Over 600 million children all over the world live in poverty. Poverty affects the life of a child even if it occurs in the life of a child for a short time. Malnutrition in children can lead to a life-long learning difficulties and poor health and is taking more than a third of children’s life all over the world. UNICEF strengthens and supports children in healthcare, nutrition, social protection, clean water, and education. Companies come together to support UNICEF programs, emergency relief efforts and help advance issues vital to children. Over 17 million American children are at risk of hunger. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 50.2 million Americans don’t get enough food to live active, healthy lives. 17.2 million children or one in four children across the country face hunger throughout the year. Subsidized housing for children and their families helps them pay for their rent, provides skillful trainings for families so that they can get trained in any profession of their choice to improve their lives and enable them get out of the program as soon as possible. As early childhood educators we need to make sure that the welfare needs of children are met. The main issue about poverty that I have learned in the course of these few weeks is that as an early childhood educator I can make a difference in the lives of children by partnering with some organizations to make sure that children get what they need to live a comfortable and healthy life. We need to help to enact policies that positively affect the development of children in eradicating poverty to make the lives of children better. When we avoid speaking out to eradicate this problem people’s lives will be affected negatively.
Hello Chika, your post is a strong reminder that we don't have to go far to go internationally to find children living in poverty. And that each and everyone of us are capable of doing something, anything to help our children. I enjoy reading your post, keep up the good work and thank you oxoxo
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