The inaugural cohort of the Center for Business Champions' Training Institute kicked off last week. During six virtual sessions, the institute will use experience-based guidance, examples, and strategies to train early child development leaders in building their own country-based networks of business champions for ECD. During the first session, participants heard from Sarah Hesz about The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. They also got to know each other and connected with some of CE International's team, including Diane Whitehead, Sara Watson, Yvette Gatilao Murphy, and Sarah Bracken. If you're interested in joining future training institute cohorts, please sign up to receive information about opportunities here: https://ceinternational1892.org/courses/building-business-champions-training-institute/ Image description: A screenshot from the first training institute session. Dr. Sara Watson is speaking, and a slide is displayed with text that says, "Center for Business Champions: We support business executives and childhood development leaders around the world in building effective and lasting partnerships to improve economic and social well-being through investments in children." A bulleted list says: "1 - Training Institute (2025), 2 - Country-Specific Training and Technical Assistance to Build Your Network of Business Champions, 3 - Support for Business Leadership, 4 - Examples of Business Cases, Economic Evidence, Corporate Leadership." (fb)

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! ✨ This week, we are celebrating the incredible educators around the world who inspire, nurture, and support children every day. Teachers are the heart of learning and the champions of every child's potential. Thank you for your resilience, creativity, and unwavering commitment to building a brighter, more equitable future through education. 🌍📚 #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankATeacher #Education #ECD Image description: An image of a chalkboard with text on top that says, "Thank you, teachers! Teacher Appreciation Week." (fb)