For this Blog assignment I decided to look at
childhood poverty in Russia. Russia is in the spotlight right now because of
the upcoming Olympic events; therefore I was interested to see where this
country stood on poverty. The first insight that I found to be a profound
statistic is that the highest rate of poverty and deterioration is that of the
age group 0-14yrs. The children, the future of their country, are living in
deteriorating, poverty stricken environments. During these young years is where
development is the most vital and the children are growing up in poor
environments with an idea that this is the norm. The second insight that I found
to be interesting is that parents are actually looking at poverty rates and
considering that having more than one child could be a factor. Because of this
parents are electing to not have more than one child. This can and will have a
huge impact on the future of their society. The impact on the country’s
demographics could be irreversible. There also seems to be an assumption by the
policy makers that policy and practices that will work for adults will also
help the children. It seems as though the elderly are better protected from
poverty then the children in this country. To me this article states that the
key component that is missing is the idea that the children are the future of
this country and it is already off to a really bad start.
No matter what country you are in the children need
to be at the top of your priority list. They are the future policy makers,
leaders, and educators of society and when left to such deteriorating
environments their development is negatively affected. We must promote healthy and
nurturing environments that will ensure the progression of positive
development.
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Samantha,
ReplyDeleteThis is some very interesting information. Children are our future and I was shocked to hear that families are electing to only have one child. Thank you for sharing some great insights into poverty in Russia.
Hi Samantha,
ReplyDeleteThis was a great post especially since the spotlight will be on Russia for the next few weeks. Children and poverty is a huge issue, it would have been great for the country to try to tie in some efforts to help those in need during this time,
Hi Samantha,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! You have opened my eyes to a lot of things. In Jamaica we consider the Russians to be powerful. The Russians control most of the Bauxite in our country. I use to think that the less children you have it is better it would be for families economically. It is said that the rich only have one child or none at all. In Jamaica many of the communities are dying because the women are not having children anymore but the poverty rate is higher than ever. I agree with you that we need to set our priorities right. We need to put our children first. The earth has immense resources of wealth to serve everyone but unfortunately it is unevenly distributued and in some cases poorly utilised.
Judy