I have looked at some of the links that I did not follow earlier. I did luck up on some very interesting information about how in other countries the girls are paid to stay in school. Their family is very poor and the parents want their children (only girls) to quit school and go work. These girls have said they will kill themselves if they must quit. They have written letters in which the principal has received. To keep these girls from doing that they are paid $10.00 per month to keep them in school.
Nothing is new; more funding is always needed to help. Poverty is a very deep issue. We are blessed. Some of the things I have read about how the children are suffering just as bad as their families. Lack of health care and food is so hard to swallow. I did not see anything in my website that talked about equity and excellence this week.I had a chance to explore more and some of the things I read broke my heart. I would never have learn about how bad is is for these other countries if not for this blog. World Bank is a great organization because it reaches out to those who need it.
Check out this link if you have time.
Sandra
Sandra,
ReplyDeleteI feel like more and more over the last few years the stories of sadness and tears are more and more frequent. I am heart broken to hear that in the US there are still so many people who don't have regular meals and are homeless. There has to be more we can do. We just have to figure out what will make it work. Thanks
Sara