Right of the CHILD

Last Saturday my teacher in NSTP2 gave us a assignment it is about the RIGHTS OF A CHILD well i consider myself a lucky one because i had my notes left in our yahoogroup in NSTP1 and which I can still manipulate it..hehhee...Also I read it some with the help of Mr. GOOGLE!!! and this it what i got:)

Who is CHILD?

- any human being below the age of 18 unless a specific country's law says otherwise stated in article 1.

Background:

-CRC( Convention on the Rights of the Child) is considered to be a powerful legal instrument for the recognition and protection of children's human rights.

Origin:

-Eglantyne Jebb (early 1900's) born in England in 1876.She was one of the 6 children of Arthur Jebb and Eglantyne from Ireland. She formulated an alliance to those children's suffering brought about by the conflict during the First World War and she named it "SAVE THE CHILDREN" alliance.And this alliance was adopted by the United Nations (Rights of the Child) during their General Assembly in the year 1989.

 Content and Intent of CRC

 There are three categories:

1. PROVISION

-providing what children need to live and develop include rights to adequate food, shelter, clean water, formal education, primary helath care, leisure and recreation, cultural activities and information about their rights.

2. PROTECTION

-protecting children from harm include protection from all forms of child abuse, neglect, exploitation and cruelty, including the right to special protection in times of war and protection from abuse in the criminal justice system.

3. PARTICIPATION

- engaging children in their world, children are entitled to the freedom to express opinions and to have a say in materials affecting theri social, economic, religious, cultural and political life.

Rights of Every Child:

1. To be born have a name and nationality.

2.To have a family who will love and care for me.

3. To live in a peaceful community and wholesome environment.

4. To have adequate food and healthy and active body.

5. To obtain a good education and develop my potential.

6. To be given opportunities for play and leisure.

7. To be protected against abuse, exploitation, neglect, violence and danger.

8. To be defended and given assistance by the government.

9. To be able to express my own views.

But is this rights of the child is applying now?Maybe in some country but here in the Philippines i doubt about it because i see a  lot of children begging to just buy their food, cleaning shoes in the jeepney which is very dangerous for them, sleeping in the bridge and even sometimes in the side of the road their is not blanket, pillows. It is not really impossible that we are consider among the poorest country in the world. Where is the budget to this area?What is the government action to solve for this??

I just like to share one of my weirdest dream that in the future if i gonna be success in my career and life i like to build a foundation for the street children, sound really weird but one of my friend give comment on it that sometimes although you like to help but if that person don't like to accept your help then it useless, her vision is that this children don't like to be supervise and he had a point but maybe I can still help some;)