Impacts on Early Emotional Development

The country I chose was Mongolia. The challenges that the children and families face is that they are without quality healthcare, education or jobs. The other challenges that the children face is a high risk for malaria, HIV and AIDS due to lack of healthcare resources, demographics, poverty and unhealthy environments (UNICEF, 2010). There are more than 35% of the population below the poverty level and children ranging from newborn to age 16 that are living in poverty with single mothers. These children are taking on responsibilities as adults at home, which are causing many of the issues in the education field. The children are not able to attend school due to their responsibilities of trying to survive at any means necessary. The children are forced into the streets at an early age (Children Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2012).

I learned that children all across the world are dealing inequalities and if the priority of children is given by government officials and policy makers that this can help mend the gap on the inequality in education across the board and around the world. The goal is provide equal quality care, resources, access to affordable healthcare and education for the children of all ages. 

Reference

Children Poverty Research and Policy Centre. (2012). Mongolia. Transition and Poverty. Retrieved on January 21, 2012 from http://www.childhoodpoverty.org

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (2010). Mongolia. Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/eapro/media_3719.html