I have been unsuccessful with trying to make contact with Early Childhood Professionals overseas and I am on the road to the alternative assignment. I did not get to watch a podcast this week, but will start up with that next week. I was able to explore the website, http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/ and found it astounding how poverty affects everyone in some manner. Children do feel the brunt of poverty and we are not securing their future. If we do not fully understand or acknowledge the existence of poverty then we are just letting our communities, families and children down. Poverty affects children in many different ways: lack of immunizations which can cause disease and maybe death, malnutrition can hinder development and “in early childhood, for example, can lead to life-long learning difficulties and poor health” (www.childhoodpoverty.org). Poverty takes away opportunities for children and it can have a lasting effect on how they live and see their life. As a society we develop resources, referralls, and fund programs to help educate, find jobs, homes, and social services for families and children. We need to realize that advocating now for families and children helps us as a society and helps us become a strong and better nation.
The website addresses issues that need to be addressed in order for us to fully understand and help families and children in poverty. “Over 600 million children world-wide live in absolute poverty - an estimated 1 in 4. In many countries, rates are much higher with over 60 percent of children living in households with incomes below international poverty lines” (www.childhoodpoverty.org).
We need to understand the causes of childhood poverty and how we can stop the cycles and educate our communities and governments on how to develop strategies to tackle poverty. As a society we need to realize the economic and social factors what affect us all at the many levels of government and community. As a society we also need to use our voice and educate ourselves on the issues and policies that are in place so we can advocate and stand up for the rights of children. The website really makes us aware and shows us the effects and challenges of poverty. By 2015, we can and should cut poverty in half, which is the mission of the CHIPS website. Becoming aware about poverty and how it affects our families and children helps us to use our voices and encourage policy makers to develop effective policies to help our children and families in poverty.
Children need according to CHIP: basic services, economic security, and supportive policy for child wellbeing.
Mongolia is the country I choose to research from the CHIP website. Mongolia subsided from the rules and controlling ties during the 1990 with former USSR. Mongolia became independent and soon struggled with economic means and funding for their country which diminished family’s incomes and stability. Families were soon in poverty and still struggle to this day to emerge economically. A lot of families in Mongolia live in rural parts of the country and struggle for clean water, health services, education, and a stable means of income. A lot of families moved to urban areas which increased the number of people for those cities and created more hardships for the communities. Families in Mongolia are herders and move around with their herds, this makes it hard for children to receive an education and the children are soon finding jobs or taking care of their siblings. Mongolia is struggling to take care of their citizens. “A particular concern is that the state is failing to support many of those children and their families who are suffering most. As life for families becomes increasingly difficult, many children have more responsibilities” (CHIPS). Mongolia is struggling to reduce their level of poverty for families and for children. The economic gap between families benefitting from the market economy and those who are not is large. This is a true reflection of how the country needs to work to close that gap and help all families and children.
Reference
Website: Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre’s page (http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/)
Saturday, March 23, 2013
CHIP and Poverty in Mongolia
I have been unsuccessful with trying to make contact with Early Childhood Professionals overseas and I am on the road to the alternative assignment. I did not get to watch a podcast this week, but will start up with that next week. I was able to explore the website, http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/ and found it astounding how poverty affects everyone in some manner. Children do feel the brunt of poverty and we are not securing their future. If we do not fully understand or acknowledge the existence of poverty then we are just letting our communities, families and children down. Poverty affects children in many different ways: lack of immunizations which can cause disease and maybe death, malnutrition can hinder development and “in early childhood, for example, can lead to life-long learning difficulties and poor health” (www.childhoodpoverty.org). Poverty takes away opportunities for children and it can have a lasting effect on how they live and see their life. As a society we develop resources, referralls, and fund programs to help educate, find jobs, homes, and social services for families and children. We need to realize that advocating now for families and children helps us as a society and helps us become a strong and better nation.
The website addresses issues that need to be addressed in order for us to fully understand and help families and children in poverty. “Over 600 million children world-wide live in absolute poverty - an estimated 1 in 4. In many countries, rates are much higher with over 60 percent of children living in households with incomes below international poverty lines” (www.childhoodpoverty.org).
We need to understand the causes of childhood poverty and how we can stop the cycles and educate our communities and governments on how to develop strategies to tackle poverty. As a society we need to realize the economic and social factors what affect us all at the many levels of government and community. As a society we also need to use our voice and educate ourselves on the issues and policies that are in place so we can advocate and stand up for the rights of children. The website really makes us aware and shows us the effects and challenges of poverty. By 2015, we can and should cut poverty in half, which is the mission of the CHIPS website. Becoming aware about poverty and how it affects our families and children helps us to use our voices and encourage policy makers to develop effective policies to help our children and families in poverty.
Children need according to CHIP: basic services, economic security, and supportive policy for child wellbeing.
Mongolia is the country I choose to research from the CHIP website. Mongolia subsided from the rules and controlling ties during the 1990 with former USSR. Mongolia became independent and soon struggled with economic means and funding for their country which diminished family’s incomes and stability. Families were soon in poverty and still struggle to this day to emerge economically. A lot of families in Mongolia live in rural parts of the country and struggle for clean water, health services, education, and a stable means of income. A lot of families moved to urban areas which increased the number of people for those cities and created more hardships for the communities. Families in Mongolia are herders and move around with their herds, this makes it hard for children to receive an education and the children are soon finding jobs or taking care of their siblings. Mongolia is struggling to take care of their citizens. “A particular concern is that the state is failing to support many of those children and their families who are suffering most. As life for families becomes increasingly difficult, many children have more responsibilities” (CHIPS). Mongolia is struggling to reduce their level of poverty for families and for children. The economic gap between families benefitting from the market economy and those who are not is large. This is a true reflection of how the country needs to work to close that gap and help all families and children.
Reference
Website: Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre’s page (http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/)
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I had no idea how common poverty was until I started researching my community. I had no idea my community was in any type of poverty but wow we are high poverty. I think poverty here in the United States is totally different from poverty in other countries. You always see poor starving children from other countries, but in American it is mainly children living with grandparents or getting help from the state or government. Mongolia sounds like a very high poverty country. I feel so sad for these other countries in high poverty. I just wish we could help in a huge way! Great post
ReplyDeleteMelissa-
ReplyDeleteIsn't the childhood poverty website great. It really opens up your eyes to poverty around the world. Thank you for sharing information on Mongolia!
-Melanie
Melissa,
ReplyDeleteYour comments are very true. We do let children and families down when we do not advocate for them. It is something I have never been comfortable with, but by learning and growing in this program, I feel I have more confidence to active in my community. I just recently became a sponsor of a child in Ghana. I hope to be able to learn more about her life and how my contributions help. I want to do the same for children in my town.