3) Which are the two examples given by the writer to show that
children are being robbed of their childhood ?
Answers
Answer:
PIBOR, South Sudan – Five days a week Rose* comes to the youth center in Pibor for vulnerable children to learn new skills and to have some respite from the challenges she faces at home.
Today the 14-year-old is busy weaving beaded jewelry, her small hands quickly creating intricate necklaces and bracelets. It’s a long way from her days when, having been forced to join an armed group, she was constantly made to work; cooking, doing laundry fetching water and other menial tasks. Asked how long she lived in the bush with the soldiers and other children, she responds, “too long to remember”.
Her life was tough in the bush, she recalls, but after her release in 2018 she continued to face hardship. Recently her father died, and she must now stay home to help look after younger children while her mother tries to earn enough to feed the family by selling water and firewood in the market. “If she doesn’t sell, we don’t eat,” said Rose.
Rose is one of the more than 700 children being assisted by UNICEF partner, Gredo in the Pibor region. The center also opens its doors to vulnerable children in the community to ensure that assistance is evenly distributed and to foster an attitude of acceptance to those youngsters who were, in many cases, forced to take up arms.
Explanation:
Violations of children’s rights remain tragically common across the world. But variations across countries are large and historically we have seen several forms of violence declining – both suggesting that it is possible to make progress and protect children.
Summary
Corporal punishment and psychological violence against children are extremely common around the world, but variations across countries are large.
Data on sexual abuse of children is very difficult to capture because many victims are not able or willing to report their situation; however, available estimates of self-reported sexual victimization show that this is an extremely common tragedy, particularly in some countries.
Bullying is an important form of violence at schools in many countries, and is prevalent across all regions.
Child marriages are very common in many parts of the world, but there have been reductions in child marriage rates over the last few year.
Child labor remains common across many parts fo the world, but there are concrete examples of countries that managed to virtually eliminate widespread child labor in the course of a century.