Oct 15 2008
Blog for Poverty!
Life without the basics
Lacking the most basic essentials – water, a balanced diet, education, health care, transport – fundamentally undermines people’s ability to live life in dignity and security. Without clean water, children fall ill and parents can’t pay for medical care.
Without transport, farmers can’t get their goods to market. As income falls, there’s not enough money to buy food. Children become malnourished and their growth stunted. And without savings, there’s nothing to fall back on. How does a family make its way back from such extreme poverty?
Children are the future – aren’t they?
- Of the 2.2 billion children in the world, one billion – almost half – live in poverty
- 10.9 million children die every year before they reach the age of five
- A child dies every five seconds because she or he is hungry
- Every year, 17 million children are born undernourished because their mothers don’t have enough to eat
- More than a billion children will not go to school this year – 65% of them girls.
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I like the post on kids because it shows the direction our world is heading in. For the good or the bad.
This s so true Anthony. Poverty prevents people living a full and enriched life.
Oh my !
That is awful… you sure had alot of information in that great post! Well done, you wrote it well. I can’t believe so many kids don’t go to school and are missing out on so much, as well as all the kids who are dying in just minutes. My! GOD HELP THEM.
And yes, children are the future! If they are taken care of properly, sheltered, fed, and given money and water, than our history and generation could be in danger. BAD.
It is just sad to see all the information you wrote is true… I wish someone could do something to save people in poverty. I will as much as I can, and when I grow up, I shall go to all the countries in need and help them out!!!
I cannot stand seeing poverty people under risk when they are humans like us. Shouldn’t they be treated the same?
Well, thanks Shannon and Kourtney for commenting.
Nadine
Hi,
I’m Ashley and I live in the US. So are you from England? Whats it like there?
Poverty is a sad thing and unfortuantely there’s no exact way of getting rid of it. ) : I always wish I could do something about it, I’ve been learning about ti, and I think it’s really sad and unfortunate. Don’t you think?
Hi Ashley,
welcome to our blog, mrs cunningham here, England is very damp and very cold at the moment…brrrrrr
I think you make some good points and I am sure my children will enjoy leaving a post for you on your blog.
Hey Miss Cunningham and Class
Thanks for your comment, I’m really glad you like my work! I like yours as well, and for starters, you are going better than anyone would have ever thought. Great work!
Congratulations on writing a brilliant post!!! I can’t believe your own students actually found this out…. wow… many facts to surprise me and many facts to amaze me.
Keep working hard and keep writing!! You are all doing SO WELL.
Nadine
Hi Harriet,
Thanks for the comment on my blog!
I’m 11!
I know exactly what you mean about poverty (I did a post about Poverty as well).
I hope the “Blog Action Day” helps the people/children in need!
Naomi
Hey Ashley,
we are Shannon and Evie. Today it’s my (Evie)birthday.
my nicknme is evers and id like to be called that please.wednseday the 22nd and i am 11.And I am Shannon my birthday is in January and then I will be 11. We are in the UK and its not that nice realy.wel the weather anyway.I (evers) want to work with fashion.i enjoy school sometimes and we are doing our S.A.Ts this year arrrrrr.!!!!!!. and me (Shanny)i love school accept in the mornings wen im narky.five more minutes!
we both love dancing and go to the same class and wed a
say we are pretty good. We also go drama. me(Shannon) want to be an actress wen im older.
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