The SOS Children\u2019s Villages Ghana will launch a worldwide children\u2019s rights campaign on November 20, 2016, themed; \u201cNo child should grow up alone\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Children\u2019s Village noted that, one in ten children, or 220 million children worldwide, are growing up without the loving care of a parent or the support they need as children.<\/p>\n
This puts the child\u2019s emotional, physical, mental development at serious risk, but the organisation explains that, loving care for a child means a loving and stable care from at least one adult, a home that guarantees the child\u2019s physical and emotional safety, and well-being and adequate nutrition, health care, education, and other basic needs as children.<\/p>\n
The SOS National Director, Alexander Mar Kekula, explained that \u201cif even one of these three things is missing, it can have serious consequences for a child\u2019s physical, emotional, and mental development. This burden is like a backpack they have to carry for the rest of their lives, and the more serious the situation, the heavier the backpack.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery mom and dad knows that raising a child is a major challenge. When parents struggle with poverty, depression, illness or domestic violence, it can become very difficult to give a child what they need to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe very real threat of downward spiral in a vulnerable family\u2019s situation too often results in children missing out on the care they need, or even growing up alone and extremely vulnerable. This situation is what SOS Children’s Villages absolutely wants to eradicate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Find below a statement from SOS<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 in 10 children is growing without adequate care<\/strong><\/p>\n This is why SOS Children\u2019s Villages is launching the worldwide children\u2019s rights campaign: NO CHILD SHOULD GROW UP ALONE<\/strong><\/p>\n One in ten children, or 220 million children worldwide, are growing up without the loving care of a parent or the support they need as children. This puts the child\u2019s emotional, physical, and mental development \u2013 and thus his or her future \u2013 at serious risk. SOS Children\u2019s Villages therefore is launching a worldwide campaign on 20 November, Universal Children\u2019s Day: No child should grow up alone.<\/p>\n Loving care for a child means<\/strong>:<\/p>\n \u201cIf even one of these three things is missing<\/em>\u201d, says (Alexander Mar Kekula, National Director<\/em>), \u201cit can have serious consequences for a child\u2019s physical, emotional, and mental development. This burden is like a backpack they have to carry for the rest of their lives, and the more serious the situation, the heavier the backpack.\u201d \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n In more than 125 countries and territories SOS Children\u2019s Villages supports families in crisis and provides caring families for children who have lost parental care or who are at risk of losing it.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery mom and dad knows that raising a child is a major challenge. When parents struggle with poverty, depression, illness or domestic violence, it can become very difficult to give a child what they need to grow. The very real threat of downward spiral in a vulnerable family\u2019s situation too often results in children missing out on the care they need, or even growing up alone and extremely vulnerable. This situation is what SOS Children’s Villages absolutely wants to eradicate.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n SOS Children\u2019s Villages calls on everyone to leave no child behind. Every child has the right to a family that cares for them. And because investing in these children, so that they can develop into strong adults who contribute to society, is important for a sustainable future.<\/p>\n We ask that:<\/strong><\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The SOS Children\u2019s Villages Ghana will launch a worldwide children\u2019s rights campaign on November 20, 2016, themed; \u201cNo child should grow up alone\u201d. The Children\u2019s Village noted that, one in ten children, or 220 million children worldwide, are growing up without the loving care of a parent or the support they need as children. This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[13710,3],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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