The podcast I listen to featured Delfena Mitchell, the founder of the Liberty Foundation. This ia an organization that provides residential care and education for abused and abandoned children in Belize, Central America. The podcast discussed the abuse and neglected children in Belize. According to Ms. Mitchell, Belize has the highest incidence of abuse and neglect in Central America. Ms. Mitchell gave examples how to help children deal with the aftermath of the abuse when coming to the facility, such as medication and recreation activities. After reaching out to Ms. Mitchell, I have not received an email back from her.
INDIA
India is home to the majority of poor people in South Asia, and deprivation is endemic, especially in rural areas (CHIP, 2007).
Insights…..
Ø 62 million children under the age of five are malnourished and 34 % of newborns are significantly underweight.
Ø The cycle of disadvantage starts at birth and continues through childhood to motherhood and the next generation.
Ø Income from migrant children's work constituted between 18 and 45 per cent of the poorest households' income.
Despite the poverty, India is making efforts to improve the life of citizens there. Over the last five decades India has made systematic efforts to alleviate poverty through measures to increase economic growth, including liberalization of the economy, targeted programmes, land and tenancy reforms, participatory and empowerment based approaches and the provision of basic services (CHIP, 2007)
The Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP). (2007) Country Overviews Retrieved from http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/index.php?action=countryo
Episode 3: Delfena Mitchell [Audio podcast]. (n.d.). Retrieved from World Forum Radio: http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/current-work/world-forum-radio
Liberty Foundation | Liberty Foundation exists to provide ... (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.libertyfoundation.org.uk/
Andrea,
ReplyDeleteYou had mentioned that poverty can last through generations. Does India still have their caste system? If so, I would wonder how anything can get better if a person is destined to not be able to do any better than they are labeled to do in society. What are your thoughts on this?
Andrea,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post. CHIPS seems to be one of the most active programs for helping people of poverty levels. It is sad that we are still dealing with abuse and neglect of children, when so many families express a desire to adopt. I've had family members who were abused and neglected. Some of them are adults now, but the still wear the scares from the abuse, because they have problems coping with reality and lifes situations.
Hi Andrea,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog. I have not heard from my international contacts. I studied about China on the CHIP website. This assignment has really enlightend me on how worldwide the issue of poverty is among us all.