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Empowering Women
Just yesterday in Geography class, we were shown a BBC doc**entary from the 1990s on the role of women in developing countries (mostly shown in India) and how maternal mortality rates are affecting families. And the sad thing is, most cases of maternal mortality is preventable. In the doc**enatry it focused on women living in slums, and the roles they take on in their society and culture, which is a story of neglect altogether.
They grow up without education, they marry young, they have no say in many family's matters especially reproductive methods and they have no access to heath care, but undeniably women/mothers are the backbone in all families, the one that holds everyone together.The doc**entary went on speaking to a disabled man who has lost his wife to maternal death and how he and his son has to go out to the street daily to beg. That was heart wrenching to watch.
But what really really spoke to me in the doc**entary was the part where an impoverish mother was asked what are the changes she hoped for herself and her children, and she said it's too late for herself, but she really wants her daughter to have a chance at education, to see her grow up and break free from leading the same life she is living and would love to see her become a nurse.
As the doc**entary came to an end, I asked my lecturer why did he show us an outdated doc**entary and he told me:"It's because the situation hasn't changed a lot since 10 years ago."
I kept my silence and I thought to myself, from where I came from, things has changed dramatically since 10 years ago. We have taller skyscrapers, we have better infrastructures, No one is being denied of a world class education and health care and yet, there are people in this world who never got to experience any of these changes and being denied of rights to improve basic needs. It makes me sad thinking about it.
I am always advocating for education as I believe that it is the basic right of every child and that is something I want to work towards in the future. Back in Chicago, I was a student volunteer for human rights watch and from there I learned a lot about the the conflicts in Africa especially in DRC (democratic republic of congo) and the violence towards women and children. And those are really terrible things and I found myself asking "How could another human being do that to another human?". I could go on and on about women plight in Congo, but I'll talk about it next time. The point is women in many parts of the world are seen but not heard and one of the ways we can protect and empower them is thru education, helping them to help themselves for the advancement of women in developing societies.
And I think that very much form the base for my Evokation and I would like to hear from you and how I can improvise on it. I'm open to opinions!
They grow up without education, they marry young, they have no say in many family's matters especially reproductive methods and they have no access to heath care, but undeniably women/mothers are the backbone in all families, the one that holds everyone together.The doc**entary went on speaking to a disabled man who has lost his wife to maternal death and how he and his son has to go out to the street daily to beg. That was heart wrenching to watch.
But what really really spoke to me in the doc**entary was the part where an impoverish mother was asked what are the changes she hoped for herself and her children, and she said it's too late for herself, but she really wants her daughter to have a chance at education, to see her grow up and break free from leading the same life she is living and would love to see her become a nurse.
As the doc**entary came to an end, I asked my lecturer why did he show us an outdated doc**entary and he told me:"It's because the situation hasn't changed a lot since 10 years ago."
I kept my silence and I thought to myself, from where I came from, things has changed dramatically since 10 years ago. We have taller skyscrapers, we have better infrastructures, No one is being denied of a world class education and health care and yet, there are people in this world who never got to experience any of these changes and being denied of rights to improve basic needs. It makes me sad thinking about it.
I am always advocating for education as I believe that it is the basic right of every child and that is something I want to work towards in the future. Back in Chicago, I was a student volunteer for human rights watch and from there I learned a lot about the the conflicts in Africa especially in DRC (democratic republic of congo) and the violence towards women and children. And those are really terrible things and I found myself asking "How could another human being do that to another human?". I could go on and on about women plight in Congo, but I'll talk about it next time. The point is women in many parts of the world are seen but not heard and one of the ways we can protect and empower them is thru education, helping them to help themselves for the advancement of women in developing societies.
And I think that very much form the base for my Evokation and I would like to hear from you and how I can improvise on it. I'm open to opinions!
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Comment by Thomas Pinkerton on March 21, 2010 at 6:35am
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http://www.jendajournal.com/
http://www.africabib.org/
http://www.un.org/en/development/progareas/women.shtml
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/africaneducation/wome...
http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm
Just a few sites to help you out, from a fellow evoker and library student. The top one, especially, is interesting. It's an open source journal for education of women in Africa.
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Comment by Comelia Tang on March 21, 2010 at 6:37am
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Hey Thomas, Thank you so much, I'm going to spend some time reading it. thanks again. =]
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Comment by Guy Gore on March 21, 2010 at 6:43am
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Interesting post/narrative! How can we get education to less fortunant countries in the world?
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@ Guy that is what I'm trying to work on. =[ I'm thinking of getting companies or organizations to provide full scholarships to schools in our countries, but that will only help a small group of them. how about the rest? Setting up schools? that's only an idea and I don't know how I'm going to carry it out.
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You gotta get the resources together to build the schools or provide scholarships. Unfortunantly, there probably isn't enough altruism and money to get an appreciable venture off the ground just with the good faith donations made by people with cash. You will have to provide potential investors (whether private or government) with an incentive. I would also look into the propogation of education in the Western world. We didn't have public schools and universities when Jamestown was settled. How is it that today we have such institutions. The answer may be a guide for you to follow...
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Well, I used to go to an international prep school, and we have a few students on scholarship from Africa...and all of them are males and I used to wonder why. Maybe I should go back to my Alma mater and discuss with them about my idea and I have friends I go to school with from countries in Africa whose parents hold high positions in African banks or embassy/consulate...perhaps I could approach them...
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"You will have to provide potential investors (whether private or government) with an incentive."
Apprenticeship, perhaps? Set up schools that, essentially, are sponsored by major research centers, be they public universities or private research centers. The sponsors allow in the women of the municipality and get first crack at the top students, who are offered positions within their company. By choosing research centers, you hopefully avoid as much corruption as possible. You also get the bonus incentive for your students to do well: a position within a top first-world country research center.
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Comment by Shakwei Mbindyo on March 21, 2010 at 6:32pm
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+1 KS. Sadly your prof. is right about the statusof women, especially womens health, in developing countries. In Kenya, 58% of women give birth without the assistance of a skilled birth attendant. It is no wonder that 22 women die daily as they give life. There are many organisations now paying attention to women - Agent Pinkerton offers an excellent list to start from. You may wish to contact some of these and see how you can contribute to thier work.
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@Thomas, that's exactly what I'm talking about! Good idea!
Unless the government can provide publicly available education (which apparently they can't), you have to take the education to them. Scholarships, I believe, would be too impractical though. There is the cost of sending the student out of country to the school, the tuition, and, while they are away, the opportunity cost of lost labor in the local market for the city/village where they come from. This as opposed to a school set up in a local village where the students can go home after class and take care of the home or go to work.
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It's comforting to know that changes are taking place... I do have many friends from India that go to school with me but all of them comes from a very different background from those impoverished kids portrayed in films, and some times when I ask about the poor people in their country, they just shrug and say that they don't know much about them. how is that possible? Hmmm Koshy, do you have any idea about the situation in Bangladesh, since it's relatively close to India...I'm curious,
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