Save the Children is the first organization because a portion of what they do is “help children and families help themselves” (Save the Children, 2012).
With my degree I totally believe that advocacy is all about teaching children and families to help themselves.
An advocate is there to support, keep families abreast of changes they may affect them and not only advocate for them but to show them how to effectively apply the resources in their lives.
International Step by Step Association (ISSA) is the second organization because “ISSA promotes equal access to quality education and care for all children, especially in the early years of their lives” (International Step By Step Association, n.d.). This organization really appeals to me because they support quality education for all and I strongly believe that all children should have access to quality early education regardless of socio-economic status.
The Organization for the Economic Co-operation and Development (OED) is the third organization because they:
look at issues that directly affect the lives of ordinary people, like how much they pay in taxes and social security, and how much leisure time they can take. We compare how different countries’ school systems are readying their young people for modern life, and how different countries’ pension systems will look after their citizens in old age. Drawing on facts and real-life experience, we recommend policies designed to make the lives of ordinary people better (The Organization for the Economic Co-operation and Development, n.d.)
This organization is concerned about ordinary people. I think that ordinary people should be considered when developing different policies that will affect all persons not a specific group of people.
JOBS AVAILABLE
Save the Children – Program Specialist, Early Childhood/Location: US-KY – Berea/Division U.S. Programs – Skills needed: I would need to be trained in their policies and procedures as it relates to families, their young children and acceptable and unacceptable practices in their facilities.
There were no positions available for International Step by Step Association.
The positions available for the Organization for the Economic Co-operation and Development were not of interest.
References
Save the Children. (2012). Retrieved April 3, 2012 from
http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6146405/k.C7E9/About_Us.htm