Introduction
Childhood poverty is a prominent problem in South and Central America. Millions of children every year are victims of the brutal living conditions that come hand in hand with poverty.In this review of literature the research question “How significant is child poverty?” was investigated. The following subtopics examined were the lack of education, sanitation and the consequences of natural disasters and organizations that are making a difference. Childhood poverty is a significant issue in Central and South America.
Lack of education
Education is a right every child should be able to practice, unfortunately in Central and South America this is not the case. The lack of education in these countries is becoming increasingly …show more content…
Unfortunately, these countries do not have the funds and programs to protect and treat the aftermath of natural disasters. When natural disasters strike they create chaos which leaves countless children vulnerable because many of their family members die and/or are injured, leaving children to take care of themselves and in some cases their siblings. Natural disasters not only cause more poverty, but contribute secondary infections and the breakout of diseases. In an article written by the Childfund organization “The Devastating Impact of Natural Disasters” after the earthquake in Haiti there was an outbreak of 1.6 million Cholera cases across the region. In response to this emergency the regional office organized immediate air supply delivery of food, water and first aid materials within the first week (ChildFund, …show more content…
“Latin America and the Caribbean”, a report released the the Unicef organization, identified that by 2030 up to 325 million extremely poor people are expected to live in the 49 most hazard-prone countries (Unicef. 2011). According to a 2014 report by the United Nations, since 1994, 4.4 billion civilians have been impacted by disasters,claiming 1.3 million lives and cost US$2 trillion in economic losses. (Unicef. 2011). This shows the growing problem of natural disasters and how greatly it impacts third world countries and their economies. Latin America tends to focus more on the aftermath of these disasters rather than preventing them from happening, because of this more and more people are ending up in poverty.
James Tulloch examined the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that claimed the lives of over 100,000 children. However if these countries that are prone to these types of disasters worked on preventing them many more children would have survived. According to James Tulloch’s article “The cycle of poverty and natural disasters” It stated that the earthquake that affected Haiti so drastically killed 220,000 all together but only killed 500 people in Chile (Tulloch, J. 2010, March 16). This shows that when countries are prepared for these scenarios many lives can be
Childhood poverty is a prominent problem in South and Central America. Millions of children every year are victims of the brutal living conditions that come hand in hand with poverty.In this review of literature the research question “How significant is child poverty?” was investigated. The following subtopics examined were the lack of education, sanitation and the consequences of natural disasters and organizations that are making a difference. Childhood poverty is a significant issue in Central and South America.
Lack of education
Education is a right every child should be able to practice, unfortunately in Central and South America this is not the case. The lack of education in these countries is becoming increasingly …show more content…
Unfortunately, these countries do not have the funds and programs to protect and treat the aftermath of natural disasters. When natural disasters strike they create chaos which leaves countless children vulnerable because many of their family members die and/or are injured, leaving children to take care of themselves and in some cases their siblings. Natural disasters not only cause more poverty, but contribute secondary infections and the breakout of diseases. In an article written by the Childfund organization “The Devastating Impact of Natural Disasters” after the earthquake in Haiti there was an outbreak of 1.6 million Cholera cases across the region. In response to this emergency the regional office organized immediate air supply delivery of food, water and first aid materials within the first week (ChildFund, …show more content…
“Latin America and the Caribbean”, a report released the the Unicef organization, identified that by 2030 up to 325 million extremely poor people are expected to live in the 49 most hazard-prone countries (Unicef. 2011). According to a 2014 report by the United Nations, since 1994, 4.4 billion civilians have been impacted by disasters,claiming 1.3 million lives and cost US$2 trillion in economic losses. (Unicef. 2011). This shows the growing problem of natural disasters and how greatly it impacts third world countries and their economies. Latin America tends to focus more on the aftermath of these disasters rather than preventing them from happening, because of this more and more people are ending up in poverty.
James Tulloch examined the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that claimed the lives of over 100,000 children. However if these countries that are prone to these types of disasters worked on preventing them many more children would have survived. According to James Tulloch’s article “The cycle of poverty and natural disasters” It stated that the earthquake that affected Haiti so drastically killed 220,000 all together but only killed 500 people in Chile (Tulloch, J. 2010, March 16). This shows that when countries are prepared for these scenarios many lives can be