On September 24th, The Earth Institute at Columbia University and América Latina en Acción Solidaria (ALAS) present “The Children of L...

On September 24th, The Earth Institute at Columbia University and América Latina en Acción Solidaria (ALAS) present “The Children of Latin America: A Future Without Poverty. Creating equity through early childhood development programs”. World leaders from Mexico, Argentina, El Salvador and Panama join Jeffrey D. Sachs and Shakira to discuss the importance of comprehensive early childhood development in Latin America.

The event will be streamed live on Alas Foundation Website

http://www.fundacionalas.org

To see the event, simply register on Alas' webiste.

http://www.fundacionalas.org/pages/takeaction/takeaction_makeacommitment_en.asp

WHO:

Latin American Leaders:
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa, President, Republic of Mexico
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner, President, Argentine Republic
Elias Antonio Saca González, President, Republic of El Salvador
Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino, President, Republic of Panama
Fernando Armindo Lugo Mendez, President, Republic of Paraguay

Experts and Activists:
Shakira, Advocate, ALAS
Alejandro Sanz, Advocate, ALAS
James J. Heckman, Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Alejandro Santo Domingo Dávila, President, ALAS Board