The poverty in India stumped me. Apparently, I did not realize that India has 1.03 billions people residing in the country. In 2000's, there were approximately 260 millions of people living in poverty. There is a laundry list of why poverty occurs in this country. To name a few, gender, education, and rural play roles in poverty. As a female, I am truly thankful for the opportunity to explore equality in United States. Unlike United States, females are considered unworth in India. Therefore, females encounter more severe discriminations and are often uneducated. Education is a major issue, because many young children work. Often they do not have the access to the school facility, so work becomes their routine. Once indians recieve education, their employment opportunity rises. Lastly, rural has pros and cons. Rural is a place where people grow their food, but it leads to social isolation. Social isolation often brings poverty based on little education, lack of access, and much more.
The life in Indian is very hard to fathom. Perhaps, I've been turning a blind eye to many countries that are perhaps worse off than United States. This saddened me. Now that I've learned abundantly about the poverty, so I hope to advocate for our young children in our country for a better life to prevent further destructions (ie: health, mental, physical, emotional, and cognitive).
Wow, I cannot get my head around the population. Am I wrong to now think that the majority of the World's population is concentrated in India.
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ReplyDeleteOne of my former students moved to India a couple of years ago. Her dad worked for a company that had an office over there He was given the opportunity to do some work there to help set up some programs so they made the move! I followed their journey on their blog, and it was quite interesting to read about how they literally have cows and other animals that are walking out among the over billion people! The differences among the rich and the poor was quite jarring, but not unlike circumstances here in America. It saddens me when I hear about Children being forced to work to support their families. I read about Mongolia, and many of their children suffer from the same fate. Families should never be forced to chose between education and supporting their livelihood.
Hi Chrissy,I found your post very interesting. It is so sad to hear of the High poverty in India.
ReplyDeleteIt is very sad to hear that India's population is only second to China. I was also surprised to hear about how the females are treated differently then the males.
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