Week 3

My computer crashed on Tuesday night and I lost everything  :o( I have learned from my experience that I need  to have a backup. I am in the process of now trying to find and buy another computer or laptop; it is not an easy thing. It is like buying a car you got to find one that fits you, your family, and your family’s needs. So right now I am using the library computer, because of this I am choosing to go with the alternate blog assignment for this week, to list three insights/ideas I have learned about poverty in a different country. I have chosen to learn about more about poverty in Australia. I found my information at Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) website; http://www.acoss.org.au/poverty-2/ and UNICF Australia website; http://www.unicef.org.au/our-work/children-in-australia

Three insights that I learned from this site about poverty in Australia:

• “In October 2015, ACOSS released a new report revealing that poverty is growing in Australia with an estimated 2.5 million people or 13.9% of all people living below the internationally accepted poverty line” (Australian Council of Social Service [ACOSS], 2015, pg. 1), about 603,000 of the 2.5 million are children.
• “Alongside the National Children’s Youth Law Centre (NCYLC), UNICEF Australia co-leads Australian Child Rights Taskforce (ACRT), a group of over 100 child-focused organizations and experts, which reports to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Taskforce reports to the Committee in a five-year cycle to ensure that the Committee has a full understanding of how well children’s rights are upheld in Australia, and can make the most practical and timely recommendations to the Australian Government about how to improve the lives of children and young people in Australia” (UNICF, 2015, pg. 1).
•  UNICEF “support children’s rights through initiatives in the Australian community, such as the Child Friendly Cities Initiative, and the Baby Friendly Health Initiative which help community organizations, like local councils and hospitals, strengthen rights for children. We also work with schools through consultations with children and young people and we support them to take action for children’s rights” (UNICEF, 2015, pg. 2).

Poverty is an epidemic everywhere, men, women, and children are struggling to survive while living in poverty. We need to continue to fight this epidemic.