2019 Recognition and Gratitude in Advocating for Children’s Rights Around the World Award (Palestine), and the 2021 Peacemaker Award (Brigham Young University). She holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology.
Ms. Suna Hanöz-Penney
Early Childhood Peace Consortium
Director of Strategy, International Programs and Partnerships, ACEV-The Mother Child Education Foundation; Chairperson, Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) Policy Advocacy Working Group
“This Toolkit offers invaluable insights to nurture and cultivate the spirituality and well-being of children in contexts of violence.”
Suna Hanöz-Penney works as the Director of Strategy, International Programs and Partnerships at ACEV— Mother Child Education Foundation in Istanbul, Turkey. Her work involves building collaborative partnerships, while she manages the transfer and implementation of ACEV’s educational programs to local organizations in numerous countries including Cambodia, Tanzania, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil. She designs and supervises the early intervention programs for children and families implemented at both the national and international fields.
Suna is a Fulbright Scholar, received an M.A. degree in Early Childhood Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.
