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Ending child poverty in Europe!

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Subido el 21 de agosto de 2008 por EducaMadrid

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Almost 20% of European youngsters are at risk of poverty -- a higher rate than the adult population. The film shows areas in the EU where child poverty is a prevailing problem, but where some encouraging action is also taking place.

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A decrepit Soviet-era apartment block on the outskirts of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. 00:00:00
In the hallways, children find refuge from the confines of their cramped flats. 00:00:06
And in this 18-square-meter dormitory, 32-year-old Violita Lampinskiena lives with her husband 00:00:11
and five children. 00:00:16
The flat is noisy and provides no privacy for parents or children. 00:00:19
There is no hot water, no toilet, no proper kitchen, and barely enough room for this family 00:00:22
of seven to sleep. 00:00:27
This is where Enrika sleeps, this is where Artūras sleeps, this is where Leija and Samantha sleep, 00:00:28
this is where Milana sleeps, and me and my husband sleep here on the floor. 00:00:37
We sit down and sleep on the floor. 00:00:42
Violita's children are not alone in experiencing hardship. 00:00:46
Almost 20% of European youngsters are at risk of poverty, a higher rate than the adult population. 00:00:49
In Lithuania, these figures are even steeper. 00:00:55
Hundreds of thousands of people have left the Baltic states in recent years in search 00:00:58
of better paid work in countries like Britain and Ireland. 00:01:02
In Lithuania alone, 30,000 children have been left behind with relatives, foster families, 00:01:05
and sometimes in institutions, putting them at even greater risk of poverty and abuse. 00:01:10
This is the Alita State Children's Home, the biggest such institution in Lithuania, 00:01:18
with 168 children aged between 4 and 18. 00:01:22
The director of the home admits that institutional care is the worst possible solution for children, 00:01:26
but often the only alternative to even greater abuse and misery at home. 00:01:31
But some children are being placed in institutional care or with foster families for pure economic reasons, 00:01:36
because their parents went bankrupt, lost possession of their house, or fled abroad in search of work. 00:01:42
This is the town of Pen Ywain in South Wales, one of the most deprived areas in Britain 00:01:48
with high unemployment, child poverty, and teenage pregnancy levels. 00:01:53
But it's not all doom and gloom. 00:01:57
In this parenting class, young mothers are receiving advice on how to deal calmly with demanding babies. 00:01:59
Helping young mums back to work and training is key to reducing child poverty. 00:02:05
Genesis Wales, an EU-funded project, aids unemployed or unqualified people overcome 00:02:09
some of the barriers they face, learning new skills or returning to work. 00:02:15
A lot of the children in these families, in these areas, you know, 00:02:19
they could end up being second, third generation unemployed. 00:02:22
They only see their parents as living on benefits, things like that, 00:02:28
and they then don't raise their aspirations. 00:02:32
But, you know, if the parents can ultimately get back into work, 00:02:34
you know, that sets a good example for the children and obviously can lift them out of poverty, 00:02:37
which is what we're aiming to do. 00:02:42
It's all very well urging mothers back to work, 00:02:44
but many parents find it difficult to juggle the demands of jobs and babies. 00:02:46
Affordable, flexible and quality childcare is the answer. 00:02:50
Britain is a poor performer in providing childcare, 00:02:54
but in other areas it provides something of a model for reducing child poverty. 00:02:57
In the last decade, almost two million youngsters have been lifted out of misery. 00:03:01
But a British child still has almost as much risk of growing up in poverty as a Lithuanian. 00:03:05
All EU countries are signatories to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 00:03:10
which states that all children, regardless of race or religion, 00:03:15
have a right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical and mental needs. 00:03:18
At present, millions of children in Europe are being denied that right. 00:03:24
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Autor/es:
The European Union
Subido por:
EducaMadrid
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Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada
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4173
Fecha:
21 de agosto de 2008 - 11:51
Visibilidad:
Público
Enlace Relacionado:
European Commission
Duración:
03′ 30″
Relación de aspecto:
1.24:1
Resolución:
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8.11 MBytes

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