Effects of Poverty on Children around the world
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...