International Contact Part 1

Since I have not heard back from my contacts, I chose to read about poverty in India.  India's population is second only to China's with 260.2 million living in poverty as of 1999-2000. Rural poveryt is strongly associated with lack of assets, skills and low levels of health and education which limit people possiblities of benefiting from economic growth.  Over the last 5 decades, they have made efforts to alleviate poverty through economic growth.  In India 400 million of the population are between 0-18 years.  Under the age of 5 are malnourished and 34 percent of new borns are underweight because a lack of resources to support the needs of children.  I learned from reading about poverty in other parts of the world that it is a global problem, not just in the United States, it's a problem everywhere.  When I read how children suffer for food, education, and medical care, I really want to do something amazing to reach out and help fight this epidemic.  As a educator of early childcare, I am commited and will continue to be committed to working with children and families who are in need of resources.  I have learned so much from the different websites about issues and trends in other countries, and I will continue to send emails to my contact so I can find out what's going on in Nigeria and Chile with children and families.