Apparently connecting with professionals outside the country is a little more difficult than I had expected. I have not yet received a response to the emails I have sent. I hope to continue finding more people to contact in hopes that at some point a connection will be made.
In the meantime, I was able to review the Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre website (http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/) and learn about poverty in Krygyzstan. I chose that country to explore because it was one that I did not know existed. That tells you how good my geography is!
One of the major issues in Krygyzstan is that in the 1990s there was a huge poverty problem and more than 60% of people lived below the poverty level. It has since dropped to less than half of people living below poverty, but the country is still recovering. Another issue presented by the website in the country of Krygyzstan is that children are more likely to be living below the poverty line than adults. This can create many problems because children are more affected by poverty. The benefits of having healthy food and quality healthcare are much greater for them and the lack of those things affects more aspects of their lives. The third issue addressed by the website about Krygyzstan is the education levels of the citizens. Many children drop out of school and do not complete a diploma. The Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre report that the use of Kindergarten has dropped significantly as well. The lack of education contributes to the poverty level because adults with lower educations are less likely to get higher paying jobs.
The results of these issues are the same as they are in the United States, except in Krygyzstan the generational poverty is more widespread.
Hello Nicole, I can relate. I have not yet heard back from my contact either. But I didn't write her until Wed. Maybe that was not enough time. I never heard of Krygyzstan until your post so I thank you. oxoxo
ReplyDeleteNicole-
ReplyDeleteA little geography lesson rolled in to your EC work! I chose the same country and was shocked by the numbers and the fact that children are more likely to experience poverty than adults. We (I) often do not realize the breadth of influence poverty has in the world when we live in the wealthiest nation on the planet.
Katherine
Nicole,
ReplyDeleteI studied Political Science and International affairs during my undergrad and this country was on a pop quiz, I didn't know where it was and got the question wrong.
However, poverty looks to be a huge problem in this country. Did you find any information on how they are trying to fix the problem? I have not done any research on the country but from your statistics I think the government is not doing their job and responding to their countries problems.
Thanks for the information!