I identified a problem rather quickly after having taken another course last year, it stuck with me. There are so many children throughout the world that do not have basic access to education. How is this possible? That was my first question, secondly, how are children not getting the same rights that my children are granted? This issue has since become a sort of passion for me.
"The Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first instrument to incorporate the complete range of international human rights— including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights as well as aspects of humanitarian law." (Unicef, 2014)
"Article 28: (Right to education): All children have the right to a primary education, which should be free.
Wealthy countries should help poorer countries achieve this right.....Young people should be encouraged to reach the highest level of education of which they are capable" (Rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2014)
Unfortunately, reasons education is not accessible to children in developing countries are numerous, the location of schools, cost of going to school, the population of the school district, cultural beliefs and family history, gender equality and more.
"Even where schools exist, economic, social and cultural factors – including gender, disability, AIDS, household poverty, ethnicity, minority status, orphanhood and child labour – often interlink to keep children out of school. (A Human Rights-Based Approach to EDUCATION FOR ALL, 2017)
References:
A Human Rights-Based Approach to EDUCATION FOR ALL [PDF]. (2007). New York: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. (2014, August 07). Retrieved March 24, 2018, from https://www.unicef.org/crc/index_30177.html
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