If you want to learn more about children's challenges and opportunities, these books are great resources.
Lack of Access to Education
More than anything Else talks about a child's dream of going to school. It talks about the challenges of children around the world- that they can't go to school due to poverty. Child Labour
Children in Pakistan are working in harsh conditions such as brick factory and carpet factory. That also lacks basic education. No Access to Water
Children, especially girls, walk long distances just to fetch water. |
Family Struggle
Out of the Ashes is a story of how one family struggled to save their livelihood and sanity. It talks about how children and families were affected by foot and mouth disease and other related problems. It's about how a family struggled family and emotionally- and how they coped with depression. Lack of Freedom
Africans being taken away for slavery. Slavery
People are driven out of their to become slaves. |
Forced Labor
more than five hundred children (500) in Pakistan are working in harsh conditions. Homelessness
Millions of families lost their home due to recession-children can't go to school. War
children become traumatised because of war in Sudan. Introversion
Lots of kids have trouble socialising with other people because they are different. |
Natural Disasters
Natural disasters- destroy homes, affects families. War
Families were forced to leave their home due to war. Lack of Voice & Freedom
Indigenous tribes in Africa taken away to be slaves. Poverty
Millions of children are unable to meet their basic needs. |
These are online stories we've read in class. These helped us understand more about the rights of children, children's challenges and opportunities, how they're affected by challenges, and how organisations helped to protect children.