Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Where to invest?

Invest in children;

"In a project in Bolivia, neighborhood child care givers were trained in nutrition, how to stimulate children and encourage play. The program created $2 in benefits for every $1 invested—a good rate of return, says Young.

The 40-year follow-up of the U.S. Perry Preschool Study shows that high quality early intervention programs for disadvantaged children result in higher educational attainment and income, better health, and lower crime even decades later. The benefits were as high as $17 for every dollar of investment, notes Young."


Related;
From early child development to human development - investing in our children's future
The role of education quality for economic growth

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