Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 1

One thing that I have gained from this website is that children who are poor today will be poor parents in the future. I knew that we do whatever it is that our parents do but I figured that today in age children who are poor see that their parents struggled so they would want to do better. I say this because there are plenty of people who are poor and parents were poor but they decided better themselves so that could be better than their parents instead of being just like them.

Another thing that I have gained about this website is that malnutrition is the cause of poverty. Since poverty is the cause of malnutrition children get affected by it in more ways than one. One way that children get affected is through development which can lead to life-long difficulties and poor health.

The last thing about this website I have gained is that it is the CHIP programme to help others with gaining knowledge about the poverty that is going on in childhoods. Not only is this website helping others gain the knowledge of childhood poverty internationally but it is also there to help gain it in other countries that they are partnered with to help fill in the gaps of poverty.

Sharing Web Resources

Save the Children 

http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm

This organization is about helping children who are less fortunate than others in poor countries. These children are the ones who don’t have access to clean water, health care, and food. The save the children foundation ultimate goal is there to help support children in poor countries by giving others a chance to sponsor them and help them in their time of need and desperation.  Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our work takes us into the heart of communities, where we help children and families help themselves. We work with other organizations, governments, non-profits and a variety of local partners while maintaining our own independence without political agenda or religious orientation. (Save the Children, 2012).

One trend from the website that caught my attention was that save the children is not just working to help children in overseas countries but they are there to help those in the United States of America. Save the children are there to help little girls and little boys to have a bright future when they grow up. Not only does Save the Children help boys and girls have a brighter future but they also allow others to get involved with the children by sponsoring so that they can have protect them from child neglect and abuse. In the article under child protection Save the Children states, “Our programs focus on the most vulnerable children while aiming for the safety and well-being of all children. Working with governments, international organizations, and local community partners, we strive to create lasting change with improvements in policy and services that protect children whether in a natural disaster, conflict, or development setting.” (Save the Children, 2012). To me being able to help a child is what everyday life should be all about because these children are the future. So, the trend with Save the Children is simply allowing others to sponsor children who need help so that they could one day grow up and do the same thing.

Reference

Save the Children: A U.S. based non-profit organization working on behalf of children worldwide.
http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.8D6E/Official_Site.htm

Getting Ready—E stablishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources

The first I did was read the blog assignment and from there I tried to access the podcast but that would not work from me. So, for this blog assignment I will chose the alternative for assign part 1 which is the website I decided to study. I actually used one of the websites given to us because for some reason the media does not work on my computer. I tried on both internet explorer and Google chrome and neither one of them work for me. So the website I chose was the one about save the children.  I decided to do this one because I use to see commercials about this website when I would watch television. As of now I do not have any questions to ask my colleagues. I am hoping that this assignment will be a good turn out because I have not had much luck with trying to access the different sites in order to contact anyone to communicate with but eventually I will before I need to share with some of my colleagues.