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Written by WILLIAM KIN

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that last throughout the childs life. In another edition, The Lancet published a study done on five countries: Brazil,

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more likely to give birth to underweight children.

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The basic Education for Hard-to-Reach Urban Working Children project in Bangladesh was initiated to provide
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some 200 000 children across 6 cities. Evaluations of the programme showed that it was effective in developing an

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appropriate curriculum and materials that are tailored for the childrens needs, allowing them to overcome the
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This programme was initiated due to the fact that 41 percent of the population in Bangladesh lives below $1 US a

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day, whereas 84 percent live on less than $2 US a day. These minors are then forced to work, often in hazardous

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and low-wage jobs, in order to support themselves as well as their family. Unequal distribution of resources, low
family incomes and unemployment of parents and guardians means that many families depend on their children's

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earnings to survive.
Education, without a doubt, holds the key to end poverty. Without education, mankind will have limited knowledge
to improve society.

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Engle PL, Fernald LCH, Alderman H, Behrman J, OGara C, Yousafzai A, Cabral de Mello M, Hidrobo M, Ulkuer

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N, Erstem I, Iltus S & the Global Child Development Steering Group (2007) Strategies for reducing inequalities and
improving developmental outcomes for young children in low and middle-income countries. The Lancet, 378 (9799),
8 October 2011: 1339-1353: 1339.
Grantham-McGregor S, Cheung YB, Cueto S, Glewwe P, Richter L, Strupp B & the International Child
Development Steering Group . (2007). Development potential in the first 5 years for children in developing countries.
The Lancet, 369 (9555), 6 January 2007: 60-70.
UNDP, Human Development Report, 2007.
UNICEF, Basic Education for Urban Working Children, 2008.
Victoria CG, Adair L, Fall C, Hallal PC, Martorell R, Richter L, Sachdev HS for the Maternal and Child
Undernutrition Study Group (2008) Maternal and child undernutrition: Consequences for adult health and human
capital. The Lancet, 371 (9609), 26 January 2008: 340-357.

William Kin was an intern at UNIC in South Africa and is currently volunteering in a South Africa based NGO.
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