Malala Yousafzai is a girl who understands the importance of education!
She fights for the right for children (especially girls) to receive an equal education in Pakistan and all throughout the world. She began her activism through a blog about her life under Taliban ruling where girls could not attend school, documentaries were created about her life, and later she was shot in the face as she attempted to board a school bus for her activism.
She is the youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate and United Nations Special Envoy for Global education, Gordon Brown, launched a UN petition in Yousafzai's name, demanding that all children worldwide be in school by the end of of 2015; it helped lead to the ratification of the Pakistan's first right to Education Bill.
YOUR CHALLENGE: Can you find and share about another person or group that is fighting for children's rights? We look forward to reading about other activists and advocates from you.
CHECK OUT THIS link to see what others countries' educational system looks like. Click on the country and then look to the left and click on the "a day in the life." Compare it to your experience! Happy researching.
Florida's Children First (FCF) is a non-profit, unbiased organization dedicated to advancing the rights of at-risk children, especially the ones in foster care. They strive to make children a priority among the Florida residents. FCF believes that all children have the right to food, clothing, education, housing, medical care, property and personal privacy. Most children have parents who protect their rights. But thousands of children in Florida rely on the state agencies to serve their needs. FCF protects the rights of those children. They also work to improve the government and private systems that serve children as well.
ReplyDeleteI studied the life of a Pakistani girl named Rajbanu. She wakes up at 7:00 a.m to her sisters cooking. My sister does not cook for the whole family. She goes to the only school in her village of 300 kids. Unlike Rajbanu, my community has more than one school. Following her religious studies in the afternoon, she walks over half a mile to fetch safe water. I am fortunate enough to have clean water right from home. She also has no electricity in her home and does her homework on the cement floor. I could tell by this piece of text she lived in a poor village. To end the day, her family goes to bed at 10:00 p.m and they all sleep in one room on the floor. Although Rajbanu doesn't have many materials and wealth, I could tell that she values her education and makes the best out of what she has.
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DeleteYes she did a great job on supporting details for both country's rights.
DeleteI think the FCF sounds like a good organization, and you explained it really well. Your paragraph about the Pakistani girl was really interesting.
DeleteI think that they are a organization that really wants to help protect children and give them what they deserve.
DeleteI like how they make children there main priority.
DeleteI think that the fcf sound like an organization that helps a lot of people. The paragraph that you wrote about the girl from Pakistani was really interesting. Her life is pretty different from ours here in america.
DeleteI agree with Katelyn about the FCF sounding like a good organization and they help a lot of people. The paragraph that Edina wrote caught my interest and your paragraph about the Pakistani girl was very detailed and interesting. I liked the way you explained the life that she lives, and that makes me compare how her life is, to ours here in America.
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ReplyDeleteThe Freechild Project is organized by a consulting group in Olympia, Washington, USA. Their vision is to get children involved in powerful, purposeful, and positive social change. The project also makes sure that children learn to oppose adultism, racism, and other forms of oppression. They complete these goals by facilitating training and workshops, and through the website.
ReplyDeleteFor this assignment, I took a closer look at a Japanese boy named Ryuichi Kishi and what he does in a typical day. While Ryuichi wakes up to two alarm clocks at 6:00 a.m, I don't have to start my day as early. Thirty minutes later he wakes his younger sister up and they help their mother make breakfast. I usually do not have to wake my younger siblings, as they go to school later than I do. For breakfast, on a normal day I will just have cereal, where Ryuichi would have cereal if he is being rushed. He and his sister meet up with other kids and walk twenty-five minutes to school, They do not have the same kind of transportation available that I do. A school day for Ryuichi starts at 8:50 a.m and ends at 3:00 p.m, in between that time frame, he learns mathematics, science, calligraphy, and kanji (Chinese characters). My school day is learning english, science, math, and social studies, I don't learn writing in different languages. After school he plays with his friends and they eat dinner at 7:00 p.m. Completing my homework is my first priority when I get home, then I have free time.We don't have a set time for dinner but it is usually somewhere between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. He goes to bed after eating and washing up, ending the long day.
Ryuchi and I both have similar lives, but they are both very different at the same time.
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ReplyDeleteI think it's great that you mentioned what children's rights they serve. You found a great organization. The differences and similarities between the Grecian child and yours is very interesting. It's really cool to see what other children around the world do in a school day.
DeleteThat's good that their making sure everyone gets an education.
DeleteThe No Child Left Behind organization sounds very interesting. It's great that they are making sure that those children are getting their education. The Grecian child also sounds interesting. I think it might be cool to learn a greek dance and live in Greece - Abbie Tallman
DeleteIt's good they are making sure every kid has a good education.
DeleteThe child no left behind organization sounds like a useful one.
DeleteI like how they want everyone to be successful in life so they help them get a good education.
I think you choose an interesting group. What are some pacific materials they provied?
DeleteI really support this organization called Free the Children. http://www.freethechildren.com/
ReplyDeleteThey work to empower youth to stand up for change. I think it is wonderful to see youth helping other youth. You are the future of our world and when you unite together, I believe you grow stronger.
I agree because if are rights get violated there won't be a future generation to come.
DeleteI think that is a great organization
DeleteWhen these rights are violated, I think that it will make children not want to have kids in the future so they wouldn't have to suffer like they did, or because the kids today will be too scared of people to have kids with someone.
DeleteI agree when these rights are violated or taken advantage of children aren't going to want their lives to matter. It makes them feel like why if no one took care of them should they take care of anyone else.
DeleteI agree because a lot of groups empower youth. Children are also the future of our world.
DeleteI agree, because this can also encourage many young children in how they can make change and help other children out with major problems in todays world. This organization can educate to other children, that there is a great outcome of helping other youth, along with a great result of a future generation with power to do great tasks to also pass on to the following generation after generation.
DeleteI think her rights were violated in many different protection and survival ways. She saw her and other kids rights getting violated and others so she should stood up and spoke up for her and others. She did this because she was tired of her peers getting laws violated. She also did this for herself and she didn't want to give herself up as easy as others did. She also got many awards like winning the Nobel peace prize at a very young age.
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DeleteActions Against Hunger is a great organization. It helps kids around the world get food. "Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger." I got this from the website about what it is about and I truly think that this is a great organization.
ReplyDeleteIn China my kids name is Fu Zhaomeng. His morning starts at about 6:30AM. My morning starts out at about 6:00AM. He walks to school at about 7:15AM. I don't walk I ride the bus. His days are from 7:30AM-3:30PM. My days are from 7:45AM-2:35PM. He goes to bet at 10:00.
Dylan that sounds like a great organization. Glad you found it.
DeleteYour kid in China seems like he has a pretty close day to yours.
His day seems to be pretty similar to yours. A lot of the things you mentioned are pretty much the same. That organization seems to be a good way to end hunger.
DeleteThat's a good company for ending hunger Dkipp nice job!
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ReplyDeleteThe Child Rights Connect Organization is a group that works to advance child rights. Their mission is "to advocate for children’s enjoyment of their rights and to enable civil society actors, including children, to engage effectively with the international human rights system”. They have many actives that help them advance child rights including actively participating in the drafting of international child rights instruments, supporting national NGOs as they engage with the Committee on the Rights of the Child and other UN human rights mechanisms, and Producing practical tools (e.g. reporting guides and fact sheets). They do many more but this are just a few. The Child Rights Connect organization is a wonderful organization that should be viewed by many people.
ReplyDeleteI read about a child named Brid Cannon from Ireland. We are similar in many ways by going to school, having math, reading and writing, and PE classes, having pets, and loving to be outside after school. But we are different in many days as well, he gets up at 8:20 to get ready for school when I get up at 6:15, his family owns sheep, lambs, and sheepdogs when I only have cats, he goes to bed at around 8 and I go to bed around 9-9:30. But other then that we are very similar.
The child rights connect organization was very well named. But I have a question: Are they just in a certain country or are they a global organization?
DeleteI think that it's really cool that Brid has different animals whereas most families in the U.S. have a dog or a cat(s) - Abbie Tallman
I think that Bird's schedule is cool and similar to ours. What I find interesting is that his family owns sheep, lambs, and sheep dogs. What I wonder about is why he goes to bed so early when he can get ready later then us.
DeleteThat organization sounds really cool and it's nice to know that a lot of people have children in their thoughts.
DeleteIt's also cool that we can study other kids lives and find similarities and differences between us.
i think that's a good name for that organisation. i think that it is so cool how the lives of people in different contrary's can be so much like ours.
DeleteI read about the United Nations Human Rights. They are a inter-governmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 States responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.
ReplyDeleteI read a day in the life of a kid in Australia. There days are a lot like ares but at there school they get 45 minute tennis lessons everyday.
I read about a child named Anass who lives in Morocco. His experiences are similar to mine because of his school day. He starts school at 8, which is when we start school. His school schedule is similar to mine.
ReplyDeleteWrists4rights is an organization that supports children's basic rights. The basic idea behind it is the sales of ten different colored bracelets, each standing for a right given to the child. The money and donation goes to children all over the world to help protect and provide basic needs for the child. The organization is in league with I Colourblind, and together their supporting kids everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI think that sounds like a cool organization. Whenever you wear one of those wristbands, it'll remind you of you and every child's rights. Plus, when people ask about them, you can tell them what they mean and how children's rights aren't always protected. It's sounds like a really cool idea.
DeleteThats a cool way to spread childrens rights
DeleteThe organization that you found is great! It's a unique way to make kids aware of their rights.
DeleteMark Z. lives in Russia. His school day looks a lot like ours excepting extremely loose. They take a lot of breaks and work together in class. They don't learn Science or Social Studies. The day starts a lot later and ends sooner.
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting daily life because in most schools they teach science and social studies.
DeleteKailash Satyarthi is an Indian child rights activist. He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan. Bachpan Bachao Andolan actually means Save Childhood Movement. The Bachpan Bachao Andolan helps kids who are being forced to work. Kailash has helped 80,000 kids since the year 1980. He was studying to be an electrical engineer but it didn't interest him. He finally found what he wanted and that was to help children. For his efforts he won the Nobel Peace Prize which he shared with Malala Yousafzai.
ReplyDeleteWow he helped many people then
DeleteHe sounds similar to Malala, but for children instead of the Taliban
DeleteChildren First Now is an active international organization in defense of children's rights. The organization was first formed by Mansoor Hekmat and Soraya Shahabi. The non-profit organization now is in Sweden but did originate from Iran. The organization supports all children's rights, all four categories; protection, survival, development and participation.
ReplyDeleteHye-Seung Hyun is a South Korean girl living in Seoul, South Korea. She is a 12-year-old girl who is in 5th grade. She has a brother and a sister and of course her parents. Her break-feasts are different from ours but she does live in another part of the world. Every week she does happen to have English-Style meals. She goes to school and has similar classes to ours; English, Art, and such. After school she takes swimming classes and then has dinners. After dinner she has tae kwon do and she also practices her flute. Her days is at the end and she goes to sleep. Overall she is just like and other child around the world. She socializes, seems to get proper care, goes to school and comes back safely.
Children First Now it sounds like a great organization. Next time, maybe describe what they do to defend children's rights.
DeleteI chose the organization Defense for Children International. Their main focus is to protect and give children the liberty that they desperately deserve. They also have a global study of children being deprived of these protection laws and liberty worldwide. The DCI’s (Defense for Children International) purpose is to recruit other non-governmental into joining their cause of establishing that depriving children of their rights is in-humane and just downright wrong. The DCI’s fellow comrades include UNGA – the United Nations General Assembly and other NGO’s
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an interesting organization.
DeleteYour organization you chose seems like a good organization. I hope you learn more about this organization.
DeleteI chose an organization called Human Rights Watch from the University of Minnesota. They give undergraduates and graduates the job of monitoring human rights developments in different countries, documenting reports on human rights conditions, and curtailing human rights violations. This association does other projects such as drafting reports, research, translating, and helping researchers prepare for missions. The Human Rights Watch work with government officials and help other international human rights organizations as well.
ReplyDeleteRenan Rodrigues Almeida is a 10 year old boy with 4 siblings, that lives in a city near Sao Paulo, Brazil. Renan and I both wake up around 6:30am and go to school. In school, he studies subjects, such as writing and history. One difference we have is his school day ends at 10:45am, while my school ends at 2:35pm. Renan then spends the rest of his day doing activities such as soccer and computer games. He finishes the day with dinner before going bed, which is what I do as well. Renan and I are more alike than I expected, and I learned that he has a safe, healthy, and happy life.
I think it's great that you mentioned what the organization specifically does to protect rights. It was really cool to see how your life is similar to Renan's. Good job.
DeleteI think it's cool that they give the students the responsibility to monitor human right's activity in other countries. It helps the student's learn more about the world and it can help them raise their children.
DeleteThat's cool that the students are in charge of it. More colleges should do this.
DeleteOne of the organizations I found was KIND ( kids in need of defense)this organization helps with children who are immigrants to the U.S. This group specializes in children who are unaccompanied immigrants. This group finds the children a home and a family that can support their needs. This organization is in many big cities all over the U.S. It was founded by Angelina Jolie and the Microsoft Corporation. This organization is a very important part of children's rights especially the right to have shelter a proper home and a caring family after moving to the U.S.
ReplyDeleteI never knew Angelina Jolie founded the KIND. It's good that people in the U.S. are helping children, especially immigrants, who need it.
DeleteJosef Dimitriou is 11 years old and lives in Nea Makri, Greece. He starts his day at 6:45, and gets ready for school. At 7:50 he goes to school. He starts his day in Greek. Then, math, physics, and history follow. Then he gets a break sort of like recess. When that is over, he gets gym and German. When that is over, school is out. He goes home, does his homework and then has basketball practice. When he gets back, he eats supper, and then goes to bed.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like an interesting schedule and I really wish we could learn a new language in school.
DeleteI found an organization called the international Federation for Human Rights. Their purpose is to protect and ensure effective rights to he child. Also to the others that have them. They have 178 organizations in over 100 countries. They also help wounded soldiers and make sure their protected as well.
ReplyDeleteThe child I met is a boy named Anass Gueddari from Morocco, Africa. He usually wakes up at about 7 am which is a little later than I do. They eat bread and jam with tea for breakfast. Then their classes start at 8 which is about a half an hour after my school starts. They have some classes we don't have to take like Arabic, French, and Islamic. At noon their morning classes are over they get to go home and have lunch. Which is rice and vegetables, then at 2 pm they go back to school and don't go home till 5 pm. At my school we go to school all day and then get done at 2:35. When he gets home he usually plays play station, or soccer with his twin brother. at 7 pm they start their homework. Usually I start mine closer than to when school ends. Then at 8 pm they all sit down as a family and have dinner. They ear rice or pasta and then have fruit for dessert. At 9 pm they go to sleep which is close to when I do. This is life in a day of a child from Morocco, Africa.
That organization is great. I love that is does more then one project and that they have organizations in so many countries. The kid you researched seems nice and your days seem not to much in common but I bet you have other things in common.
DeleteIt's amazing to see how they really can get the attention to other countries to help children like you and me. It's also cool to read about other children's lives in different countries.
DeleteThe Human Rights Organization (HRO) dedicates their efforts to protecting human rights and ending human rights abuses. Major human rights organizations maintain extensive websites documenting violations and calling for remedial action, both at a governmental and grass-roots level. Public support and condemnation of abuses is important to their success, as human rights organizations are most effective when their calls for reform are backed by strong public advocacy.
ReplyDeleteEdy Santiago Henao is a boy in Colombia who wakes up at 5:00 to wash up and get ready for school. I wake up later around 6:30 to wash up and get ready for school. For breakfast he usually has arepas [corn cakes], eggs and coffee with milk. Me on the other hand usually has cereal with a granola bar and some milk. At 7:30 school starts, school starts at 7:45 for me. School ends at 11:30 and he goes to play at the park with his friends. School ends at 2:35. He eats lunch at 1:30 and I eat lunch at 11:00. He goes to bed at 8:00 and I go to bed at 10:00. This is a a day in Colombia.
I wonder why he has to wake up at 5:00 if school start at 7:30. I also wonder why school ends so early. Our school day lasts a lot longer then a kid's on Colombia.
DeleteIt's interesting to see the differences between other kids' routines.
DeleteI think that preventing and helping solve abuse is very important in todays world. Also, the kid you did for the day in a life is very interesting. I like how similar our days are.
DeleteWrists4Rights is a student-led group concerning the rights of children all over the world. Their mission statement is to challenge learners to become compassionate people who are aware and fascinated by the world and motivate them to make significant changes. (That was in my own words) (Mostly) What they basically do, is they send students to three countries a year and have them learn about children’s rights there along with other assorted things. Then they make sure those rights aren’t ever violated. They also sell bracelets and donate the money to an organization called I’m colourblind which also teaches about children’s rights. Each bracelet represents a certain right. If you wear them it helps encourage children to learn their rights.
ReplyDeleteI chose to compare my daily life with a girl named Rajbanu, in Pakistan. At 7:00 AM- Rajbanu wakes up and eats a breakfast of bread and tea. At 6:40 AM- I get up and eat breakfast. At 8:00 AM- School starts for Rajbanu. At 7:27 AM- I go to school. From 8:00 to 1:00 Rajbanu has school. From 7:45 to 11:00 I have school. At 1:00 PM- Rajbanu goes home to eat lunch with her father, who is a school teacher. At 11:00 AM- I have Lunch. At 3:00 AM- After school, Rajbanu has religious education. From 11:45 AM to 2:36 PM I have more school. At 6:00 PM- Rajbanu has chores. At 2:36 PM- I go home and watch TV and do homework. At 8:00 PM- Rajbanu has dinner and homework. At 6:00 PM- I have dinner. At 10:00 PM- Bedtime. Rajbanu sleeps on the floor with her family. At 9:00 PM- It’s bedtime for me. We have very few things in common, but we both have a safe, happy life - Abbie Tallman
I think Wrists4Rights seems like a cool idea. It's like when you wear one of their bracelets and you're reminded of what you are fighting for. It's quite similar to another program called, People to People which was introduced to us earlier in the school year. I wonder if the two organizations could be about the same basics.
DeleteI loved the way you compared and contrasted your day to Rajbanu, you went into good details of the similarities you and Rajbanu have with each other.
DeleteSave The Children is an organization that has been led globally for over 90 years. They aim to change the way the world treats children and to achieve an immediate and lasting change in the world. This organization is comprised of one main organization with smaller organizations launched by the members. They have done much around the world such as providing life saving supplies and support for children who have been through disasters like floods, securing a good education for children in need of it most, and helping many families in the poorer countries through the poverty cycle. Save The Children has had a large role in reducing the number of children that die each year from 12 million to only 7.6 million children. One of their most recent operations was when the fighting first broke out in Syria on March 2011. They worked with the Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt. They provided food, water, clothing, and shelter to the children and their families. Thanks to them, over one million people were reached out to and helped.
ReplyDeleteI chose to look into the life of an Italian girl named, Ilaria Rizzi. At 7:30, she was up and getting ready for the day while I am usually at school by that time. She goes to school at 8:10 and that time it nears the end of first hour/lead time depending on the day. From 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM is her general school hours while the times for us is 7:45 AM - 2:35 PM ( well except Wednesday). One similarity in our schedules is that at 6:00 PM is usually when homework is done for about an hour with some time left to play, but I usually eat dinner around the same time while she eats at about 8:30 PM. Then finally at 10:00 PM she goes to bed and I usually go to sleep at 9:00 PM. Those are the comparisons between my life and Ilaria’s life.
You found a good organization, and I like how you included a lot of information about it.
DeleteYou're organization seems have a solid background; it also seems to help people a lot. You seem to have a great knowledge about both of the topics you researched.
DeleteI think it's really cool how they have reduced the number of children's deaths every year by 4.4%
DeleteIt's good to know that organizations do actually impact others.
DeleteThis organization sounds great! They sound like they're doing a lot to try and help get the rights of children heard and used. It's great that they have done so much to help kids around.
DeleteYou included a lot of information about the sorts of projects that this organization is involved with. I think that it is very interesting how you included that the organization has helped reduce the number of child deaths each year. This paragraph was very informative and I learned quite a bit about an organization that I hadn't heard of. Good jobto you!
DeleteI chose to do the Kids Against Hunger Organization. This organization helps families all around the world and the U.S. that need food go from starvation to self sufficiency. Kids Against Hunger accomplishes this by mobilizing the energy and caring of American children, teens, and adults on behalf of hungry children around the world. Kids Against Hunger seeks to end the literal hunger of children receiving the meals, but also satisfies a hunger among prosperous Americans – a hunger for meaning and contribution.
ReplyDeleteI also chose to do a boy from Portugal named Franciso Mateus. He wakes up at 7:00; I wake up at about 6:15. He gets on a tram at 7:30 (a electronic vehicle that runs on tracks); I ride a bus and I get on at about 6:45. His school starts at 8:00; ours starts at 7:45. His lunch our is at 12; We are also at lunch at 12. His school ends at 4; Ours ends at 2:35. He goes to sleep at around 9:30 or 10; I usually fall asleep at around 11-1.
I wonder if the normal way to go to school is to go by tram. I also wonder if he goes to school everyday by tram.
DeleteI really liked how you compared his school day to yours, showing the similarities and differences between you.
DeleteI loved how you compared Fransicos day to yours, you described very well about the differences and similarities you guys have with each other
DeleteI loved learning about your organization! It seems lie they are doing a lot to help end child hunger. I absolutely loved the way you chose to end your paragraph with such a meaningful last sentence.
DeleteI like the paragraph on the boy from Portugal. He has a different schedule than I do. But his is only like half an hour off of mine.
DeleteAndrea Crespo is an 11 year old girl who lives in Madrid, Spain. She starts her day at 8 a.m. when her mom wakes her up. Then she watches television for half an hour and gets ready for school. At 9 a.m. she walks to school or rides the bus and then plays outside with her friends until school starts. At 9:30 a.m. school starts and lessons are taught in Spanish. At 11-11:30 a.m. she goes out to recess and then has more classes which depending on the day will be history or geography. At 12:45 p.m. they go to lunch in shifts. At 2:30 p.m. they start their afternoon classes which are all English except for on Fridays when it's art. At 4:45 her mom picks her up from school and goes home or to the sports center. On sports days Andrea gets home late but on regular days she gets home by 5:30. Then she does homework, takes a shower and then eats dinner. At 10:00 p.m. she goes to bed but on weekends she gets to stay up later.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to see that in other countries they go to school later and have a break in the middle of the day unlike the USA.
DeleteThese are the ways I am alike and different from Andrea Crespo. She wakes up almost 2 hours later then I do because I wake up around 6:10. We both due electronics while we are eating breakfast and we both walk to school. A way we are different is that when she is at school her lessons are taught in Spanish and my lessons are taught in English. Also schools starts almost 2 hours later then mine. They have recess and I don't. They also go to lunch in shifts and we go to lunch at the same time with our classes. We also have a more variety of classes here then there. Our school ends almost 2 hours earlier then hers. A A similarity is that we both do our homework right when we get home. She also goes to bed later then me on the week days. These are all the differences and similarities between Andrea Crespo and I.
DeleteKids In Need of Defense (KIND) was founded by Angelina Jolie and the Microsoft Corporation. They help children when coming to the United States immigration system alone. If a child is not eligible to be in the United States then KIND makes sure they are sent back to Guatemala safely and protected while they are there. KIND makes sure that children that come to the United States are given their rights.
ReplyDeleteI read about a kid in Russia named Mark Zvidennyy. He is 10 years old and lives in Moscow. At 7:30 He wakes up and eats an omelet and salad. He plays guitar and practices whenever he can. At school they eat breakfast again but eat breakfast of porridge and drink tea. During their first recess he plays tag. After school his father picks him up and takes him to a restraunt. Around 10:00 he goes to bed but sometimes he gets involved in a game and stays up a bit later.
I chose to do the Defense for Children International organization. This organization helps provide direct assistance and support children in need, research and monitor the application of children's rights according to the international standards and reports on abuses and violations. They also provide training to members of the community about the UN Convention on the Rights of the child. They work with police, judges and other professionals to train them in the rights of a child in juvenile justice systems. They are an advocate for the UNCRC.
ReplyDeleteNational Safe Place is an organization for kids who are in a crisis. Instead of running away from home, they should come to the safe place. They take libraries, fire stations, and more and give kids advice.
ReplyDeleteKids in Germany have a very similar life to kids in the U.S. They have sports, musical instruments, and more. Their meals are a little different, but overall, it is the same as U.S.National Safe Place is an organization for kids who are in a crisis. Instead of running away from home, they should come to the safe place. They take libraries, fire stations, and more and give kids advice.
This sounds like a highly helpful organization that I have never heard of I would like to know more.
DeleteThis sounds like a great organization. Often when parents don't agree with their children they think they're right. This usually makes kids want to run away more because they're sort of being bullied by their own parents. We need more places like this for children to go.
DeleteThat organization looks awesome, I like those groups that focus on the kids that are affected not just groups.
DeleteThere is a man named Kailash Satyarthi, he works as an activist against child labor. He freed and rehabilitated thousands of children before going on to found a program called Bal Mitra Gram. Bal Mitra Gram encourages the everyday townsfolk in India to help abolish, or stop, child labor. He also started a program called Rugmark. Rugmark makes labels for rugs, saying that a rug is child-labor-free. The factories who accept the labels must be regularly inspected to keep their labels and remain child-labor-free.
ReplyDeleteI thought that he sounded like an interesting man
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DeleteHe sounds like a man children can trust to mae their lives better.
DeleteI decided to compare an average day in my life to one of Jackie Allen's. Jackie is 11 years old and lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the East Coast of Canada with her parents and two brothers. She wakes up at 7:00 to eat breakfast and get ready to walk to school with her friends where as I get up at 6:30 to get driven to school by either one of my parents. Her school day starts at 9:00 with either creative writing, art, gym or French, compared to mine which starts at 7:45 with to 42 minute periods of Advanced Literacy. At 10:30 she goes to recess and plays games such as soccer or basketball, me, well, I sit through Social Studies and stare at the Promethean Board. After 15 minutes of recess her class does at free reading time. Meanwhile, I'm still in Social Studies. At noon, she goes home to eat lunch (except Mondays, then she does Violin practice at school) and play computer games. I also eat lunch at this time, but not at home. At 1:00 she goes back to school to work on any projects they might be working on, while I am sitting through art. On Wednesdays and Fridays at 1:30, they do "Book Buddies" they help each other read, write and do math, where as I am in the middle of Science. When 3:00 hits, SCHOOLS OVER!! For them anyway, I'm still in band. At 6:00 Jackie eats supper, as do I and then at 8:30 she goes to bed, me following her a half hour later.
ReplyDeleteI followed the link and checked out the country of Ecuador. It took me to a day in the life of a ten-year-old Ecuadorian girl named Paula Araujo. I personally think that none of her rights have been violated. Paula lives with her parents, her four sisters, and her brother. She gets three decent meals a day, a private education, a TV, her parents rent movies on the weekend, and her cousins have their own private pool. From the information that I have been given, she is not abused, neglected, shorted of education, or derived of any of her rights.
ReplyDeletePaula is very fortunate to get all the rights and personally, I think all kids should have a daily life like hers.
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ReplyDeleteI chose to read/learn about Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Heidenheim e.V. organisation. Kinderschutzbund Heidenheim was established in 1973 in order to protect children against violence, mistreatment, neglection and social isolation. As a Non-Profit-Organisation they stand up for children's rights and better conditions for kids and their families. About 300 members an more than 30 volunteers get involved in several Projects and activities.
ReplyDeleteI chose to read about Franziska Wendel, a 10 year old girl who lives in Germany. She lives a pretty normal life. She goes to school, plays sports, and plays the piano. She eats breakfast and dinner with her family almost every night, like most families today. She ends her day by reading and going to bed. I would say she has a pretty good life for a 10 year old German girl.
Im glad that you did an organization outside of the US
DeleteThis organization is great because it protects kids from the more major problems; physical abuse.
DeleteI choose Jackie Allen for the kid you had to compare. My day is the same but she has to choose between three classes every hour and she eats lunch at her own house. They also read books to each other every wednesday and friday. But other than that, my day and Jackies day are the same
ReplyDeleteThe group i choose was UNICEF. UNICEF has over 7000 people help the rights of a child. Also, they have people in 137 different states helping to solve the rights in those countries. Finally, they are a huge company that believes we should have our rights.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of this group but I think you should state more on what they do to help.
DeleteA child named Ame, who is sixteen, ran for Chair of Steering committee. His goal as chair was to talk with other children around Tanzania about children's rights. and how to educate others on what rights they have as children. I think this is inspiring, because these are kids our age who set up a committee to help enforce children's rights.
ReplyDeleteChildren’s Rights Council (CRC) is a non-profit organization that is positioned in seven countries around the world, including the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, Israel, France and Switzerland. They support children’s rights to having two fully-participating parents, regardless if the parents are still married. It was founded in 1985 by David L. Levy and others. I think that children who only have one parent are at a higher risk of their rights being abused because they only have one person to take care of them, so CRC is doing a good thing by making sure children have two active parents.
ReplyDeleteFor this assignment, I decided to look at a day in the life of Lars Georg Sateroy, a sixth grader boy in Norway. He said that he wakes up at 7:25 in the morning and has bread and cheese for breakfast, while I normally get up around 6:00 and have cereal. I ride the bus to school while he walks and his school starts almost an hour later than mine. Lars doesn’t have classes like science or social studies, but he has math, P.E and English, like me. His lunch diet is different than mine, because he has liver and a good amount of bread, while I normally have whatever the school serves.
Lars and I are similar because he has a dog and I have three. The food his family eats for dinner is slightly different, because his family has vegetables and fish, and mine usually has some kind of meat and either vegetables or fruit. We like doing some of the same things, like singing, playing video games with his friends and reading. My bedtime usually varies, but it’s usually sometime around his. I think I could survive as a child living in Norway, because most of the things we do are similar.
I love the organization you chose. It sounds like one that is serious about children who need their help. The boy you chose is a great example of things we have in common and what differences we have.
DeleteI picked the same organization and I thought that it's really cool what they're doing for children around the globe. They are really trying to reduce neglect from parents and that's something a lot of people don't really think about. Good job!
DeleteHope for children is the organization that I chose. I picked them because of all the places they do their stuff an all the things they do. They work in Ghana, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda and the United Kingdoms. They help children who need education and they help kids learn about the rights they have. They also help children with health an livelihood. I feel they are good because of all these things and of how they just want to make the world a better place for children to grow up.
ReplyDeleteI chose Ilaria Rizzi in Italy to follow. In the morning we both get ready for school.Instead of having eggs or toast, she gets cookies and milk for breakfast. We also have our dads drive us to school, but my drive usually takes about 15 min not 5. When she has lunch her grandfather sometimes takes her home to eat, but other times she eats at school. Most of the things we do are similar, but some things are a little different then our daily lives.
The organization you chose really seems to help people. Also, I can see the similarities and differences from Italy and us.
DeleteHope for Children seems like a very good organization considering they span out in multiple places and of course protect children rights.
DeleteCRY, an American children's rights organization is attempting to help children in America have equal opportunities. This ensures that they're in a good environment for all kids in America to insure they'll meet their full potential. It's a non-profit organization that regularly has events regarding all children's rights.
ReplyDeleteI chose Teo Grynberg, in Poland to compare to myself. I noticed that her breakfasts we're different many days, while I constantly have the same thing. She takes the subway to school, and I've got my parents to take me. I noticed that the classes we take are pretty similar, but she has the opportunity to leave school and eat. Our lives are similar, but differ in small ways.
I have cosen to follow sixth grader Wilma Jalkanen of Finland.She gets up around 7:30 however I get up 6:00. She brushes her teeth and get dressed for school the same as I. At 7:45 She eats breakfast I am already at school at this time I eat breakfast at 6:15 she usually gets toast or yogurt I get cereal. At 8:20 she rides her bike to the metro stop and takes a train to school. I am in Advanced math at this time. At 8:45 she meets up with her friends and they walk to the school yard together, At this time first period has ended and its off to orchestra. At 9:00 she goes to dance practice I am in in the middle of orchestra. We both eat lunch at 10:50. At 12:00 she goes to french and homework class. For me 7th period science has just ended. At 1:30 she is in the computer lab while I am in the middle of Art. At 2:15 we both get out of school and go home. At 3:00 she plays with her dog and has a snack. I have just gotten home, my dog is asleep, I greet my Dad and brother get a snack and work on homework. At 3:30 she does her homework and practices her flute before heading out to drama club. I practice my violin for 30 minutes. I only have drama club on Tuesdays,Thursdays and Fridays. 8:30 she gets home ,eats diner,and washes up before bed.I have already eaten by 6:30 and fall asleep around 11:30
ReplyDeleteChildren's Rights is and organization that use the law to help abused and neglected kids when welfare systems fail. They believe foster homes a great but they are given to many different homes which can be dangerous and heartbreaking for many kids. Children's Rights helps kids get a good education and the healthcare they need. They also help kids get a great family faster and have an ensured bright future. Children's Rights is an amazing organization that helps kids have a fantastic future!
ReplyDeleteI decided to do a child from South Africa who's name is Zandile Mazaleni. One thing we have in common is we both sometimes have cereal for breakfast. Another thing we have in common is both of our dad's drop us off at the bus stop on their way to work and we both listen to music on the bus but she gets on the bus around 8:00am and I get on the bus around 7:00am. The rest of the day we don't have many things in common. A few differences we have is she leaves the school to eat lunch whereas I just eat in the cafeteria. Another difference we have is she does chores such as helping with dinner but I don't have chores. These are a few similarities and differences Zandile and I share.
ReplyDeleteI chose to learn about Keith Hefner and the organization he is apart of. His organization, Youth Communication, was founded after he was inspired by a youth-driven newspaper in Chicago. Youth Communication seeks to develop the full potential of a child through reading and writing so they are successful in school and work. The organization counts for many notable alumni. This organization has received many awards for their work.
ReplyDeleteI decided to look into a day of a Canadian girl named Jackie Allen. We wake up at different times and have different breakfasts. We also get to school differently. My whole school schedule is different compared to hers. We also go to sleep at different times.
The organization I chose was the UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Rights. The UNICEF has work for almost 69 years to help guarantee child their rights. They believe that caring for a child is the cornerstone of human progress. The UNICEF was created to work with others to overcome obstacles of poverty, violence, and disease and discrimination in a child's path. They also promote girl's education to help ensure the girls to complete primary education as a minimum. They also keep children from harm and enable them to each other. All in all, the UNICEF is a great organization.
ReplyDeleteI chose to look into the life of a Greek boy named Josef Dimitriou. Josef starts off the day by waking up at 6:45, while I usually wake up around 6:20-6:30. Around 7:50-8:20, Josef takes the bus to his private school and it usually takes about a half an hour for his bus to get there. I do not take the bus to school and I go to a public school instead of a private school. Before class, Josef catches up with his friends and he tells them about his weekend or sports activities like I would do before class. At 8:40, his classes begin where he learns Greek, math, physics, religious studies, history, and geography. Around 10:15-10:35, his first break begins. I do not have breaks from school. After hi break, he goes to German class then computer class. At 2:00 he leaves school, but I get out at 2;35 or 1:15 on Wednesday. At 3:00, he rests a bit, but then goes outside with his sisters or best friend, Anthimos. He also likes to play on his Sony PSP. At 5:30, he goes to basketball training while I would sit and do my homework at home. When he gets home at 7:00, his mother would give him fruit and orange and this gives him energy to do his homework. At 9:00 he has family time. At 10:00 he eats a light dinner and goes to bed, but I go to bed whenever I feel tired. Those where the similarities and differences between me and Josef Dimitriou.
I liked the organization that you choose. They have made an large impact on the world.
DeleteI chose the Stand For Children organization. Their goal is to help people be successful in life by getting them a full high school and college education. They have been a organization since 1999 and have improved the lives of over 5.6 million children. Stand For Children have offices throughout 11 states in America. They continue to improve childrens live and help them gain a good education.
ReplyDeleteI chose to look into the life of a child in Ireland. The kids name is Brid Cannon and he lives in northwest ireland. Him and I have some similarities like we both wear uniforms. We both also ride the bus. Some differences we have are his morning starts at 8:20am whereas mine starts at about 5:30am. He also goes to bed around 8:00pm and I go to bed around 10:30pm. His school day is also from 9:30am to 3pm and mine is from 7:45am to 2:35pm.
I like this organization! I'm glad that they are trying to help the children of the world, good findings, Katelyn.
DeleteI also did the Ireland child and the differences were small but interesting.
DeleteThis sounds like a great organization college is talked about as a necessity but priced as a luxury. More children would be in college if they could afford it.
DeleteThe Children's Rights Council, or CRC, is a non-profit organization that supports the protection of a child. They were founded in 1985, shortly after the UNCRC was created. Their main focus is to minimize parental neglect and abuse. They also are trying to reduce the risk of children resulting to harmful and destructive behaviors. The CRC is a great organization working to do great things for children all over the world.
ReplyDeleteI chose to look at the life of a boy in Australia. His name is Brayden Trigger and is 12 years old, like me. He lives in central Queensland. He wakes up at 6:00am, like me, and he has breakfast with his family. At 7:45 he arrives at school with a ride from his mom. It usually takes him 30 minutes to get to school however I ride the bus and it only takes me 15-20 minutes to get to Hoover. Then at 8:30am he has morning recess or "fitness time" and practices for cross-country. That's interesting because next year in seventh grade I would like to try out for cross-country. At 10:30 he has a break which is where he finishes homework. Then at 11:30 he has religion class. After that at 1:00pm he has lunch and practices for a show. We have lunch at around 11:30, almost two hours before he does. Then at 2:45 he is dismissed from school, 10 minutes after us. At 3:30 he works with cattle with his dad, which is something I don't have to look after. Then at 6:30pm he is at home. He has tea (which is something they drink often) and he watches TV. At 8:00pm he goes to bed. There are some similarities and differences between the two of us but I thought it was interesting to see what someone's life is clear across the globe.
that sounds like a good organsahen
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ReplyDeleteI found a great organization called No Child Born To Die and what they do is ensure that children and young people get their views heard by decision makers, they campaign to get children's rights included in laws and policies, and they support organisations which promote and protect children’s rights. They work with artists and ambassadors who work with people who can get children's views heard. They are trying to have the government is spending necessary resources so that every child can grow up in a safe, healthy way and get the good education that they deserve. Another thing they are doing is establishing an ombudsman to protect and promote the rights so that all countries can have it AND follow it. They are a great organization doing their best to get all children rights the rights that they so greatly deserve to have!
I chose to look at a day in the life of a Portuguese boy named Francisco Mateus. He is 12 years old and wakes up to get ready for school at 7:00 AM, unlike me because I get up at 6:00 AM. He gets on a tram at 7:30 AM to get to school, whereas I take the bus around 7:00 AM. School starts at 8:00 AM for him. At 12:00 PM, that is when he has lunch. At 2:00 PM, he gets in groups with his friends and makes films, which I find interesting. He likes famous film directors such as George Lucas, Frank Capra, Steven Spielberg, and Alfred Hitchcock. At 4:00 PM is when school ends and then he has a piano lesson. At 6:00 PM, he does fencing. He really likes it because he used to watch Star Wars and he likes to pretend that they are light sabers. And then at 9;00 PM his friends come over to edit films, which is usually around the time I get ready for bed. It's nice to learn about somebody who's the same age as me but lives such a different life.
I think you gave great detail of your organization. Good job.
DeleteI like how you compared you and Francisco as you went along.
DeleteFlorida's Children First is a group in Florida. They are making sure that all kids have the rights of the right to food, clothing, housing, education, medical care. FCF is doing this by having found raisers to help buy new food cloths shelter medical care and education.
ReplyDeleteI chose Paula Araujo. See wakes up at 5:50. I wake up at 5:40-6:00. She gose to school at 6:25 I go at 7:45. Her school day ends at 1:05 mine ends at 2:35. We both go to bed at 9:30.
that is eraly
DeleteHow do they raise money to help these people and who do they help?
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DeleteMy organization is CHR they help kids get education,They also help the law for kids under 18.They help them so they do not have to fight in wars.they also make if they went to jail in childhood they don't give porter that is what my organization does.
Amr and I both get ready at the same time at 7:00.We both have nine periods. We both have math and S.S.He has recess at 12:00 we don't.WE get out of school at 2:35 but he gets off 2:45.
ReplyDeleteI completed this assignment on a child in Mozambique named Muzondi (his real name is Uivas) and he really stands out to me because he is one to be a leader and show other people to make the best out of every situation. He really makes the best that he can and is very pleasant and happy to be around.
ReplyDeleteHe wakes up every morning at 6:30 and he brushes his teeth, what really makes me see that I am very fortunate and grateful to have what I have, and makes me want to have the power to help other children around the world. He then does all of the chores around the house and waters the garden every single day. he then buys bread and butter from the street market and goes to school. His family can't afford to get him the school uniform, which he sadly also states that most of the kids at his school can't afford it either. He has a break and shares his bread and butter with a friend and at 5:00 he gets off of schools and walks home. he has a family dinner with prayers and goes to bed.
The girl named Brid in Ireland lives a very similar life to mine.She gets up,goes to schools,has lunch and goes home.though she also has a few more duties than myself.She has to help her family with the sheep and cows that they take care of and she practices with her brother.She has homework and dinner so sbe is well cared for and loved.It it very close to the lifestyle that i live with a few diffrences.
ReplyDeleteMarian Wright Edelman is an American children right activist that helped further and continue the fight for children rights.She is the founder and president of the Childrens Defense Fund.It is a major player in the childrens rights activism communirty,becoming the nations strongest voice for childrens rights.She started the CDF as a voice for children that wouldnt have one otherwise,such as children in poverty,children of color and children with disablilitys.She not only documented the problems that these children faced but also came up with possible solutions to solve the issues.
While working as the head spokesperson for the CDF,she convinced congress to create a major overhaul of the american foster system,to protect children who are disabled,abused homeless or neglected.She also worked to make overall child care better and worked for more support for adoption.Even today she is still advocating for major issues such teen pregnancy prevention,child care funding,prenatal care,and more parental responsibility in teaching children values and to keeping violent images of mass media productions.
The organization I chose is called Save the Children. Save the Children was founded in the United Kingdom in 1919. This children's rights organization is served worldwide and their mission is to make a long lasting change in young children's lives. For example, they are working to ameliorate better education, provide emergency aid in natural disasters, improve health care, and many more difficulties. Save the Children's slogan is " "We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfill their potential." The founders were two sisters from London, England and their purpose was to diminish the starvation for the children in Germany and Austria-Hungary during the blockade Germany in WW1.
ReplyDeleteI chose to compare my daily life to Franziska Wendel, a kid that lives in Bonn, Germany. Franziska and I have several differences and similarities. One thing that is the same about us is we both wake up around 6 AM to 6:45 AM for school and we both take a bus to get to school. A school bus comes pick me up while on the other hand Franziska is picked up by a public bus. Another difference we have is that I go to a regular public middle school but Franziska goes to an all-girls Catholic school. Franziska and I both have a snack after school and do our homework after the snack. Finally, we both go to bed around 9:15 PM to 10:00 PM.
One person I know of that is helping with children's rights is Lizzie Reezay. She has gone on mission trips to Thailand. She has worked to help kids and their families who are living in poverty and has connected with them. 12.6% of Thailand's population lives below poverty. Plus, Thailand is still considered a developing country so that is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with it being a good thing to help a developing country. How does Lizzie help people? What does she do?
DeleteWhen I was looking for children's rights advocates I found a group that is actually called Child Advocates. This group stays in contact with everyone who is important to the child they are working with's life. They they provide people in foster homes with proper care and help them find a permanent home. Child Advocates is a nonprofit organization that works to stop child abuse. They act as a shoulder to cry on and make sure that the children they they are working with are happy.
ReplyDeleteI looked at Egypt to see what a day is like there. Amr Adel Ezzeldin starts out similar to our day. He gets up at seven o'clock and goes to school at 7:30. once he gets to school though it is different. He has to line up and do stretches for 10 minutes at 8:15. He has nine 45 minute periods witch is the same here. He learns Arabic, English, and German though and we only learn English. At 2:45 he goes home and relaxes. Our days are not too different.
I think there are multiple people fighting for children's rights. There are only certain wide known people, one of them being Malala. Malala took a bullet shot to the head because of the things she was doing, and she lived to tell her story and continue to fight for what she believed in. I find this amazing and inspiring, but although it adds some emphasis on the subject, I don't think you need to get hurt to be able to prove your point. In my opinion, children standing up to a teacher or a parent for singling them out can also be fighting for children's rights. So overall, I think that in some way or another, a lot of people fight for children's rights even if they are unknown.
ReplyDeleteI agree. It is amazing and it can be fighting for childrens rights because they're standing up for themselves. And lots of people are not recognized.
DeleteI chose to look at a day in the life of a Grecian child, because a book I am reading takes place in Greece. Josef's life is very similar to mine; he has school, sports, friends, etc. The main differences were the times and the classes. At his private school, they take two languages in a normal class day- I take one every day, and that's optional, not a set part of the curriculum. It says, "Time for physical education. We either do sports training or learn traditional Greek dances. This is the most exhausting hour, but very creative and energetic." In our gym class, which is also not a part of our normal school day, we don't focus at all on dancing.
ReplyDeleteThe first organization I researched turned out not to be an organization, so I researched the Child Welfare League of Canada. They do a lot with child welfare, children's mental health, and they do that through service agencies and community groups. One part of their organization if child advocates, which I think is very helpful. Children's lives today are very different than they were when our parents were kids, so having a child's insight can be very helpful.
I looked at Pakistan to see a day in the life of Rajbanu. Our lives are different in some ways but also are very similar. She wakes up at 7:00 and starts to get ready for school. School starts at 8:00 a.m. which is the same for us if you don't count LEAD time. She starts school with an assembly everyday as we do LEAD time. Her first period is English as mine is History. Rajbanu also studies different languages but I only know English. At 1:00 she leaves to go home for lunch while we stay at school and have lunch at about 12:30.
ReplyDeleteRajbanu goes to a religious education after school at 3:00 but I just go home and maybe go to a friends house. She studies the Koran which is a book that is sacred to Muslims. After that class, at 6:00 she comes home and helps her sister do chore, which I also do chores. Then she has dinner and so do I around 7:00. Around 8:00 she does her homework for 2 hours in the dark because her family does not have power which is totally different from me. In all I think we have some differences but at the same time we have pretty similar lives.
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ReplyDeleteI chose to compare my life to that of Brayden Trigger from Australia. At 6 am he wakes up and eats the breakfast his sister makes for him. At 6:30, I wake up and start getting ready for the day. At 7:45, Brayden gets to school where as my class will have already started. During his fitness time at 8:30, he practices cross country, during this time I am usually in my history class. At Brayden's school, they all practice tennis and have tea while I continue my classes. Brayden can leave school earlier to help his parents. I have to stay until school ends. Brayden lives on a ranch and has to help his dad mark cattle. I live in the middle of my city, not on a ranch/farm. He is younger and has to go to bed a lot earlier than me as well.
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ReplyDeleteSorry the reply was late since I couldn't get on the internet at my house, but that's not the topic. What I want to tell you about is the Children's Rights Group that I had chosen, Its name is ''Save the Children'' ''Save the Children'' was made in the UK (United Kingdom) in 1919. Its main purpose was to provide support for children in developing countries and it does serve worldwide when needed.
ReplyDeleteThe child I chose to compare with me is Mark Zvidenny. Mark is 10 years old and lives in Moscow with his parents. He wakes up at 7:30 AM to eat breakfast and practice music. For me I wake up from 6:00-7:00 AM. He goes to school at 8:15 AM and his mother walks him to his school bus, I go to school at 7:15 AM and my parents (mostly mother) drive me. At 8:35 AM his principal talks to everyone in school about the way they behave, while for me I'm in the middle of Advanced Literacy. At 9:00 AM he has breakfast at his school canteen, I'm still in Advanced Literacy at this time. At 9:30 AM everyone takes a break from their work and makes a little recess, but for me, The bell rang for Advanced Literacy. At 10:00 AM he has math, at this time I am almost done with science. At 12:15 PM he has lunch, we have lunch at 11:50 PMish. 1:45 PM he has art and music, At this time I'm about to finish up Orchestra in five minutes. At 4:00 PM his father picks him up from his school and they stop at a restaurant. At this time, I'm at home finishing up homework or just relaxing. 7:00 PM Mark does his homework in an hour then either watches TV, practices guitar or just plays on his phone. At this time for me, I'm still relaxing. At 10:00 PM Mark is going to bed, but sometimes he stays up later due to a game. I go to bed usually from 10:00-11:00 PM. Those are the comparisons of his life to mine!
ReplyDeleteKailash Satyarthi is an Indian child rights activist. He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan. Bachpan Bachao Andolan actually means Save Childhood Movement. The Bachpan Bachao Andolan helps kids who are being forced to work. Kailash has helped 80,000 kids since the year 1980. He was studying to be an electrical engineer but it didn't interest him. He finally found what he wanted and that was to help children. For his efforts he won the Nobel Peace Prize which he shared with Malala Yousafzai.
I chose England as my country and got a girl named Beatrice Buonaiuto. Her day starts at 7:30 am while mine starts at 6:30. When she gets up she gets ready for school and eats breakfast at 8:00, I usually don't eat breakfast in the morning except maybe a granola bar while she has cereal. Her school goes from 8:45 - 3:30 and mine goes from 7:45 - 2:35. When she arrives at school she works on Mathematics and English test preps, that is similar to me because I work on the same thing throughout the day. At 12:00 she has lunch which is around the same time frame that I have lunch. At 3:30 school ends and she goes to the park with her friends. At 6:00 her family has dinner while my family has no set dinner time. At 7:00 she practices her keyboard and takes lessons on Saturday, I also play an instrument. Around 8:30 she goes to bed and starts the day over again. Our lives are similar but different in many ways.
Children's Rights protects the rights of all children in America. They help neglected kids.
ReplyDeleteI have read an article on a little 10 year old named Ilaria Rizzi who lives in Italy. Throughout the day the activities she does and the ones we do here are pretty similar. Although were similar in some ways there's also many differences in the day such as she has the choice to either go home for lunch and eat with her family or just stay at school and enjoy lunch with her and her friends. Another difference is that every night her and her 5th grade classmates have about an hour of homework to do while over here we have about 20 minutes about a couple times every week.
ReplyDeleteI have researched about an organization that fight for children's rights called Humanium .Humanium is an international child sponsorship which task is to stop violations of children’s rights throughout the world. Humanium makes the Children Rights a reality. The organization supports development while giving the participation of the poor. Humanium supports these 7 programs, Education , Health , Microfinance , Human Rights , Environment , Citizenship and peace.
Kailash Satyarthi is a child right activist and an activist against child labor. He has been working in New Delhi, India (headquarters), Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He decided to mount raids on factories — factories frequently manned by armed guards — where children and often entire families were held captive as bonded workers.
ReplyDeleteAfter successfully freeing and rehabilitating thousands of children, he went on to build up a global movement against child labor. Kailash continues the gritty work of leading raids to free slaves. Kailash believes that he must focus on a range of activities in order to win the fight.
Jason Russell is a Children's rights activist that made a short film explaining the importance of stopping a man named Joseph Kony a man who abtucted nearly 30,000 children and tured them inot soldiers or sex slaves.
ReplyDeletedang that's a lot of abducted kiddos but it seems like Jason Russell is a good dude.
DeleteI also think that Jason Russel is a good man by making a short film explaining about what Joesph Kony did in many years ranging when he was in power to this day.
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ReplyDeleteI chose to o a day in the life of Jackie Allen from Canada. She wakes up at 7 a.m but I wake up at 6:02 a.m. At 9 a.m she takes either French, writing, art , or gym. She started French in fourth grade and I started Spanish in kindergarten. French is her best subject but I still can’t speak spanish. At 10:30 she has recess, I’ve never had recess that early. In reading at 10:45 you have to tell other people about the book you’re reading. At 12:00 she goes home for lunch. I wish I could home for lunch. I’m not a fan of cafeteria food. Around 1:00 she’s just having what I consider regular school doing a project. At 1:30 on Wednesday they do buddies older kids help the younger ones with reading and math. When I was in Kindergarten the 8th graders would visit us and help us with our work. On Friday at 1:30 they play kickball. I found i odd that she didn’t call it kickball she referred to it as a mix of soccer and baseball. At 3:00 she is out of school. I’ve always gotten out at around 2:45 or 2:30ish. She said it takes her 20 minutes to do her homework. It usually takes me forever to do mine. For supper she usually has pasta or chicken. My family also eats a lot of pasta and chicken or steak. She goes to sleep at 8:30, usually go to sleep at around 10:30.
Cool. I wish I could go home for lunch too!
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ReplyDeleteI have chosen the Children's Defense Fund. CDF focus's on lifting children out of poverty, abuse, and neglect. They are funded by donations from corporate grants. They don't take any of that money from the government. Their motto is "No child is left behind". They were founded in 1973 by Marian Wright Edelman.
The child I am doing my research on is a kid named Brayden Trigger. He wakes up at six am, eats breakfast then feeds the animals. He arrives at school at seven. Then at one in the afternoon, he has lunch. At four p.m. he leaves school. At six thirty, he gets home. Then he goes to bed at eight. This isn't that different from my daily life. I also get up at six and leave near four. I also eat lunch around one in the afternoon.
I really enjoyed there motto. This motto is being used a lot in schools. I grew up with this motto.
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ReplyDeleteThe main objective of the organisation is to do research and make people want to take action to prevent abuses of human rights. So in short they work justice for those whose rights have been violated. Amnesty reports problems in the different countries and tries to get the public to try and help out in these areas. Amnesty is a global organization that receives donations from around the world. Aside from donations they receive grants from United Kingdom.
There person I have chosen is Ryuichi Kishi who lives in Japan. He gets up around the same time I do and we both have breakfast at the same time. He walks to school with 8 friends while I ride the bus. School starts from him though at 8:40. First he has math and then gym. I do have math first but not gym. We both have lunch at the same time. He goes home at 3:00 and then has dinner at 7:00. Then he goes to bed. I have lunch and hour before and go to bed 2 hours later.
The Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC) is the voice for vulnerable and abused children in Canada. It was established in 1994 and has over 140 partnering companies in all provinces and territories. They focus on the protection and development side of children's rights. They do this by raising awareness of child abuse and making sure that childhood hunger is eliminated in Canada.
ReplyDeleteI explored the day in the life of an 11 year old girl named Jackie Allen who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The school system in Canada is very similar to what we have here in the United States. One of the main differences is that they all have French as a core class along with the other main ones like math and reading. The work seems more laid back than ours since a lot of their projects have little to none work at home and the homework is very short and simple.
Cool organization. I liked reading about what you found on Jackie Allen their day sounds pretty similar though.
DeleteSeems like Canada has been really trying to stop child abuse in their country and also trying to stop child hunger. Good job Tyler!
DeleteThe organization I found is called Defence for Children or ''DCI''. They help out worldwide in countries such as Africa, both Americas, Asia, Europe, and Australia. DCI protects children from child labor, violence, armed conflicts, sexual abuse and exploitation, and child trafficking. Along with protecting children, they make sure that kids have the right to participate, migrate, and have an education. This organization has been around for almost 36 years.
ReplyDeleteTo achieve their goals, DCI uses methods such as direct intervention, which means they provide direct help. Another method used is advocacy and lobby, which basically is that they create policies for the good of children. Researching and monitoring is where they research statistics and concerns, helping where they can, and read reports on violations and abuses. The last method they use is training and capacity building. Training and capacity building means they train teachers, police officers, judges, etc. so they know the rights and can share them with others.
This sound like a really cool organization that has made a huge difference. Where did you find them?
DeleteThe child I chose to compare my life to is Franziska Wendel. She’s 10 years old and lives Bonn, Germany. At 6:45 she wakes up and has peppermint tea for breakfast, while usually I’ll wake up somewhere between 6:00-6:30 and for breakfast I’ll have some kind of meal. Franziska will take a bus to her all-girls school at 7:55, and around 7:20 I’m driven to school. Her first class is computers, mine is literacy, and at the beginning of the day they will have a prayer, while we say the pledge of allegiance. Throughout the rest of her day, she has classes such as German, art and needlework, religion, biology, and 2 recesses, ending her day of school at 1:20. I’ve already had art, I have science, but the rest I don’t have. When she has recess, Franziska can eat but I couldn’t back when I had recess. Also, we usually get out of school at 2:35. After school, she has basketball and then lunch. When 4:45 rolls around, she goes to soccer practice and then has piano lessons. After school, I usually just have dance, babysit, and practice my violin. Dinner is served at her house at 7:30, while I usually have dinner somewhere between 5:00 and 6:00. Franziska goes to bed at 9:45, while I’m usually falling asleep much later.
ReplyDeleteI think it's really interesting that she has peppermint tea for breakfast, I should totally try that because I never eat breakfast anyway so it might be nicer than waiting until lunch time. It's kind of cool how similar their day is to ours other then the classes taken.
DeleteI chose a man named Kailash Satyarthi who is a child rights activist. He is generally well known as he won the 2014 Nobel peace prize. He has many project thAt are ongoing like BBA and SACCS. At the age of only 26 he decided not to become an engineer and become a children's rights activist. Originally he planned to raid on factories that commonly had armed guards so it was very dangerous. He has helped free thousand of children. He also built a global movement called Global March Against Child Labor.GMACL help many other smaller organizatons in over 140 countries. I think this is absolulty remarkable and he definitely deserved that Nobel Peace Prize.
ReplyDeleteHe sounds like an awesome person. Cool.
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ReplyDeleteThe rights of children help to protect them and make sure they get what they need in order to run this country later on in life. It also makes it so children can be children and so we can keep having future generations so that's what child rights do.
ReplyDeleteThe UNHCR is the children's rights association I have decided to talk about. The UNHCR works with the states, national and international partners, to help children of concern. They also work with a few other children's rights groups such as the UNICEF, and the ICRC. There are a few more but I didn't want to list all of them. Thank'you goodbye.
ReplyDeleteThat's very interesting. So, they are an international non-profit organization sorta thing, that works with UNICEF and ICRC. Cool
DeleteThe organization I found that fights for childrens rights is CRAE or Children's Rights Alliance for England. The work they are currently working on is ensuring that children’s rights are protected by domestic law;
ReplyDeletemonitoring compliance with children’s rights;
promoting the rights of children in custody; and
raising awareness of children’s rights through training. On their website they have links that provide extra information on each topic which can be found here http://www.crae.org.uk/our-work/
The child I chose is George Adjei who is 11 years old and lives in Ghana. He wakes up at 5 and takes a bath but for a warm bath he has to boil the water compared to 6:40 for me and I have heated water in my house. He rides a taxi to school which can take an hour to arrive due to the heavy traffic, for me it takes about 5 minutes to arrive at school. He arrives at school at 7 and he has to clean his plot - every student at his school has a plot and they have to sweep it every morning and thats how they keep the school clean. At 7:30 the bell rings and the do the national anthem and recite the pledge as well as announcements which is almost exactly what we do. At 8 they do prayers and then begin studying for exams. At 10:30 he has recess, they have two breaks a day whereas we have zero. They return to class at 11. They eat lunch at 12:30 and the school provides lunch which is very similar to us I just have no clue what time our lunch is. At 4 Mr.Paul, the taxi driver, is waiting for the students.At 5pm his sister usually does the wash. (This was the end of the day so there's nothing after this point)
I have chosen to compare my average day to a child in Italy. So overall our days are pretty similar except for the morning snack time at school, eating cookies for breakfast, and waking myself up in the morning. I was actually really surprised how similar it was, I thought it was going to be this really different day with a huge scheduled difference. So I would say I learned a few things from this and that's cool. Goodbye.
ReplyDeleteI decided to compare my day to a kid in Italy. For the most part it was pretty similar almost everything. Except for waking up on my own, eating cookies for breakfast, and morning snack time at school. I actually learned a little from this that was pretty interesting. I thought there was going to be a hole schedule difference. But I guess not, and that's pretty cool. Goodbye.
ReplyDeleteRajbanu is a 12 year old girl from Pakistan. She lives in a small fishing neighborhood near Karachi on the Arabian Sea. Our lives our very much different in a lot of ways. First of all every morning they wake up with enough time to get ready and eat tea and bread. I barely wake up with enough time to check if my socks are matching let alone eat breakfast. They also start their school at a slightly later time than we do. During school they start with an assembly and then go into class. Rajbanu takes Urdu class twice a day. They also get to leave with their parents at lunch time and eat at home. Our home lives are also different because one she doesn’t have electricity. She has to do her homework underneath a lantern. Rajbanu also doesn’t have her own room and doesn’t have a bed. Her whole family and her sleep on the floor in one room. Rajbanu don’t have running water in their house her sister and her have to go at least a half a mile to go get the clean water. Thats cray cray! I can’t even walk down the stairs of my house without having my sister help me out. JUST KIDDING! But you get what I mean.
ReplyDeleteThe organization I chose was the Children's Rights organization their mission is when children are removed from abusive and neglectful families, they should be kept from further harm. And while foster care can be a safe haven for some, it can be heartbreaking for others. Too many kids live in dangerous situations or languish in institutions, are shuffled between multiple homes or torn from siblings. That’s why Children’s Rights steps in. Children’s Rights uses the law to hold governments accountable and defend thousands of kids when foster care systems fail. We have secured court orders mandating top-to-bottom child welfare reform in more than a dozen states. As a result, kids are safer. They get the education and health care they need. They have better foster homes. Best of all, children find permanent, loving families more quickly, ensuring they have the brightest possible futures.
The Childrens rights organization mainly focuses on these eight rights of the child. So they focus more on survival rights of the child and development.The right to be protected from abuse, neglect, or other maltreatment in foster homes, group homes, and other placements. Foster parents and facility staff must be properly monitored and screened. Any alleged maltreatment must be quickly and thoroughly investigated.
The right to adequate food, clothing, and shelter.
The right to an appropriate, stable placement in the least restrictive situation possible.
The right to regular medical and dental care, and any necessary mental health services.
The right to needed developmental and educational services.
The right to case-planning services and a permanent home consistent with the purposes of your custody.
The right not to deteriorate while in state custody.
The right not to be discriminated against based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.
ReplyDeleteThe Child Welfare League of Canada is the voice for vulnerable children in Canada. Established in 1994. CWLC is a national, membership-based organization dedicated to promoting the protection and well-being of vulnerable children, youth and their families. They play a HUGE role in promoting best practices among those in the field of child welfare, child and youth mental health, child rights and youth justice. The Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC) is involved in projects that support its mission and guiding beliefs. They also envision a nation in which all children and youth have the opportunity to reach their full potential, and where those who face the greatest challenges are a national priority.
One of the organizations that I found was the CASA for children.The CASA is also known as the Court-Appointed Special Advocates.Their goal is to help protect the best interest of abused and neglected children in court.They have trained community volunteers help keep their best interest in mind.Judges appoint these volunteers and they act as officers in the court.Their job is to respect the child’s best interest throughout the entire case, research the background of the assigned case and to speak on behalf of the child in the courtroom.CASA now has over 59,000 volunteers in over 900 areas.They have served over 243,000 abused and neglected children. They.They are important because they help children get out of bad home situations and get the justice they deserve.
ReplyDeleteThe child I researched Ryuichi Kishi from Japan.He lives with his sister, parents and grandmother.He wakes up at 6:00 a.m which is the same time I wake up.At 6:30 he helps him mom makes breakfast for the family.Their breakfast usually involves white rice,grilled fish boiled vegetables and miso soup.I would usually just grab some cereal after I get dressed.At 7:30 he gets ready for school, and walks to school with his friends, which takes him about 25 mins.I leave around 7:25 and I my mom takes me to school.It takes about seven to ten minutes.His schools starts at 8:20 am and our starts around 7:35 am.At 8:50 Ryuichi first subject is math (mine is literacy) then after math his next subject is science.At 10:50 is his gym which is kind of the time I go to gym.Then he goes to shosha, which to us is literacy.Then at 12:25 is lunch is a little later then my lunch I believe . They.They clean up the lunch room when they are done which lunch leaders do at our school but im not a lunch leader.I may pick up trash here and there but never full on clean it like they do.They go to Japanese class at 1:55.They get out at 3:00 pm which is a little later then us.He goes home and has a snack and usually does his homework or plays games.Which is the same thing I do when I get home.To end their day they eat supper at 7:00, we eat at like 6:00 or some where around there.
Its interesting that they eat fish for breakfast, I don't think I could ever do that especially because fish isn't my favorite in the first place. I also think its cool to see how many schools start at such similar times all over the world.
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ReplyDeleteThe DCI (Defence for Children International) is working to promote and protect children’s rights across the globe. They have representatives in 47 countries that help with this. They help by taking a crisis like high rates of violence against children and send out volunteers to help educate the people about that crisis. They also help by sending out volunteers to help work out the problem directly. I thought this organization was cool because it is completely non-profit. They have a few donors to help with travel expenses but otherwise does not receive any money.
Voices for America's Children was a 501 non-profit organization located in Washington, DC. Voices is a U.S., national organization that advocates for the well-being of children at the federal, state and local levels of government. It addresses areas such as early childhood education, health, juvenile justice, child welfare, tax and budget decisions It was renamed from National Association of Child Advocates in 2003.
ReplyDeleteI looked at a girl in Ireland named Brid Cannon and as I read I found that there was a lot of similarities and differences. To name a few differences there is the fact that there school starts around 9:30, also they pray at the beginning of school and we say the pledge. But there are also similarities such as how we eat the same food and how we both have to were school uniform. After all we may be in different places around the world we can all be a lot alike.
Florida's Children's First (FCF) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing the rights of at-risk children, especially those in foster care. Uniquely positioned as Florida’s premiere independent advocacy organization, their mission is to obtain meaningful and sustainable improvement in Florida’s child serving systems.
ReplyDeleteI looked at a boy named Fu Zhaomeng in China and we don't have a lot in common. Like he gets up for school at 6:30 and I get up at 6-6:10. Also he gets to school at 7:30 and I get to school at 7-7:20. Some similarities we share are that we are both 12 years old and we both like to rest after school. I thought that it was awesome that we get to research a child in another country.
is this organisation just in Florida or is it other places to?
Deletei chose to learn about the UNHCR. they have a lot of information and they also have a lot of partners and groups that they are working with."UNHCR works with states, national and international partners, and sister agencies to help children of concern. Other organizations working with UNHCR to provide care and protection to children include the following: the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), The International Rescue Committee; International Save the Children Alliance; Terre des Hommes; World Vision International; Action for the Rights of Children; and the Committee on the Rights of the Child." that is a quote that i got from the website.
ReplyDeletethe kid that i chose to use is Josef Dimitriou he is from Greece his life isn't much different than someone who goes to hoover. except for his dinner toast? spinach pie? yeah. so their life isn't much different than mine (except for dinner.)
ReplyDeleteI decided to research The Free The Children organization. This organization is fighting against child labor. It all started when a twelve year old boy went to South Asia to find out what it was like. He found out that children are having to get up in the morning and go to work. He sat with a little girl while she sorted used needles. She said she once in a while pricks her finger or cuts herself. He was really worried about her getting aids or other really serious illnesses. He asked a grown up man what would happen if she pricked her finger and he said she would just wash it out and she wouldn’t get any treatment if she got sick. The Free The Children organization’s mission is to free children from having to work so they can live their childhood like a kid and not like an adult.
I decided to look in the daily life of a girl Uganda her name is Racheal Namata. Her life is different than mine in many ways. An example is, she wakes up for school at 6:00 in the morning. She also is at school from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM. She also has a break at school at 10:00. During that break she eats, talks to her friends and watch kids play sports. Shealso sometime plays sports her favorite is dodgeball.
I researched a student in Norway his schedule was both similar and different. One of the ways it was similar was the fact that he had a day that went in a similar order although he did things at different times than I do because of the time zone. Another way he had a similar schedule was that he usually had extra time a t the end of the day to just relax as do I. There were some differences though, one of these is the fact that he eats a full breakfast where I only eat a granola bar(and that is if I'm forced to by my mom). Lars Georg Sateroy and I have very different and similar days and it was fun learning about other countries days.
ReplyDeleteI have chosen Norway as my "A Day in the Life" country. Lars Georg Satery, a 6th grader in Kristainsund, Norway, explains his daily life and the events that take place. Unlike Hoover, his school doesn't start until 8:30 am. He has classes such as Norwegian and Arts and Crafts. They also have the typical classes that we have, such as English and math. School lunch is not provided, and every child must bring their own. School ends at 2:15 pm, leaving them with an hour and fifteen minutes less in their average school day.
ReplyDeleteOne group I found for this project are the Young People Fighting for Children's Rights. They were founded have been running since the early 2000's and are currently working on a project called the FreeChild project. This project is just like anything else you would expect from a children's rights group, it works to prevent illegal activities involving children (trafficking, child soldiers, slavery, etc.) They currently run on donations and funds they have collected from work they perform. They also run on the philosophy that every child deserves an education, protection, basic needs and that all this needs to the attention of adults so that they can supply these items.
ReplyDeleteFor my day in a life project I researched the daily life of a child in Brazil. The schedule for a student in Brazil is very similar to ours, except they have slightly different times for things. The boy I found started his day waking at 6:30 in the morning, performing the morning necessities (Brushing teeth, changing clothes, etc.) He then walks to school with his siblings and has breakfast there. He then has school until 10:45, he then walks home. After he gets home he performs random activities to keep himself entertained (Napping, playing games.) He then eats dinner at 9:00 then goes to bed, he then repeats this process everyday, obviously with some differences.
Sara Padial is a ten-year-old girl in Puerto Rico and her day is a little similar to mine. Her mom wakes her up at 6:30 a.m. and Sara gets dressed. Then she has a toaster strudel with milk. She brushes her teeth, takes her vitamins, and goes off to school.
ReplyDeleteSchool for her starts at 8:00 a.m. and her first class is math. At 10:30 a.m. she has recess and after recess she has social studies, science and Spanish. At 1:00 p.m. she has lunch and at 2:30 p.m. school gets out and she heads home.
When she gets home Sara has potato chips and cola as a snack, then she starts on her homework. From 3:00-6:00 p.m. Sara has friends come over and they will practice dances routines and sometimes they make their own dance moves up. She finally goes to sleep at 6:30 p.m. after her mom gives her a kiss.
Sara’s day is similar to mine in a variety of ways even though she’s in elementary school and I’m in middle school. I get up at 6:00 a.m., get dressed, and eat breakfast(not every single day though). Then I brush my teeth, if I’m done before it’s time to leave then I watch Mike and Mike on ESPN2.
I leave at 6:45 a.m. to get to my bus stop in time which is supposed to arrive at my stop at 6:50 a.m. My bus ride takes about 40 minutes because I’m the 2nd stop.
I go to school from 7:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. My classes in order are: advanced literacy, math, social studies, math, symphonic band, lunch, gym, science, and, lastly, ELP. At about 2:40 I get on the school bus and head home for another 40 minute bus ride. When I get home I get a snack to eat and I hang out and watch tv.
When children are removed from abusive and neglectful families, they should be kept from further harm. And while foster care can be a safe haven for some, it can be heartbreaking for others. Too many kids live in dangerous situations or languish in institutions, are shuffled between multiple homes or torn from siblings. That’s why Children’s Rights steps in.
ReplyDeleteChildren’s Rights uses the law to hold governments accountable and defend thousands of kids when foster care systems fail. We have secured court orders mandating top-to-bottom child welfare reform in more than a dozen states. As a result, kids are safer. They get the education and health care they need. They have better foster homes. Best of all, children find permanent, loving families more quickly, ensuring they have the brightest possible futures.
Children’s Rights began as a project of the New York Civil Liberties Union and, later, the American Civil Liberties Union, and in 1995 became an independent nonprofit organization. We have won landmark legal victories in Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Washington, DC and Wisconsin and engaged in advocacy efforts that are changing the way child welfare is practiced in the United States.
Children’s Rights is proving that failing child welfare systems not only can be fixed, but can be made to run well.
www.childrensrights.org
This organization is important because they are helping children have better lives by placing them in a safe environment away from all the danger and harm that they can prevent from happening. THat is important because as children and teenagers, we are the furture. We need to have good lives now so we can have good lives later in life.
While researching a girl named Hye-seung Hyun I found that there are many similarities and there are many differences between people here in America and all around the world. Something similar that I found interesting was there school schedule. Hye-seung Hyun was only in elementary school so it made sense that they only learned one subject a day. That system is a lot alike to how we educate at a young age. We do not change classes in elementary school which is the same in South Korea. There is also a interesting similarities on what they do after school. The person I researched used her after school time for sports practice. Many people in America also chose to practice sports in their free time. Some differences that I noticed while researching was that there school hours start and end later than ours in Waterloo. There was also on the amount of food they eat for meals. She said how she had a small meal and then went to bed. I think that there was a lot more off similar things than different things.
ReplyDeleteCourt Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is an organization that works in communities to train volunteers to help out children that are abused or neglected. This organization strives to give these kids a new home and help rebuild their relationships with others. CASA’s volunteers are recommended and chosen by judges so that they can give these abused and neglected children the care and rehabilitation they need. The volunteers are also there to insure that these kids are not being moved around from house to house and that they have a good stable living environment. This organization's main purpose is to get these kids what they deserve and make sure they know what they should be treated like and know what their rights are.
CRC kids or otherwise known as the children's council is also a great organization that insure childrens rights. This organization helps to stabilize the parents and to teach them what their kids needs are and how they have to meet these needs. CRC kids also helps to provide education for parenting and how parents need to be providing community awareness and parental education. The main goal of this group is to make sure that kids are not getting abused and are knowing what they need to know about themselves and their community. They want to make sure that all children know what is best for them and what they deserve but they also want to educate the parents so that they are not choosing to violate these rights and get themselves into trouble which hurts both them and their kid.
I chose to research the ABA (American Bar Association). The ABA’s mission is to improve access to justice for children. They also engage pro bono lawyers and improve outcomes for all children who come into contact with the legal system. This organization also likes to help local organizations who are interested in starting or improving children’s legal programs.
ReplyDeleteFor “A day in the life” I chose a ten year old boy from Colombia. He wakes up at 5:30 to get ready for school, at 6:00 he eats breakfast, then at 6:30 he leaves for school. Then he gets out of school at 11:30, and goes to bed at 8:00. My day is very different. I get up at 6:30 and leave at 7:30. Then I get out of school at 2:35 and go to bed at 9:30.