Take a minute of your time and think about all the children
you know who moan and groan about getting up for school in the morning. Now think about this, there are children from all around the world who risk their own lives, all to gain an education. Children in developing
countries walk miles after miles, climb unstable rope bridges, ride flotation devices down flooded rivers, etc. all for
something in which countless American students take for granted. Many Americans
may not know or recognize how other individuals across the globe struggle for
something which is very accessible for American students.
Additionally, for American parents and children, crossing the street to catch
the school bus is perhaps the riskiest part of going to school, which is not the
case in regards to other developing countries. My blog has been created to
demonstrate and create awareness for Americans regarding developing
countries around the world who do not have the funds available to improve access to schools; furthermore, with little funds available it leaves children with no option but to risk
their lives in order to gain an education.
I hope after viewing my blog it will instill an unsettling
feeling in the American perception of education, in effect, surely many Americans
will chose to help contribute to cultural issues, such as the one I demonstrate
in my blog. There are many other issues regarding education around the world, such
as the lack of female rights to attend education, which I included on my
related blog list and Obstacles To Overcome page; moreover, although I focused the information on my blog to be regarding one
cultural issue, I hope individuals will still recognize there are many more
issues beyond this, especially regarding education. Additionally, surely Americans will gain empathy for developing countries and will chose
to help contribute to issues through ways I discuss on my blog under Ways to Help. Ways I discuss include the following: donating to Plan USA (a non-government organization who gives funds to global issues), spreading the awareness among American society, or even by donating to a child directly through Plan USA.
