Thursday, January 19, 2017
Child Development and Public Health
Access to healthy and clean drinking water is extremely important for healthy development, especially for growing children. Many countries around the world lack access to clean drinking water and it saddens me. Many children suffer from countless illnesses and diseases due to lack of and access to clean drinking water. South Sudan is a country located located in northern Africa that is plagued by unsanitary drinking water. According to UNICEF (2016), 32 percent of South Sudan does not have access to clean drinking water. Lack of water has caused tension between sudanese communities and a third of children under the age five suffers from diarrhea and parasitic worms, according to UNICEF (2016). The information that I have learned through research inspires me to advocate for clean and sanitary water projects in the region of south Sudan. As an early childhood education leader, it is my main focus to impact and make a difference in the lives of children in order to promote healthy physical, cognitive and emotional development. According to UNICEF (2016), South Sudan consists of 98 percent of the world's cases of Guinea worm disease, a parasitic disease that is contracted by ingestion water fleas that are infected with guinea worm larvae or worms. As an advocate, I can merge with other leaders around the world to raise funding for clean drinking water. Early childhood studies is all about sharing knowledge amongst other researchers, policy makers and leaders who are destined to be apart of change.
The link to the UNICEF article -----> https://www.unicef.org/southsudan/wes.html
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Passion:
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, water is something we take for granted. We can not live in any other planet, because there is no water. Besides contamination, accessibility is another issue. We are so lucky to have water everywhere, just open the faucet and VOILA! Can you imagine walking two hours to get water and walk back two more hours with a heavy bucket just to have some water to cover your basic needs?
Lourdes
Passion,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this information about drinking water, specifically to South Sudan. It is easy to forget that many people in the world are still without certain necessities, such as clean drinking water. Perhaps this would be a good fundraising activity for schools to donate to.
-Robin
Passion,
ReplyDeleteIt saddens me that here in America we take for granted something simple as clean water but the struggle is real in other countries. Clean water is very important because water carries bacteria and things. It reminds of the situation in Flint, Michigan where the water was not clean and many people got sick. We have to be more aware of the issue and take it more seriously.