The area of the world I chose was West and
Central Africa. I chose this area of the world because I was curious to learn
more about people of African descent. I also wanted to know what is happening
with young children in this area of the world. Some challenges of the world
children in this region face is malnutrition, AIDS/HIV, risk of early death due
to preventable cause, poor health and hygiene (poor water resources), low food
supplies, female genital mutilation (with babies as young as 3 months), wars
within the country.
With such devastating challenges, it can have
detrimental effects on children’s wellbeing and development. Children likely
will be malnutrition or sickly due to poor nutrition, water supplies, and no
help with stopping preventable diseases. Also they may be subject to emotional instability.
What I have learned personally and professionally is that children all around
the world are dealing with circumstances that can leave a scar on their
development and emotional well-being. This assignment was a great eye opener to
what is taking place around the world.
Hi Tierra,
ReplyDeleteI also investigated the West and Central African region of the word. There are many devastating challenges children and adults face daily. While I investigated this country I also found that they were suffering from the ebola virus. Due to this outbreak “schools in the three most affected countries did not reopen after the end of the July-August holidays, depriving five million children of months of education” (UNICEF, 2015).
I agree that this was an eye opener experience. So many things that are taken for granted in the US are not even available to those who really need it. Without food, and clean water, and proper vaccinations children may indeed go into an emotional state which will effect them socially, physically, and mentally. Great post. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHello Tierra, genital mutilation (weather it's male or female) is something that I cannot understand. It is a part of our body and most importantly an important aspect of our identity (Derman-Sparks & Olsen Edwards, 2010).
ReplyDeleteReferences
Derman-Sparks, L., & Olsen Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).