International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI)
Margaret Kernan currently serves as the Head of Programmes & Learning at International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI) since May 2023 and has been a Lecturer in Education at Hibernia College since March 2021. Previous roles include Senior Programme Manager at ICDI from April 2009 to January 2021, and Education Consultant for the Bernard van Leer Foundation and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment from 2007 to 2012. Margaret has extensive experience in early childhood education, focusing on diversity, inclusion, and children's play. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Education from University College Dublin, an MA in Psychology of Education from the University of London, and a BEd in Primary Education from Trinity College Dublin.
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International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI)
A happy life for all children International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI) is a knowledge organization in psychosocial development of children and young people growing up in difficult circumstances. ICDI believes in the power of children and young people, supporting their rights and addressing the underlying causes for the problems they face. We aim to improve policies and practices by building the skills of: children, mothers, fathers, families, communities, local organizations, and authorities. ICDI also works with and for bigger international children's rights organizations, supporting knowledge transfer through training, research and advice. From Nepal to Nicaragua, and from Kiev to Katwijk, our dream is ‘a happy life for all children’. Serious and sincere, academic and practical, small and with major impact, ICDI has been promoting psychosocial well-being of children and young people for more than twenty years.