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Research shows that military-style uniforms may inspire more aggressive action by their wearers, Maria Konnikova writes. Can decreasing the police use of military gear prevent violence?
Above: National Guard troopers keep vigil outside the police station in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 26th; Photograph by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty
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Discreet and often in disguise, photographer Alixandra Fazzina has spent five years documenting the intimate lives of Pakistani mothers and children.
(via The Guardian | TIME)
Pakistan at War: Bajaur | Photos by Alixandra Fazzina
25 years ago the world made a promise to children: that we would do everything in our power to protect and promote their rights to survive and thrive, to learn and grow, to make their voices heard and to reach their full potential. This year, as we mark the 25thanniversary of the Convention on...
Story: Neha Khator Photo: Syed Altaf Ahmad
A one-hour drive west off Varanasi takes you to the village of Narayanpur in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district. This picturesque village, located in the carpet belt of India, hides within it an ugly truth.
Sixteen-year-old Ritu lives in this...
Must read: Amazing initiative by UNICEF India to empower local girls. UNICEF India has tailored a project meant to empower local girls. It gives them a platform to express themselves, learn their rights and solve problems. The last paragraph is especially rewarding to read.
A charity exists to raise awareness for an issue, and eventually garner support for a specific cause. How should a charity go about raising support for their cause? The best way to do this is by presenting results! People do not want to continuously give their time and money to a charity that has not shown what they have accomplished or intend to accomplish.
Plan Canada is a great example of a charity showing results. One way they show this is by posting feature articles on children who have been sponsored. Not only does it show results, but it can inspire new supporters to sponsor a child, or donate in some other way to the organization. Check out this article about Marta and her siblings, about how sponsorship has improved their lives through education. http://plancanada.ca/martas-trek-to-school
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From the 2013 exhibition, Picture Change
Photographer: Rick Collins
This photograph of an Afghan girl in an outdoor classroom is part of Face to Face: The Afghan Children’s Relief Fund started by photographer Rick Collins.
After 9/11, U.S. President George W. Bush called for public support of families of firefighters and police killed in the terrorist attacks. Rick wondered who else was affected and how he might help them.
He started the Face to Face project and promised to personally deliver any monies raised in his community of Chilliwack, B.C., to Afghan refugees living in camps in western Pakistan. In sixty days, $90,000 was raised, and Rick travelled to Pakistan in January 2002. He found the most impoverished families and used the money to buy desperately needed goods.
Before leaving Canada, Rick photographed children of all ages, and once he arrived in western Pakistan, he photographed Afghan children. He then got the children in each country to hold photographs of each other. Finally, he held gallery shows and information events at churches and community centres to share the photos and the story.
He literally brought the faces of children in very different circumstances “face to face.”
“The overwhelming response was that we here in the West know very little about the world at large and the people who live outside our borders. This project was an important link,” says Rick.
What if instead of calling child poverty “child poverty” we called it “parental poverty”
calling it “child poverty” kind of distracts from the actual issue, doesn’t it? it’s not the child who’s poor, it’s their parents, and it’s not even parents as a gender-neutral thing it’s disproportionately...
I think the topic of child poverty is to focus on children who are experiencing it. Those who focus on child poverty will research and discuss the experiences of children living in poverty. With this focus, comes a larger discussion of how people can help curb the issue. After all, children are our future.
For example, there are charities that focus on building opportunities for children to use or create resources around them. (I.E. Free the Children)
Of course, poverty is a widespread issue. With a little research, you can also find a range of programs built to assists parents in poverty.
If we reverse your suggestion, calling it adult poverty can distract from the issue of children in poverty. Their voices are small and can't easily be heard.
There are different experiences, child poverty is just a part of a larger problem.
“I never imagined my wedding day; I was completely devoted to study. I wanted to become a doctor. I was very good in school. When we left Syria, I tried to bring my textbooks. I thought I might go back again, and I could use the time in Iraq to study.”
Like many girls facing poverty or conflict, Dilda was married to an older man to help make ends meet. “She had a nice dress, but no songs, no party,” says her father Abdul. “It would be very improper to have a party while our brothers and sisters are suffering and being killed in Syria.”
Together we can end child marriage within a generation. Be part of it: http://uni.cf/GS14
Patrick Speaks – Unreported World | Channel 4
I recently came across this video on Reddit. It is sponsored by Channel 4 as part of their series Unreported World. In the clip, the host meets a 15-year-old Patrick, who was born deaf. As a result of no access to education for deaf children, Patrick has never had a conversation.
Where Patrick lives, there is minimal access to education for deaf children. This lack of communication skills leads to a lack of social skills. This can leave a person lonely or in fear.
Watching this video makes me think of the things we take for granted. Every day, many Canadians are able to understand and respond to social queues and conversations. Take a moment to think about never being able to communicate with another person. It is a touching and emotional experience.
This clip sheds light on the issue of education in Sub-Saharan regions in Africa.
Take a look at this spectacular video of a Ugandan class learning to communicate through sign language.
The video is only a short clip of a 30- minute documentary called 15 and Learning to Speak.
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Are you doing anything to help youth in need?
I.E. Throwing/attending a fundraiser, sponsoring a child, etc.
Focused on Results: The people of Taiwan want to see their children succeed. In fact, as the article suggests, the majority of parents want to see an improvement in the number of children attending school. United Way has implemented an After School Care Program for the under privileged children in Taiwan. The charity understands that no one loses when children are educated.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world-Nelson Mandela
Read more at http://en.unitedway.org.tw/education
Children are seen through a mosquito net used as goal post net on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia on November 10, 2014. (Moses Mwape/AP)
Free the Children's We Day raising funds and awareness to better the lives of children in developing countries.
via : https://twitter.com/weday
Children carrying water and working in mines sounds like a foreign concept. Unfortunately, it is a prevalent issue in developing countries. Writer Cornelia Walther sets the scene for what this life Is like for children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Readers get a sense of hardships experienced, especially when the author provides numbers we can relate to. It only costs US$5 a month for a child to go to school. Instead, they are forced to enter the workforce to make a living. Read her story here: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/drcongo_68298.html
Photos courtesy of © UNICEF
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In the morning, some of us climb into the shower only to realize there is no hot water. Can you imagine though, waking up with the agony that there is no water in the house at all? Or that the only water to drink is from a dirty lake nearby. In Canada, things like running water are taken advantage of. In fact, when can you think of a time where you didn’t have water? Millions of children miss hundreds of days of school due to a lack of clean water. Charities are doing work by investing in sustainable clean water initiatives and lobbying developing world governments to do better for children in need.
