International Contacts

I have not had any luck getting or hearing back from the individuals I contacted during the first week of the course, and when trying to get the podcast website, the link was not allowing me to properly go to the site. I decided to go to this website to research on the poverty in Brazil/Rio De Janeiro at http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/ucs3.pdf . One of the most interesting insights I learned is that the largest populations living in poverty in Brazil are children between the ages of 0 to 17. (UNICEF, 1993 & 2000, pg. 11) Another interesting fact is that even though and since the publication has been published, there was a significant amount of children who were illiterate. This also made it harder for children to pass in primary education schools within the normal 8 years, children in Brazil would take 12 years. (UNICEF, 1993 & 2000, pg. 13) The publication is an older publication, but it is still allowing for us to see that poverty is such a real and global issue that needs more attention. Even though there has been more done in the later years since the publication, there is still a huge issue of poverty not just Brazil, but all over. Children suffer in education because there is not a way for them to afford to get into ECE programs, and may not be possible for parents to be able to send them to school because they cannot afford to get the necessities needed for their child to be in school. This issue needs more awareness and more advocates for children and their families so that children’s well-being, health, and education are met, and families are getting the help they need to make those things happen.

Resources:

  http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/96