The region that I chose for this blog is South Asia. I chose South Asia because I received the opportunity to visit Sri Lanka on vacation in February of 2019. I built a connection with the natives as I visited Sri Lanka and was an active participant on island tours. I learned many things about the country and how the country has overcome devastating events. Despite the devastation of a tsunami, the natives spoke highly of the Peraliya Buddha memorial and the recovery efforts. There were over 40,000 people killed in 2004. Many families were separated and devastated. The devastation of a tsunami impacted the social as well as emotional development of adults as well as children.
After reviewing South Asia section, I was heartbroken as I learned that there are several still births in India. There are several reasons for the still born births including pre-existing conditions, adolescent pregnancies, as well as the lack of access to quality healthcare. I believe all women deserve access to quality healthcare and provided with the opportunity to prevent complications. There has been an increase in politician presence in order to end still born births.
Education facilities at the Rohingya refugee camp have remained closed since March due to the current Covid 19 pandemic. With the assistance of the UNICEF partners, many students are receiving the basic lessons. The refugee parents often lack the skills of reading and writing. The UNICEF is continuing to assist the families, however the spread of Covid has also made this process extremely difficult. The new experiences of Covid will have a significant impact of the children in the refugee camps. The students are no longer able to have face to face interaction with their peers and lack the common social skills. The students in the refugee camps have difficulty accessing technology which may result in using workbooks. Some students may have difficulty with the lack of time spent with their peers and teachers. This may cause an emotional impact such as depression.
It is significant to gain background knowledge about the students who enter your classroom as well as build a strong partnership with the families. Students are impacted on a consistent basis in several ways which we may not be aware of. As an educator, it is heartbreaking to learn that students are struggling to be successful due to the lack of their basic needs. I would like to connect the students as well as families with resources as soon as possible.
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Basic needs are so important in education and not everyone realizes it or takes the time to learn about the families of the children they are teaching. It is very frustrating to hear teachers make assumption about a family who, when you take the time to get to know them are really struggling. I agree with you that the idea of babies being still born is heart breaking. Healthcare should be available for everyone! Thank you for sharing your insights.
Katie
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Awesome your experience. Something I’d like to do one day, helping communities that need it most. The lack of drinking water, food and basic services does not allow the good development of the child from the womb. The pandemic has made this problem even bigger, Bringing more misery. Fortunately there are many institutions that lend a lot of help such as UNESCO or UN, which I would one day like to be a professional to be a part of them. Thank you for sharing your enriching experiences with us.
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