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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Independent Appeal: Breaking the cycle of
abuse in Ecuador Andrew Gumbel,
The Independent, 7 December 2007 [accessed 9 May 2011] Mothers prostitute themselves in full view of their children. Predatory relatives sexually molest children with the parents doing nothing to stop them. Husbands beat wives in front of children, who are themselves treated like slaves and also beaten. Every sort of child abuse is to be found in the one-room bamboo shacks of La Isla Trinitaria which are built directly over the filthy mangrove swamps at the mouth of the River Guayas. It is the worst urban slum in Ecuador. What they found in
the most benighted neighbourhood in ***
ARCHIVES *** UNICEF – www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ecuador.html [accessed 9 May 2011] The Department of Labor’s 2004 Findings on
the Worst Forms of Child Labor www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2004/ecuador.htm [accessed 3 February 2011] INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - In urban areas, children work in commerce and services
as messengers and domestics. Many
urban children under 12 years of age work in family-owned businesses in the
informal sector, including shining shoes, collecting and recycling garbage,
selling, and begging on the streets.
Recent primary school attendance statistics are not available for Human Rights
Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61726.htm [accessed 3 February 2011] CHILDREN
- More
than 20 NGOs promoted child welfare. UNICEF and several private organizations
were active in programs to assist street
children. The children of the poor often experienced severe hardships,
particularly in urban areas. SECTION
6 WORKER RIGHTS
– [d] While the Ministry of Labor's Social Service Directorate monitored
child labor in businesses such as factories, enforcement in most sectors of
the economy remained limited. In urban areas, many children under age 15
worked in family-owned businesses in the informal sector, shining shoes,
collecting and recycling garbage, or as street
peddlers. Other children were employed in commerce, messenger services,
domestic services, and begging. Children as young as five or six often sold
newspapers or candy on the street
to support themselves or to augment family income. Concluding Observations of the Committee on
the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 3
June 2005 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/ecuador2005.html [accessed 3 February 2011] [59] The Committee
acknowledges the remarkable improvement made in the field of education,
including the forthcoming implementation of bilingual education. The
Committee also takes note of the system of measurement of academic
achievements (APRENDO). However, the Committee is concerned at the low public
investment in education, the poor equipment for schools, the limited access
to educational facilities for street children, and the regional disparities
in the full enjoyment of the right to education Independent Appeal: Breaking the cycle of
abuse in Andrew Gumbel,
The Independent, 7 December 2007 [accessed 9 May 2011] Mothers prostitute
themselves in full view of their children. Predatory relatives sexually
molest children with the parents doing nothing to stop them. Husbands beat
wives in front of children, who are themselves treated like slaves and also
beaten. Every sort of child abuse is to be found in the one-room bamboo
shacks of La Isla Trinitaria which are built
directly over the filthy mangrove swamps at the mouth of the River Guayas. It
is the worst urban slum in Ecuador. What they found in
the most benighted neighbourhood in Appendix II / Country Background - www.streetchildren.org.uk/reports/META%20part5.doc [Last access date unavailable] [scroll down] Most street children are found in Country information: child-hood.com www.child-hood.com/index.php?id=710&type=6&type=6 [accessed 9 May 2011] COMMERCIAL SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN TOURISM - Investigations show that in 1999 every
second child came from a family that was not able to pay for food, housing,
education, and medical care. As a consequence, these children do not go to
school, and 20.5% are forced to start work at ages between 5 and 9 years and
53% between 10 and 14 years. In a country that is struggling against
underemployment and employment, often the only opportunity to offer itself is
prostitution. They then become victims of exploitation by traffickers and sex
tourists. Ecuadorian economic and social conditions Street Kids Salesian
Project At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 9 May 2011] A. IMPOVERISHMENT IN
Conditions in the cities
and their surrounding belts of slums can be equally dramatic: entire neighborhoods of hovels,
insufficient or non-existent basic services, high rates of unemployment and
underemployment, the ejection of children into the streets, begging Tainted Harvest - Child Labor and Obstacles
to Organizing on Human Rights Watch, April 2002 www.hrw.org/reports/2002/ecuador/ecuad0402-01.htm#P234_12118 [accessed 3 February 2011] CHILD WORKERS - Fewer than 40
percent of these children were still in school at age fourteen. When asked
why they had left school to work, most answered that they needed to provide
money for their parents to purchase food and clothing for their families,
many of whom also relied on the nearby banana
plantations for their income. Though important for their families, the
average income contributed by the children with whom Human Rights Watch spoke
was only U.S. $3.50 for every day worked-roughly 64 percent of the average
wage earned by the adults interviewed by Human Rights Watch and 60 percent of
the legal minimum wage for banana workers. Taking research to the streets At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 9 May 2011] Young children
living and working in the streets are an all-too-common sight in many other
cities around the world. But for ICA Housing helps
street children in Ecuador [PDF] Dr. Claus Hachmann,
www.ica.coop/activities/idc/2003-ica-housing-celebrates.pdf [accessed 9 May 2011] As a contribution
to this year’s ICA Co-operative Day and the UN International Day of
Co-operatives, ICA Housing is helping street children in www.saintgermain.org/quito.html [Last access date unavailable] Many wished to stay
in the streets, so they were taught to work at simple paying jobs--such as
washing cars and cleaning shoes--instead of begging. Phoenix Rising Project - Raising Street
Children In Ecuador With Love aishainternational.com/kids.htm At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 9 May 2011] The Phoenix Rising
Project is a self-sustaining, self-contained living community in The Street Children
Telecentre project UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization UNESCO, May 11 2001 www.unesco-ci.org/cgi-bin/portals/information-society/search.cgi?query=Ecuador [accessed 9 May 2011] The Street Children
Telecentre project in Mid-project Progress Report - Exploring
connectivity for street kids José María González
B., Mid-project Progress Report, 2002-08-08 At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 9 May 2011] A cultural change
is expected when the computers are introduced in the communities involving
street children and youth. Major
change identified is the change from a verbal communication to a written one. Impact in the long run is unknown. This form of communication has partially
eliminated time, location and language barriers. The use of computers has encouraged them to
improve reading, writing and other language skills. Improvements in fine motility can be
detected. Foundation for street children, Conocota, Near Quito, Ecuador Ryan B, beatniksaladabroad.blogspot.com/2005/05/beatniksalad-abroad.html [accessed 9 May 2011] [scroll down to July
18, 2004] The children get up
at four in the morning on a school day, and each has a task to do. This might
involve feeding the rabbits, of which there are 100 - these are used for
food, and the children slaughter them themselves. Then there’s the ducks,
which are for eggs, and the garden, where food is grown for both the children
and the animals. There are chickens too, but ducks are better because they
get sick less easily. Their eggs taste the same, it turns out. Street Children Assistance World Endeavors www.worldendeavors.com/Ecuador/_progtype/street-children-assistance-in-ecuador.html [accessed 9 May 2011] Children who roam
the streets of The Protection Project - The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/ecuador.doc [accessed 2009] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING
- Who we help in Ecuador International Children's Trust, 31/01/2005 At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 9 May 2011] Not only are these
children exposed to violence, sexual abuse, drugs, prostitution and crime,
they are also deprived of their basic right to an education and to a
dignified and secure childhood. All
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