EDUC-6160-6
Part 2-Week 4 Blog Assignment
November 24th,2012
Haiti:
The kind of stressors that impact the development of children
Haiti is the
country in the world that I will like to know more about, because of the massive
earthquake that caused extensive damage
to communities, schools, homes, business places, roads, buildings, damaged
sewage pipes, resulting in disease in the months that followed.
As a result,
this has impacted negatively on children, since many of them were separated
from their families, having no homes of their own, and could not have attended school. The unexpected earthquake
took the lives of many children, while those who are alive, have firsthand
experience in seeing dead bodies of other children being pulled from the rubble.
It is a very horrific and traumatic
reminder, which can bring about distressing and physical reactions.
Presently, Haiti
is a dangerous place for young children. Thanks to the Save the Children Organization
that has intervened on their behalf. Some children are living in campuses,
while others are living in slums, and are under continued threat of
exploitation and abuse. They also provide food, shelter, education, and health
programs, as well as, provision of children's rights through direct local
interventions and national advocacy. Both boys and girls are educated on their
rights, through working with children's club.
Additionally,
Save the Children has implemented a rural education program for children in
community, government, and missionary schools. They have piloted school readiness
programs for preschools later educational success, as well as, implementing an
HIV/AIDS program, to improve access to prevention services, testing, and counseling, mobilizing community supports
for orphans and vulnerable children.
References
http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/natural-disasters/earthquake.
http://www.savethechildren.org/ssite/c.8rKLIXMGIP14E/b.6151.
I agree with you that Haiti is a dangerous place for children! I went there before the earthquake and children were running around aimlessly with no parents and they did not have any shoes on. Trash was lying around everywhere b/c they didn't have trash collection services, so they burnt their trash in the streets. (It smelled horrible too!) There are some missionaries that work in Haiti, as well, at Sonlight Academy. The children who graduate from Sonlight, can speak Creole, French AND english, and are able to get good jobs, unlike many of their peers who do not attend Sonlight. I found your post very interesting! Thank you for sharing what you learned!
ReplyDeleteJessica
Its so sad to hear children living like this around the world. Here in the United States we are taking our resources for granted when children around the world dont even have the basic resources to live day to day. Haiti is a hoorible place for children to grow up. My hope for them is that the sevices and charities that they have in place are going to keep helping the children in their country survive. Wonderful post and full of information. It really made me think.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Haiti is a very stressful place right now for children. Many people, especially those with power and money have forgotten about Haiti. Thankfully there are still some good people out there like the missionaries mentioned by Jessica and stars like Sean Penn who is really trying to assist in the rebuiling process.
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