The situation of children in the Amazon is to put it coldly, sorry. The figures reveal that little is done by the new generations, even in the conventionally accepted aspects such as education and health.
First, to 2007 in the Amazon had fewer children aged 0 to 5 years in 1993, and only 17.8% more than in 1981. If children in 1981 0 to 5 years accounted for 18.6% of the regional population in 2007 accounted for 14.8%.
The population does not reproduce and therefore in the long run, the army of labor required for any policy development will be limited. Worse, nutritional training, educational and emotional development of children is apparently efficient.
Official data tell us that chronic malnutrition declined in the period 2000 to 2009. While the start of that period was reported that 36% of children under 5 suffered from chronic malnutrition, in 2009 the figure was 22.2%; ie 1 in 5 children have chronic malnutrition in the Amazon. However, if we say that in 2008 33.7% (1 in 3) of the regional population is caloric deficit, the number of undernourished Chronic perhaps is not the official show. Furthermore, we can imagine that data not chronic malnutrition is even greater, also a serious problem in childhood.
Education is another problem for children. For the year 2009, enrolled in primary education were 22 580 children 0 to 5 years, ie less than 40% coverage. This is average of 4% coverage of children under 3 years and 76.1% for children 3 to 5 years. 95% of children under 3 years old enrolled, and 36% of children 3 to 5 years enrolled in the system were not attending school. In addition 38.8% system was not attending school.
what about quality? To give an idea what you are enrolled in the schooling system does have serious limitations in infrastructure, equipment and salaries to educational developers (also the school system these limitations is presented in a slightly lesser extent). For example in 2009 in the Amazon had 562 dedicated to promoting community education PRONOEI, SET, PIET and PIETBAF, earning a "tip" without any job benefit or even work putting their resources to meet the needs of furniture and equipment their students. The number of promoters representing 45.9% of total teachers dedicated to providing education in classrooms at the initial level, assisting an average of 16 children per developer. This result is not credible, or ghost or registration is not counted all the promoters, because if you visit the premises of these programs actually barely average 10 children.
The quality of education involves teaching, equipment, infrastructure and education program. What do you do for it? Do children with malnutrition and studying in these conditions are? We think not.
Finally, what is the family atmosphere and community for children? Year reported more than 550 complaints of domestic violence. That is, every 2 days there are at least 3 shares of severe violence (but not reported, are taken as normal within the family), not counting unreported. It is known that domestic violence is present relegating children to the last priority for many households in the region.
What things can be raised to implement and discuss these problems?
Tasks that would take is participatory and effective debate to find alternatives for action. These interventions to systematize a strategic focus should be based on early childhood education with complementary actions in health and family atmosphere. Outline the following points should be taken into account in the debate:
- should first be doing a baseline study of the situation of children (education, health, family environment) in the region, which is followed by a participatory curriculum according to the regional and national education plan.
- mass Develop training for all entry-level staff in the region in education (in rural areas should include nutrition and Welfare).
- Develop programs in child health care in all health posts and centers in the region.
- expand, improve and create (where there is) the initial level educational services, to expand preschool coverage to 95% of children 3 to 5 years in the region.
- Managing a budget so as to substantially improve the salaries of teachers and community promoters with a decent minimum.
- Develop food and nutrition assistance at all sites early education in the region.
- Promote the acquisition of furniture, equipment and supplies for training, and ensure adequate infrastructure.
The idea of \u200b\u200bthese points is to intervene to include most children in the educational system and from there to manage the improvement in health / nutrition and social assistance in the family. Where does the budget? For if the private sector (mainly mining) in the region seems to begin to develop, it should appeal to a condition of investment is the introduction of taxes on earnings just before the.
* Note .- The evidence from the National Institute of Statistics and Information, Ministry of Education and information field.
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