More Than Just Toys

The box is full of goodies that would elicit squeals of delight from any toddler. UNICEF’s new Early Childhood Development Kit contains 37 different items”including dominoes, coloring pencils, building blocks, hand puppets, memory games, and cuddly stuffed animals”that can help provide a sense of normalcy for young children whose lives have been upended by disaster and conflict.

Launched earlier this month in Geneva, the kit was designed to help foster curiosity, development, and interaction for 50 children up to six years of age. The product of years of research, the new kit complements UNICEF’s School-in-a-Box. Read about the reaction of kids who received the kits in areas of Georgia that have been affected by conflict.

This new resource garnered a smattering of modest news coverage. Voice of America, which reliably covers developing world issues, carried this informative story about the treasure box of activities