My connection to a professional in another country has not
yet been established so the alternative that I chose to investigate is
childhood poverty in Morocco. Morocco is a country located on the northwestern tip
of Africa. The streets of it cities are filled with children as young as 6
years old who are called street children. Many of these children left home to
help support their families and to relieve their families from trying to
support them. In Morocco nearly 30 percent of the population is children under
14 years old and these children lives are effected by poverty and neglect. The children in the country face such
problems as child labor and child prostitution. So many of these children do
not receive any education therefore when they become adults the will continue
to face poverty issues.
According to UNICEF, in 2008. 6,480 children were abandon at
birth in Morocco. This is due to the social stigma of single mother being
ostracism by family and society. In total the number of children who has been orphaned
and grow out without the protection and guidance of parents was 650,000. There are
SOS Children Villages are located in Morocco where children
and their family can learn strategies for keeping families together during hard times. Also the village
provides quality care for children who cannot live with their biological families.
I found the programs and organizations that is assisting the
children in Morocco very interesting and helpful to the children who otherwise
would be living in the streets and would be engaged in all sort of unhealthy activities.
Children living in poverty is a worldwide
issue,lets join the war against it.
Reference
Morocco SOS Children’s Villages, activities retrieved from www.sos-childrenvillages.org/where-we-help/africa/morocco
Hello Barbara,
ReplyDeleteI was not able to establish contact with my source either but I found it very interesting to investigate another part of the world and explore their level of poverty. I think you found some great information on Morocco and how poverty effects their children. I like the information that you gave on the SOS villages where they learn strategies on how to keep the families together. I can appreciate efforts in eliminating the growing number of single family households which helps to increase the number of impoverished children.
Very great information but it so sad because who would have think in the 20th century that our children do not have the opportunity to receive a good education. It makes me feel and think what is becoming of our world. I am a good believer that every child have the right to receive a good quality education.
ReplyDeleteSince independence, the population of Morocco has grown from ten million to over 32 million today. This has placed a huge strain on housing. With many poor migrating to towns and cities (over half of Moroccans now live in urban areas), ‘tin cities’ have sprung up illegally with no access to water, electricity or sanitation services.
ReplyDeleteA program of providing facilities and improving housing standards in cities has begun. In rural areas, traditional houses often lack access to public utilities. Nearly a third of Moroccans have no proper sanitation, putting them at risk of illnesses such as gastrointestinal infections, typhoid, malaria and trachoma. Tuberculosis also remains widespread, with 27,000 cases reported in 2009 (WHO). With poverty particularly a problem in rural areas, around a tenth of children under five are underweight
Resource:
Our Africa (Morocco), Retrieved on March 23, 2014 from: http://www.our-africa.org/morocco/poverty-healthcare
Barbara,
ReplyDeleteIt is heartbreaking to think these children have to do hard labor instead of play. That is such an important part of children's lives, and the children in Morocco have that taken away from them. It is important to take into consideration the organizations and programs designed to help these children and the issues they are dealing with but we find often there are still ones out there being affected by this. Learning about all of these different areas and issues within their regions makes me want to research more and more everyday. I hope you find this subject as interesting as I do! Great post!