Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources

I was able to establish contact with Mr. Eric Atmore in South Africa through email. Through email, I explained to him that I wanted to learn about The National Early Childhood Development Alliance in Africa. In his email, Mr. Atmore asked me why was I interested in learning about early childhood education in another country. I explained to him that I have a B.S. degree in Early Childhood Education and that I teach 3 to 4 year old children, and I am currently working on my Master's degree in Early Childhood Education. Therefore, I have always had an interest in early childhood development of young children. Nevertheless, after my explanation of why I was interested he was eager to share information. He discussed how the alliance focuses on young children and also their families. He discussed how the early childhood programs in Africa purpose is to protect the child's right to develop to his or her fullest potential in the areas of cognitive, social, emotional, and physical. I explained to him that this is a similar focus to most early childhood programs in America. He also stated that, "If I needed anymore information he would respond to mail email as soon as he had the chance."
The second person I tried to contact in Hong Kong is Dr. Betty Po-King through email to learn information about Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association. Nevertheless, I was unable to reach her and she has not responded back to any of my emails. I am still waiting for a response from Dr. Po-King.