Getting to Know My International Partner- Part One

Getting to Know My International Partners- Part 1

While reading about Mongolia the Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre website I was amazed and sadden at the same time. Mongolia is located in North-East Asia bordering China. In 1990 Mongolia transitioned from socialistic to multi-party democratic state. This transition caused local families to be hit hard. Unemployment rose and social service benefits were cut causing families to struggle. Despite a positive increase in the macro-economy stability and growth, many Mongolians did not see or reap the benefits. There was a gap that was created causing some people to benefit from the changes and also others to not see the benefits. This state was once growing and equally striving.

In another part of this website there are case studies that were conducted with children that live in the place. These children, because of the transition, were forced to work and also quit school to help take care of their families. Some of their remarks in this study caused me to really appreciate God’s hand on my life. One of the children’s responsibilities was to collect dung to burn at home for eat. Another one fetches water and collects firewood. All these children do not attend school because of financial lack. We should be glad as Americans to have a public school system that gives everyone a chance to go to school. One of the ways the children spend their money is to give it to his mother who is a single parent another sends it on necessities for his home. One thing that caught my attention was one child stated that when they were in school they had no electricity and to watch they could not see to do their homework. The little girl said that she wanted to go to school but she could not afford the materials needed for class. These children represent a lot of children around the world. The Childhood Poverty Research Policy Centre has formed different ways to deal with this issue to change education around the world.

Reference:

Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP). (n.d.). Knowledge for tackling childhood poverty. Retrieved from http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/