Getting to Know International Organizations: Part 1

            Hello Blog readers! I shared what I learned about my two websites last week, so I decided to do something a little different. I want to discuss new insights and information regarding poverty and opportunities for positive social change regarding, https://www.unicef.org/reports/ending-extreme-poverty-focus-children.

            How profound to say, “Children are more likely to live in poverty than adults. They’re also more vulnerable to its effects. 663 million children worldwide- nearly one in three – live in poverty, 385 million children are living in extreme poverty, forced to survive on less than $1.90 a day, Children are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than adults, and Children from the poorest households die at twice the rate of their better-off peers”. What I’ve learned from this website is that UNICEF established programs such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), social protection and universal child benefits. UNICEF is trying to end extreme poverty because, “no matter where they are, children who grow up impoverished suffer from poor living standards, develop fewer skills for the workforce, and earn lower wages as adults. In Sierra Leone 85% help families overcome series of emergencies, communities come together for disaster relief. 85% of Syrian children in host communities in Jordan live in poverty. (https://www.unicef.org/social-policy/child-poverty). The UNICEF’s Global social protection programme framework deals with all life threatening vulnerabilities to a child. Resolving it for a better end result thus break the cycle for generations to come.

            A positive social change I would like to mention is the, “transforming plastic waste into building materials for classrooms” in Gonzagueville. Facts such as classrooms where so greatly overcrowded they would have “more than 100 children per class, fight child mortality by preventing diseases exacerbated by pollution such as pneumonia and malaria. Providing low cost and comfortable learning spaces for children" was done through recylicling plastic waste. "Millions of tons of plastic waste are thrown away each year. This pollutes our seas, our air, our lands, our world and children’s playgrounds. UNICEF in Cote d’lvoire, has partnered with Conceptos Plasticos a Colombian social business that transforms plastic waste into construction materials to build a better world for children. In Cote d’lvoire, many children do not have access to education"  (http://www.unicef.org/socialpolicy/index_childpoverty.html). The real problem is that single-use plastic-the very idea of producing plastic items like grocery bags, which we use for an average of 12 minutes but can persist in the environment for half a millennium-is an incredibly reckless abuse of technology” (scientificamerican.com).  Society as a whole must be mindful of the amount of waste and plastic thrown away that’s polluting the entire world.

            It’s great to see UNICEF helping in so many ways with a multiple number of needs regarding natural disasters, poverty and pollution. I look forward to keeping up with these particular endevors in the near future. 

Reference

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

https://www.unicef.org/reports/ending-extreme-poverty-focus-children.

scientificamerican.com