The three insights I gained from studying the website http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/ on India
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1. India is the home of majority of poor people in South Asia. India ha made many efforts to alleviate poverty by increasing economic growth, including liberalization of the economy, and targeted programmes.
2. India have the highest rates of communicable diseases, malnutrition, and maternal and perinatal illness, predominatly amongst poor people. Childhood poverty in India about 62 million under age five are malnurished about 34% of new borns are really underweight and atleast 20% of children out of school.
3. India have the largest amount of children working in the world and atleast a third of children below 16 working. Gender bias continues in India with girls which limits girls life chances. the high maternal mortality rate, the neglect of the girl child, the declining sex ratio, and girl's lower rates of school enrolment and subsequent higher participation in the child labour force. Between 1995 - 1999 the gross enrolment ratio for females as a percentage of male was 83% for primary school and 66% for secondary school.
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