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Most child workers are found in Asia. Child labor force participation rates are much higher in rural than in urban areas.

Did you know?
• Forced and bonded child labor has a devastating impact on children. Long work hours, often in dangerous and unhealthy conditions can lead to lasting physical and psychological harm.

• Child Labor deprives children of an education and a normal childhood and is a violation of their rights.

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Write a column for your school newsletter describing what steps youth can take to raise awareness about child exploitation?

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activity: child exploitation (student version) (43) ]]> http://greenseeds.org/?feed=rss2&p=796 0 http://greenseeds.org/?p=1594 http://greenseeds.org/?p=1594#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:43:55 +0000 kr http://greenseeds.org/?p=1594 Childinfo.org – Statistics by Area – Child labour – The challengeOne in six children in developing countries are engaged in child labour
Children aged 5–14 engaged in child labour (%), by region (1999-2008)

© UNICEF/ HQ98-0464/ Balaguer

A girl working in the reconstruction effort carries a tile on her head in the city of Choluteca, Honduras.

An estimated 158 million children aged 5-14 are engaged in child labour – one in six children in the world. Millions of children are engaged in hazardous situations or conditions, such as working in mines, working with chemicals and pesticides in agriculture or working with dangerous machinery.

UNICEF – Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse – Child labour

Around the world, educating girls has long term positive social impact

Did you know?
• An educated girl is more active socially, economically and politically.
She tends to marry later and have fewer children.

She provides better care for her children. She can protect herself against diseases like HIV/Aids.

• Education is vital to ensuring a better quality of life for all children and a better world for all peoples.

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create a storyboard for a television advertisement that promotes the education of girls.

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activity: educating the girl child (student version) (103) ]]> http://greenseeds.org/?feed=rss2&p=708 0 http://greenseeds.org/?p=1006 http://greenseeds.org/?p=1006#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:15:48 +0000 kr http://greenseeds.org/home/?p=1006  

Immunization is highly effective in reducing disease and mortality rates among children and communities.

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• Diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, measles, HIV/AIDS are the primary killers of children in the developing world. Lack of access to routine immunization or health services, poverty, poor living conditions and malnutrition cause most of the deaths.

• Spread of infectious diseases can be effectively prevented if enough people are immunized. Especially children.

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Create a booklet using visual images to show why immunization is necessary. Use these images as a messaging tool to teach people about the need for immunization.

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activity: immunization (student version) (35) ]]> http://greenseeds.org/?feed=rss2&p=1006 0 http://greenseeds.org/?p=1036 http://greenseeds.org/?p=1036#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:46:27 +0000 kr http://greenseeds.org/home/?p=1036

All around the world, rubbish heaps are growing as countries industrialise and develop.

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All around the world, rubbish heaps are growing as countries industrialise and develop.

Did you know?
• On an average, each person in urban areas produces half a kilogram of garbage each day. In India where twenty percent of the population lives in urban areas, that equals 36 million tons of garbage each year!

• Urban population growth results in massive consumption of resources and pollution in cities.

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Create an informational collage poster about consumer waste and re-cycling using wrappers and images of products you use in one week. Mark items that can be recycled and items that will go to a landfill.

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activity: industrial and urban waste (student version) (53) ]]> http://greenseeds.org/?feed=rss2&p=1036 0 http://greenseeds.org/?p=1463 http://greenseeds.org/?p=1463#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:52:05 +0000 kr http://greenseeds.org/?p=1463 This Ecological Footprint Quiz estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard.

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