WHO reports that malnutrition and hunger are a serious threat to the world’s public health and it is the reason for the increase in child mortality. Most are sticking to the belief that unborn babies in regions where poverty affects the most are lifeless even before birth. The mother does not get essential nutrients for the healthy growth of the baby growing inside her, thus resulting in underweight babies. The Hunger Project mentioned that one out of every six infants is born with unacceptable weight in the highly advanced countries. The new born child lacks the most vital nutrients and care required to spring up into a healthy child.They are deprived from water-the readily drink which most of us consume eight glasses of it a day. Even the few who manage to gain water usually suffer from cholera and various water-borne diseases. The enlargement of a vast figure of health related disorders may be the result of unbearable hunger and no access to health services. The cheerless tales of these innocent, helpless souls need to be prevented.
It is the duty of the people of mature age and governments to put their maximum effort in bringing a halt to the disgusting acts. It is a must to provide education and replace child workers with adults. Driving out poverty would definitely dwarf the child labor and inadequate education. Governments, organizations and even individuals need to make generous amounts of contributions to aid the children in need and help them get back on their feet.
It is every child’s right to continue their life as a children and not an employee. We must provide them the chance to live as a child and see the world as a better place other than a cruel, challenging world. The government also needs to enforce labor laws and monitor the young workers well. It was published in The New York Times that in 2008 China exposed an abusive labor ring, rescuing more than 100 children from the factories in Dongguan, setting an example to all the other nations.This is the kind of news we want to read and hear. Over-whelming and progressive indeed.The volunteers, NGOs with the government need to conduct awareness programs throughout the nations.
Organize awareness programs about family planning and contraception methods will decline the numerous children living their miserable life in poverty. To add more awareness programs should be conducted for the public. They need to accept the children who come from lower classes and erase the difference between ‘classes.’ People need to pop out of the bubble where the majority is under the impression that everything is influenced by wealth. The governments need to be corruption-free and should not be biased. This way we can eliminate the challenges that has been snatching the good night’s sleep of the youth and most of the responsible men and women of age.
We cannot bring a stop to these horrifying events overnight, it will be time consuming. It’s true that we should have acted ages ago however brooding over the past would not do any good. Grown-ups need to step up and instead of pointing fingers at one another they need to shape up the future of today's children or the world shall forever be doomed.Lest we shall reap what we sow.
Maryam, I think your pleading hearts is a great way to highlight the sad plight of many of our world's children. Yes, there is a lot we adults can do make your world of the future so much better than we are attempting now. We in Maldives are fortunate not to have some of the extreme concerns that many other countries have. But our drug issue is certainly one thus must raise many eyebrows of concern and something needs to be done, for those who inherit our country must be in good mental state to make life for the rest worthwhile. You may not know as you are of a much younger generation, but in Maldives too, we had very high infant mortality due to lack of access to health services. But with good policies of the past several decades, Maldives has enabled children to survive with hopes of living to perhaps 80 years now if no environmental calamity befalls us inshaaAllah. But surviving is not enough, our land must be of livable quality,and so it would be good if you can highlight what hampers Maldives of such a future. What can we do to bring about a more livable Maldives of the future. I would love to meet you and young people like you to share a conversation. May Allah Bless you and the continuing wisdom in your blog as you grow into an increasingly more mature person. Abdul Sattar Yoosuf of Rukkuri blog. thanks for following rukkuri.
Thank you very much for reading Pleading hearts and your feedback. It means a lot knowing that there are people who are actually concerned about issues like these.