A pandemic like COVID-19 is disrupting the lives of families worldwide and has the potential to increase the adversities faced by vulnerable children living overseas. With prevention practices and community education, the effects of this virus can be lessened. Under our world’s current circumstances, ensuring the conditions for vulnerable children to survive and thrive is critical. The Global Child Thrive Act, if passed by Congress and signed into law, could be an important part of this effort. The Global Child Thrive Act would integrate Early Childhood Development into development and emergency humanitarian programs serving vulnerable children and their families, helping them recover from the COVID-19 virus and building their resilience to future emergencies and trauma.
This document is designed to provide background information to help you communicate with the offices of your members of Congress about this piece of legislation and its connections to the issues of hunger and forced migration.
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