wide church is the plight of Orphaned and Vulnerable Children‚ populating much of the developing world‚ with large concentrations on the Asian and African continents. This research paper attempts to provide some detail regarding how vast this problem is and what some experts in the field have to say concerning this issue‚ and finally taking a look at one secular organization’s model which offers and excellent pattern for addressing this issue. Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC)‚ deserve the attention
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The themes poverty/children/orphans Introduction 19th century English literature is dominated by people like Charlotte Bronte and Charles Dickens‚ who raised concerns about the great indifference of many Victorians towards the plight of poor orphaned children. Dickens had a personal insight to poverty‚ his father was unable to pay off the family debt. Dickens was sent to work in a factory‚ he was left without a proper education and so spent his childhood and most of his youth in poverty
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Running head: Children: A Vulnerable Population Children: A Vulnerable Population Children: A Vulnerable Population When thinking of vulnerable populations‚ at first thought one thinks of culture and minorities. Regardless of race‚ gender‚ ethnic background‚ or age children are classified as being vulnerable. Children are dependent on adults for virtually everything and it is this aspect that makes them vulnerable. From health care‚ nutrition‚ emotional‚ and social
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Children: Victims of apathy and neglect sayem talukdar Bangladesh’s young population (under 18)‚ comprising 45% of the total population are virtually unnoticed. They are vast untapped wealth that could be turned into effective manpower. Born mostly of poor parents‚ the male children supplement the meager income of the parents‚ while most female children in urban areas work as domestic help. A big number of them fall into the clutches of child traffickers and end up in red light areas in the country
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Mercy for Orphans Prophet Muhammad (saw) was kind to all people and asked his followers to be the same. He was especially kind to orphans and asked his companions to be kind to them. Thauban (ra) reported Allah’s Messenger (saw) as saying‚ "Only supplication averts the decree (of fate)‚ only kindness prolongs life‚ and a man is deprived of provision for a fault he has committed." Ibn Umar (ra) reported Allah’s Messenger (saw) as saying‚ "A Muslim is a Muslim’s brother; he does not wrong him. If
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whatever happens in these 18 years either good or bad‚ it will shape your future. When the parents of an orphan pass away‚ either before or after their child fully under stands life‚ the orphans will always wonder what their life would be like if their parents are alive‚ a lot of orphans will fell something is missing throughout their life. There are parents who fully abandon there children either because they couldn’t afford to raise a child or the parents simply made a mistake. When I was in
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Two Bildungsromans in One Story In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout and Jem Finch become more cultured and mature young-adults by experiencing different events. Scout became more lady-like when she observed and helped Calpurnia at her Aunt Alexandra’s brunch. Jem learned from Atticus and Miss Maudie that you should not take pride in your talents. Jem and Scout Finch became more adult-like and mature young people by experiencing different events. It begins with Scout sitting in on her Aunt
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Children of the City by Amadis Ma. Guerrero (For the newsboys of Manila‚ in the hope of a better life for them.) "Suffer the little children to come to Me...” THE father of the boy Victor worked on the waterfront and got involved in a strike‚ a long drawnout affair which had taken the following course: It began with charges that the employees were not being given a just compensation‚ that part of their earnings were being withheld from them‚ and that their right to form a union was being
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Infants and children: The main reason young children and infants are more vulnerable to infection is because their immune systems have not fully developed. When they are first born they will get most of their immunity from the placenta and breast milk‚ however it will take a long period of time for their immune system to fully develop. If an infant was to come into contact with an individual or object that was contaminated this could lead to serious consequences‚ such as them being in hospital to
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fiction and non-fiction‚ the orphan figure stands out as one of the most prominent figures in literature. Orphan figures have prevailed in the literary arena for centuries‚ from ancient poetry‚ folktales‚ and myths to modern day novels. This constant recurrence of the orphan figure in literature emphasizes the need to understand the significance attached to it. However‚ according to the editors of Bastardy and its Comparative History literatures great interest on the orphan figure is poorly reflected
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