I had trouble getting the links to work for the World Forum Podcasts and the Childhood Poverty website. I chose to do the alternative assignment because I have not received any responses to any contacts I have sent. I chose to view a video from the World Forum website on poverty. I also listened to a podcast from Global Fund for Children.
The video I watched was Poverty and Children by Sakeena Yacoobi. Sakeena Yacoobi works with the World Forum Organization. She works with the children and families in a refugee camp in Afghanistan. The program provides services for the families that will enable them to be more knowledgeable about their life and help them make better choices for their families. She mentioned providing the services under tents, with each tent having a different service. These include health care, education, life skills, etc. She mentioned that families in Afghanistan had no electricity, water, limited work and schools. I learned the extent that some families will go to just to provide food for the family. I knew poverty was bad but I never thought about families going to the extent of the family that she mentioned. She told of a family that sold their child for 2 bags of wheat so that the rest of the family could eat. This really hit hard about the reality of some families in poverty.
The Podcast I listened to was Philanthropy by Victoria Dunning. Victoria is the vice president for programs at the Global Fund for Children. I learned from the podcast about what the program does. The program provides financial grants to community based organizations that can become international organizations. She mentioned that children need to succeed: learning, safe place, healthy mind and body, enterprise (life and workplace skills). I have also learned about the education that some parents give their child without knowing what the school really does. The podcast mentioned children going to school to recite songs that they learn for money. They have a master that they give the money. If the master considers the money not enough, the master will beat the child. This left me wondering how parents could not know about the education they are sending their child too. Also in Bolivia and Nepal, if parents are sent to jail then the child is also sent to jail too.
References
Yacoobi, S. (2011). Poverty and Children. World Forum. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UIt2NNrK3UE
Dunning, V. (2012, June 5). Philanthropy Chat: Global fund for children. Retrieved from http://grantspace.org/Multimedia/Podcasts/Philanthropy-Chat-Global-Fund-for-Children-2012-06-05
Crystal,
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see I wasn't the only person having trouble accessing some of the websites. It was sad to read about the families in Afghanistan and how one sold their child for food for the others. As a mother, I would do everything in my power to protect and help my family. I couldn't imagine being in a place where I had to sell my child to help others in my family.
That is interesting to learn that in Nepal and Bolivia, children are sent to jail along with their parents. Is it because if the parents are in jail, there is nobody to look after the children or is it a way to shame the family?
Myra
Crystal,
ReplyDeleteThat was sad to here at family sale their children for food to feed the other children. That make me appreciate that I have food to eat . The was interesting about the family of Nepal being send to jail. At my center in home base we a lot of Nepal families I see why they came to this country. thank for sharing Crystal
I was deeply saddened like our colleagues about a family bargaining their children to feed the family. However sad it's a true reality for several families across the world. When families are less educated, underemployed, and limited access to resources the have less chances of successful outcomes. Although in America we don't have families fleeing the country but we are not doing enough to serve the underserved families here. This is where the work of early childhood professionals and advocates come in to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children of the future!
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