Some of the current international research topics are:
The surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood that
I gained from exploring this international early childhood website was that research
has revealed that in Uganda, many young children are cared for by very elderly
grandparents or older siblings. Therefore, as orphans, these children are very
vulnerable to all the potentials of fatal malnutrition, diarrhea, and pneumonia
and very often require the most intensive care. This is a difficult situations
for the orphans and their caregivers mainly because, the orphans offer little
to no contribution to the household.
What other noteworthy information did you find on this website?
Some other noteworthy information that I found about this website
was, that
EECERA seeks to sustain and develop the rich tradition of
European early childhood thought, and its reach and interest is resolutely
international and, whilst wanting to identify with Europe’s pluralist and
diverse cultures, it is open to learn of, and to share in, the equally rich
early childhood traditions and concepts of the World. EECERA is also a non-profit organization, wholly-owned and subscribed to by its
substantial and influential world-wide membership.
I also learned that
The Centre for Disease Control (1999) estimates that in Uganda, one in every
three children that are orphaned, are orphaned because of HIV?AIDS and are
generally eight years old and
under. I also learned from this site
that of the 34 countries impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, by 2021, almost 15
million children age eight and younger will be victim to HIV/AIDS.
Reference:
Neketha,
ReplyDeleteYou shared some interesting information, what caught my attention when you stated that a lot of children are cared for by their grandparents or older siblings. And, how HIV/AIDS has a tremendous impact on the countries, and how they are unable to get the proper care they need and having to deal with malnutrition and other health issues. It saddens me that the families are unable to get the care they need to survive due to the lack of resources or income.
Kristal