Topic: Child Poverty
THE MANGOS THAT SAVED A VILLAGE
March 16, 2012 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
As I walked the last few meters with a medical team organized by the Preda Fair Trade Development Foundation to the hillside village, high in the Zambales Mountains, I was not greeted with the usual rush of excited smiling children curious at the arrival of visitors from the lowland. The Preda team entered a village […]
Read More...Barnardo's says more work needed to tackle child poverty
January 10, 2012 · , BBC News
The charity Barnardo’s has said more needs to be done to get children out of poverty. Two areas of Northern Ireland have some of the highest rates of child deprivation in the UK, according to a new report from the Campaign to End Child Poverty. West Belfast stands at 46% and Londonderry 36%. Lynda Wilson, […]
Read More...'Action needed' on child poverty in Scotland
January 10, 2012 · , END CHILD POVERTY
Action is needed to tackle “shameful” levels of child poverty in parts of Scotland, campaigners have urged. It comes as figures suggest 13 Scottish councils have wards where more than 30% of children live in pockets of severe poverty.
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