International Organization

The first organization I have chosen was the International Step by Step Association. The reason why I chose this website is because it promotes equal education and care for all children. They offer a variety of programs that have education services and advocacy as well as tools to influence policy. Sadly there was no link for employment opportunities which is sad because this seems to be the kind of place I would love to work at.
    The second website I went to was the United Nations Education, Scientfic and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The reason why I chose this website is because I saw a story that interested me. The story is called New York Launch of World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education. The story talks about the importance of educating women and girls. According to the website, "the education of girls and women is important, not only as a matter of respecting a basic human right for half the population, but as a powerful force for economic development and achieving other social goals such as improved health and civil movement" (New York, n.d.). I feel that it is important for girls and women to realize that education is important and the more educated they become the better career they can have. I feel that girls need to be taught at a young age that they can do more with their lives than just being a mother and a wife. It reminds me of something I heard the other day. A was shopping at a local grocery store and a little girl came up to me and said, "when I grow up I am going to be a doctor and no boy is going to tell me that I can't be a doctor". Sadly, there is no link for careers.
   The third organization I wnt to was the International Association of Special Education. This organization was founded in 1989 and their main goal is to improve the quality of life and service to those who have special needs. Even though they have several aims the one that means a lot to me is "to develop special education as a discipline and profession. There are no careers on this site, however there is a volunteer project that people can get involved it.

Sources:
International Association of Special Education. (n.d.). Retrieved April 4, 2012, from http://www.iase.org

International Step By Step Association. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.issa.nl/index.html

 United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). (2011). Retrieved from http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/introducing-unesco/