LEARNING ABOUT CHILDREN’S RIGHTS:

Activity 2:

How are children doing in other countries around the world?

In this activity you will choose a country or countries from another part of the world to research. Your teacher can guide you on making a choice. You will need the instruction sheet to complete the activity, available on to the left.

(*Information for this activity from UNICEF: http://www.childinfo.org/index2.htm)

 

EDUCATION:
UNICEF estimates that worldwide, some 115 million children are still out of school, 62 million of them girls. Outside of the industrialized countries, only 76 percent of all boys and 70 percent of all girls attend primary school. Attendance rates are lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa, where only 60 percent of boys and 56 percent of girls are in school. COUNTRY DATA

CHILD LABOR:
Millions of children work to help their families in ways that are neither harmful nor exploitative. But millions more are put to work in ways that drain childhood of all joy - and crush the right to normal physical and mental development. Little is known about child work: how many, what they do and how working may affect their development. COUNTRY DATA

MALNUTRITION:
Good nutrition is the cornerstone for survival, health and development for current and succeeding generations. Well-nourished children perform better in school, grow into healthy adults and in turn give their children a better start in life. COUNTRY DATA

HEALTH:
Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) continues to be a leading cause of mortality in young children, killing approximately 2 million children under the age of five in developing countries in 2000.

Respiratory infections can manifest in any area of the respiratory tract, including the nose, middle ear, throat, voice box, air passage, and lungs. Infections can be viral or bacterial, with effects ranging from mild illness to severe, life-threatening disease. Pneumonia, an infection of the lungs, is the most serious respiratory infection and often can be treated with affordable antibiotics since bacteria is the primary cause of infection. COUNTRY DATA

Diarrhea was estimated to be the number one killer of children under five at the beginning of the decade and now continues to be a major cause of death among the world's children. Diarrhea is caused by ingesting certain bacteria, viruses or parasites which may be spread through water, food, utensils, hands, and flies. COUNTRY DATA

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