I read the information about childhood poverty and
what is being done about it on the Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre’s
(CHIP) website page. Insights I’ve gained were surprising to me. It was very
surprising to learn that worldwide there are 600 million children living in
poverty. This comes to 1 in 4 children living in poverty. In other countries
the rate is higher. That is too many children living in poverty. When children
experience poverty even for a short period, it can affect the rest of their
lives. When children are malnutrition it can lead to poor health and lifelong
learning difficulties. Poor children can lead to poor parents once they are
grown.
CHIP is working to deeply understand the main causes
of poverty so they can eliminate it. They are examining social and economic factors
on the international, national, and local levels. They also communicate their
findings to policy makers, advocates, and practitioners. Organizations they work
with are Save the Children and the Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC).
I haven’t been able to establish communication with
anyone so I read about case study in India. A seventeen year old boy, who comes
from a family of ten, had to drop out of school to work and his family could no
longer afford his education. His father was sick and unable to work to care for
the family. Two of his other brothers had to drop out of school to work also. He
worked for two years and then he changed jobs. His father got a loan and
started a carpet weaving business. The teenager wanted to finish school and get
a better job, but family circumstances prevented it. His parents feel as though
the carpet weaving business helped them to arise from poverty. Only one of
their children was able to stay in school and receive an education.
I feel for this young man having to drop out of
school when he was close to finishing. He did what he had to do to ensure the family
comes out of poverty, I admire him for that. It makes you appreciate the fact
that you didn’t have to endure this as a child or teenager.
Brenda, I really enjoyed reading your post. Three of my older brothers had to drop out of school to help my father with the crops in Mississippi. My oldest brother would have been 78 this year. I grew up with my nieces and nephews. My older brothers did not finish school, but they made sure that their children did. All three of my oldest brother children graduated from higher education. One of his daughters is a law professor at the University of Louisville/PHD, one daughter has an accounting degree, and his son is a meteorologist in Cleveland Ohio. It really saddens my brothers not to be able to finish school.
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