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Effects of Poverty on Children around the world

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Every child has the right to a fair chance in life. But around the world, millions of children are trapped in an inter generational cycle of disadvantage that endangers their futures – and the future of their societies. Unicef Poverty in Bangladesh effects too many lives. Over 33 milliion children live in poverty.  According to this new study, 64 per cent of children in Bangladesh are deprived of sanitation, 52 per cent are deprived of information, 57 per cent are deprived of nutrition, 41 per cent are deprived of shelter, 16 per cent are deprived of health, and 8 per cent are deprived of education. One key determinant of child poverty is the level of the mother’s education: the higher the mother’s level of education, the lower the chance for the child to be affected by deprivation. The mother’s education also has a mitigating impact on the severity of the child’s deprivations. The population in Bangladesh is predominantly rural, with almost 80 percent of the populat...
www.ascd.org Classroom As classrooms become more diverse, teachers can celebrate students' cultural strengths by integrating multicultural lessons into the curriculum.   Research supports the importance of integrating information from various cultures into classroom instruction.   Building students' cultural knowledge involves more than just planning a one-off cultural day, although those types of activities can be extremely useful and fun. It is important to integrate lessons and activities that convey a range of multicultural perspectives. While some may cringe at the thought of adding new material to the already dense curriculum, culturally focused lessons can really have an important educational impact without detracting from efforts to meet standards or prepare students for assessments. Teaching the Teacher Restructuring teaching practices requires a great deal of talking, thinking, and learning. No one person can know everything about all cultures, but by cond...
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                                                 I choose The Global Fund for Children finds and invests in small, locally led organizations that transform the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. By providing grassroots organizations with a combination of flexible cash grants and capacity-building services, we help them achieve their goals and maximize their impact. The result: strong grassroots organizations that are transforming children’s lives, their communities, and civil society as a whole. Their impact means thousands of children are going to school instead of to work. Thousands more are protecting themselves from HIV, escaping the bonds of slavery, and getting the childhood they deserve. As of 2016, The Global Fund for Children has awarded over $34 million in grants to more than 600 grassroots organizations in 78 countries.  ...