India is one of the poorest countries in the world. It isn't just psychological
poverty or emotional poverty. It isn't just social poverty or religious and
cultural poverty. It is an absolute poverty. It involves poverty in every
aspect of life.
It is known how people continue to die from absolute poverty and hunger
in India despite numerous efforts to help fight poverty in the world. . Since
1991, India has undergone a great deal of liberalisation internally and
externally, but its benefits have mostly gone to the middle and upper
classes.
India like any other developing country is crippled by so many problems.
For example, India's population growth rate is increasing by the day putting
pressure on the limited resources and leaving many Indians in absolute
poverty. India is very poor in terms of education, in terms of economic
improvement, infrastructure, health care, etc.
But the question still remains the same. We never notice people around us.
We don’t know under what conditions the poor are living.
They lack adequate housing and sanitary facilities along with other issues
put our poor families at great risk for disease and disability. Prescription
drugs and hospitalization is expensive. Many must choose between food for
their children and medicine for themselves.
It is very common for a poor family to have no more than a hole in the
ground surrounded by plastic sheeting for a toilet. There may be a well on
the property but it cannot be used for drinking - only for washing. Drinking
water must be fetched from the nearest municipal water spigot which may
mean a long walk for a family.
Standing water and open drainage and sewer ditches breed disease
bearing mosquitoes. Diseases such as malaria, felagia, degue and others
are a constant with the poor. Closer to home, most of the poor use palm
fronds or wood scraps for the cooking stoves. The smoke is thick in the air
in the villages and can be choking in the small, unventilated huts. Many of
our poor, especially the children, suffer from asthma and other respiratory
conditions.
Depression, anxiety and other nervous conditions are not uncommon
problems among the poor. The sense of hopelessness and abandonment
weigh heavily upon the poor. It is especially difficult if the children suffer
from the debilitation of depression as it adversely affects their schoolwork.
support their children and see them grow.
Children are taken out of school at a very young age (and that’s if they ever
went to school) and forced to work to support their families. You will see
the tiniest of children picking through huge rubbish piles extracting plastic
bottles, dragging out rags, flies buzzing, horrendous working conditions for
any mortal .
Girls barely in their teens are forced into prostitution, some are sewing
from day break to night fall, others beg having had eyes blinded or limbs
removed to add to their pathos .. and it is not just the children .. their
parents, and their parents, are also begging, anything for the odd coin. The
poverty India can be shocking to say the least and it’s a harsh reminder how
unfair life is.
Poverty is passed from one generation to the next.. So, we need to give
children, families and communities the tools they need to break the cycle of
poverty. These tools include:
1. With a quality education, children will get the knowledge and life skills
they need to realize their full potential. Education is essential in creating
change in a child’s life.
2. Access to health care is essential.
3. Water and sanitation are essential for every child’s survival.
4. Plan works to overcome poverty by helping communities around the
world gain the economic security they need to thrive.
5. By making children learn their rights and take active roles within their
community. Child participation helps children engage in citizenship,
express their views and make decisions that will shape their future and
influence the people around them.
poverty or emotional poverty. It isn't just social poverty or religious and
cultural poverty. It is an absolute poverty. It involves poverty in every
aspect of life.
It is known how people continue to die from absolute poverty and hunger
in India despite numerous efforts to help fight poverty in the world. . Since
1991, India has undergone a great deal of liberalisation internally and
externally, but its benefits have mostly gone to the middle and upper
classes.
India like any other developing country is crippled by so many problems.
For example, India's population growth rate is increasing by the day putting
pressure on the limited resources and leaving many Indians in absolute
poverty. India is very poor in terms of education, in terms of economic
improvement, infrastructure, health care, etc.
But the question still remains the same. We never notice people around us.
We don’t know under what conditions the poor are living.
They lack adequate housing and sanitary facilities along with other issues
put our poor families at great risk for disease and disability. Prescription
drugs and hospitalization is expensive. Many must choose between food for
their children and medicine for themselves.
It is very common for a poor family to have no more than a hole in the
ground surrounded by plastic sheeting for a toilet. There may be a well on
the property but it cannot be used for drinking - only for washing. Drinking
water must be fetched from the nearest municipal water spigot which may
mean a long walk for a family.
Standing water and open drainage and sewer ditches breed disease
bearing mosquitoes. Diseases such as malaria, felagia, degue and others
are a constant with the poor. Closer to home, most of the poor use palm
fronds or wood scraps for the cooking stoves. The smoke is thick in the air
in the villages and can be choking in the small, unventilated huts. Many of
our poor, especially the children, suffer from asthma and other respiratory
conditions.
Depression, anxiety and other nervous conditions are not uncommon
problems among the poor. The sense of hopelessness and abandonment
weigh heavily upon the poor. It is especially difficult if the children suffer
from the debilitation of depression as it adversely affects their schoolwork.
support their children and see them grow.
Children are taken out of school at a very young age (and that’s if they ever
went to school) and forced to work to support their families. You will see
the tiniest of children picking through huge rubbish piles extracting plastic
bottles, dragging out rags, flies buzzing, horrendous working conditions for
any mortal .
Girls barely in their teens are forced into prostitution, some are sewing
from day break to night fall, others beg having had eyes blinded or limbs
removed to add to their pathos .. and it is not just the children .. their
parents, and their parents, are also begging, anything for the odd coin. The
poverty India can be shocking to say the least and it’s a harsh reminder how
unfair life is.
Poverty is passed from one generation to the next.. So, we need to give
children, families and communities the tools they need to break the cycle of
poverty. These tools include:
1. With a quality education, children will get the knowledge and life skills
they need to realize their full potential. Education is essential in creating
change in a child’s life.
2. Access to health care is essential.
3. Water and sanitation are essential for every child’s survival.
4. Plan works to overcome poverty by helping communities around the
world gain the economic security they need to thrive.
5. By making children learn their rights and take active roles within their
community. Child participation helps children engage in citizenship,
express their views and make decisions that will shape their future and
influence the people around them.
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