Getting to Know Your International Contacts

My attempts to contact someone in another country for this assignment did not work out. I received no responses back other than one to tell me the address was incorrect. So I chose the podcast option, however I seem to be having difficulties getting in contact with members from the podcasts.

 

On the other hand, I looked into the childhood poverty website as suggested since I am awaiting a response from the podcast. The information gained through this site is amazing. I chose to read about China and the poverty level there. According to the site the overall poverty rate is 4 to 8 percent of the urban population. On the other hand, what I read about the children in China was alarming. I had a misconception that China’s education for children and healthcare was greater than it is. The western and eastern sections of China differ. There are 80 percent of children in Western China, according to www.childhoodpoverty.org, while it is 15 percent higher in Eastern China and the percentage in Western China is lower than the national average by 9 percent. The reason for the differences lies in the cost of education, some can afford it while others cannot. Additionally there are families without health insurance living in China, just as there are here in America. The reason in China I feel is the same as the reason here in the United States, as I am sure is the reason everywhere, health insurance is not affordable.

 

I hope that not only on in international level, but a local and national level here in the United States that we can better educate our children and families to reduce the amount of people living in poverty.