Today’s guest blogger is Fredrik Lundh Sammeli, chairman of the Young Eagles Association.
Poverty has a million faces. There’s 250 000 children living in poverty in Sweden alone. The proportion of children growing up in poor families has increased dramatically in recent years and something is going really wrong in our country. Why are children and young people always last in line? In an ideal world children shouldn’t have to have an insight into their parents' finances. In an ideal world, children can be children and devote their energy to playing. We don’t live in a perfect world but we have a joint responsibility of our small ones. Children should not have to be poor in Sweden in 2010. It’s not okay.
Young Eagles is a child and youth organization dedicated to promoting children's rights in society. Last year, the UN Children's Convention celebrated its 20 years on 20 November. We draw attention to the CRC by talking about the increase in child poverty in Sweden.
Some games are free. Other cost a bit. The most expensive option is to deny children the right to play. It will cost us all in the long run.
Bonus - www.lekarenbarnsligrattighet.se
Required time:
1 hour or less
Cons:
You can become depressed when you realize how many children in Sweden and the world are actually poor or suffering.
Pros:
You make an effort worthy of the name and spread the word about children's rights in society.
