Poverty is an issue that is categorized
all across the world. It is said that “600 Million children worldwide live in
poverty”. (CHIP, n.d) This number is
entirely shocking due to that fact of its enormous amount along with it s main
trait of being children. Having un-biased community support groups, engaged individuals,
and correct data are ways of reaching income is entirely essential for it to decline
while gaining attentiveness and accountability.
Throughout the website there were numerous
case studies and publications that point out the need to recognize child
poverty. One quote that stood out was, “ to priorities, not ghettotise
children.” (CHIP, n.d) This phrase
is significant due to having outreach programs that put the child first and
recognize their needs for future development. It un-ruffles the condition and places a more “non-category”
description on each child while making sure the child is not stereotyped or discriminated
against. This phrase was enticing and allowed me to understand a new perception
of thinking for those in need.
Another concept is to make sure
that other individuals are aware of the growing condition of poverty. Engaging
the audience is essential due to incorporating more individuals who want to
join organizations while also “lending a helping hand”. If more engaged individuals make more commitments
then positive results can occur through increased transparency, accountability,
and can even create more innovative ideas surfacing the concern of poverty.
Lastly, gathering correct and efficient
data is also important. Having the right amount of data can correctly inform
the public on every matter regarding poverty. The collection of data is increasingly available;
however the means of having quality standards and accurate translations have to
be looked at closely. Individuals need to know correct, updated, data in order
to actively participate and know what’s going on.
Reference
Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (n.d) Knowledge of Tackling Childhood
Poverty. CHIP. Accessed March 23, 2013 http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/index.php
Adrea,
ReplyDeleteI like what you said about making sure that other individuals are aware of the growing condition of poverty. Unfortunately we live in a society that unless poverty impacts us directly we
act like it does not exist.Poverty needs to be an issue at the forefront in every country.
Hi Andrea
ReplyDeleteYou are correct the data needs to be as accurate as possible. Anyone can come up with fancy numbers that always look good, but if there is no support then the numbers are useless. I think this website is very good and accurate.
Pan
I agree with you the main action to take is everybody do their parts in the community. This class as really got me to thinking about how serious poverty is in the world. I think that data is the first thing we should do in taking caring of poverty Thank you for your blog address Andrea. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea,
ReplyDeleteWhat was disturbing to me was actually reading from your blog the statistics worldwide of how many children are in poverty. As I did my research for my assignment, I learned there were more people in my own community in poverty and I never took the time to see it. I am looking through different lenses now and becoming aware of this issue and what I can do to help. We may not want to face these issues, but to make this world a better place for everyone we have to do something on our own level to begin to make a change. Thanks for the information.
Kathleen Thompson
I was in complete shock to see all of the numbers of poverty cases across the globe. It truly makes my heart sad to hear of all the people especially children living in such poverty stricken areas. I believe that we need to continue to make a push to try and assist all who are suffering with poverty. If one family is suffering then we all are suffering.
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