Poverty: A Real Issue

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It has been estimated that 18 million people die a year die to poverty. This estimation hits a global scale (WHO, 2015).

A lack of materials, food, water, shelter, resources, health care, etc. -children and families all over the world are left without essentials needed to live prosperous lives. Due to this phenomenon, a high risk of hunger, starvation, and diseases are most likely to take over, in fact, TAKING OVER millions are lives.

Severe deprivation including basic human needs has a lasting effect on children and families. It is stripping standards of well-being, success, and LIFE! This cannot be happening…

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reports HALF THE WORLD’S children live in poverty and millions of children around the world miss out on their childhood as a result of poverty and death.

In order to achieve a deterioration in the rise of poverty, there are numerous organizations who focus on making a better difference toward issues that surface regarding child and families and yes, even in the field of Early Childhood. 

Efforts made to end poverty are given attention to national organizations such as the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who promote awareness and partnership with children and families, communities, and outreach with top leaders, politicians, and decision-makers to END poverty. Interventions, support, social protection, and integration of essentials remain imperative in order to help the issue of poverty.

Poverty has been considered a real phenomenon as I have mentioned before that has impacted lives globally. Looking at the field of Early Childhood, poverty is unacceptable. Knowing there are organizations that work hard to end poverty, replenishing learning and development, lives, and well-being I only know I want a piece of the pie. For instance, the UNICEF reports poverty in countries like Sub- Saharan Africa and East Asia have been hit the hardest. The World Bank group reports the growing population in Africa shows 50 million more people are living in extreme poverty where as in Asia threat of continuing poverty is less upsetting but the struggle is there.

With organizations like the UNICEF, change in poverty, early death, and child well-being is likely or on the verge of better differences in all areas on the globe. Any insights I have found this week, I have learned that 1) it is important to be aware and be a part of organizations that help make the world better. 2) It is important to recognize the effects of poverty and its causes so it does not progress onward, and 3) acknowledging other countries and their struggles enlightens better behavior to make change and/or a better difference even in our own community.

Works cited

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). (2009).The state of the world's children: Special edition (Research Report). Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/rightsite/sowc/pdfs/SOWC_Spec%20Ed_CRC_Main%20Report_EN_090409.pdf

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). (2004). Publications. Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/publications/index_pubs_dpd.html

(http://www.unicef.org/socialpolicy/index_childpoverty.html)