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Poor South African kids unlikely to escape poverty: World Ba...

JOHANNESBURG: Inequalities in South Africa are threatening economic growth, with children born into poor families unlikely ever to escape poverty or reap the rewards of living in Africa’s largest economy.   The World Bank&rsq [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

Poor South African kids unlikely to escape poverty: World Ba...

JOHANNESBURG: Inequalities in South Africa are threatening economic growth, with children born into poor families unlikely ever to escape poverty or reap the rewards of living in Africa’s largest economy.   The World Bank&rsq [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2012 | Comments : 0

Kids Count: More children falling into poverty

Child abuse and neglect in Berrien County jumped 19 percent over the decade while more than half of Berrien K-12 children now qualify for free and reduced price lunches, the latest Kids Count in Michigan Data Book concludes. Michigan&r [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Poverty leading to malnutrition in kids: Study

Forseeing a bleak future for the country's children, an independent report said poverty was leading to malnutrition, stunted growth and high school dropout rates. The 'Impact of Growth on Childhood Poverty in Andhra Pradesh' w [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Disease of poverty hits kids up North

There have been four cases of acute rheumatic fever confirmed in Northland in the past two weeks and the DHB is reminding people to get sore throats treated. According to Northland DHB's medical officer of health Clair Mills, the rec [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Road traffic tied to poverty-stricken kids' asthma

The findings, published in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, extend evidence linking traffic pollution to children's asthma risk. Until now, most studies have been done in urban areas of wealthier nations, where speci [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty-stricken woman kills kids, self

A poverty-stricken woman first poisoned her three children and then committed suicide by consuming pesticide at their home in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district. Two of the kids died while the third is battling for life, police said on [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Another poverty hit mother, kids commit suicide

In yet another shocking news, a poverty-stricken mother committed suicide by jumping into Chanab river along with her two children here Wednesday. According to police, a resident of Mahala Mustafa, Uzma took her two years old son Ahmed a [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

High Poverty Risk for Southern Rural Kids

A child living on a remote Southern farm may be at a higher risk of poverty than counterparts in the city, as schools struggle to develop new opportunities and factories shut down what few jobs are available, according to a new report. The [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Kids in poverty - The numbers grow

Kids in poverty - The numbers grow

Child poverty in Minnesota rose 33 percent between 2000 and 2007, six times the national average, and several other measures of child well-being declined, according to a widely-watched annual report on the nation's children. Overall, Minn [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Street kids are drumming up a storm

Street kids are drumming up a storm

IN what could be a first for Port Elizabeth, a youth care centre is using music and dance therapy to heal and reintegrate street children into the community. The Siyakatala Care Centre in Korsten‘s Hiles Street is taking care of 11 [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Poverty money needs to flow more directly to kids

Children who grow up in poverty tend to carry the scars of their upbringing the rest of their lives. Research shows their health is poorer, they don't go as far in school, and they have less job stability than their wealthier counterparts. [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

760k kids in poverty

A shameful 760,000 more children will be plunged into poverty because of recession - with parents spending less than £10 a day on them. The forecast means Gordon Brown has no chance of meeting his target of halving child poverty by ne [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Slumdog Millionaire team donates $900K to help Mumbai slum kids

Slumdog Millionaire team donates $900K to help Mumbai slum k...

The team behind the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire has fulfilled an earlier pledge to help the poor children living in Mumbai's slums. The filmmakers announced Thursday they are donating $900,000 to the international development c [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2009 | Comments : 0
 
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