... ). Therefore, the next area of discussion is generating opportunities for the young through education and employment. Education is "central to development, social progress and human freedom," (UN Report #97) yet 130 million children in developing countries do not attend school. Sixty percent of these uneducated children are girls. The chapter argues that this neglect of female children is bad for economics ... ...

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... teachers, they were able to renovate 8 classrooms, equip those classrooms, promote a micro-finance project, and agricultural project with only $174,785. Assets Oct 1, 2001 Sep 30, 2002 Change Cash & Equivalent $130,651 $162,159 $31,508 Accounts Receivable $2,207 $1,752 $(455) Pledges & Grants Receivable $0 $0 $0 Receivables/Other $0 $0 $0 Inventories for Sale or Use $14,167 $24,474 $10,307 Investments/Securities $0 $0 $0 Investments/Other ... ...

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... issue that exists today all over the world. An estimated 120 million children worldwide, work everyday, full time, often at the expense of their education, health and natural development. Another 130 million children are said to work part-time, attempting to combine education and other commitments (World Vision, 2001). Today, child labour is illegal in most developed countries such as Canada ... ...

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... relying on food banks to get through their daily lives and the number of homeless children on the street has increased. 6,200 children are now in homeless shelters, which is a 130% increase since 1988. As mentioned prior, in 1995, the child poverty rate was one child in three (36%). The number of poor children in Toronto had increased by 74,000 ... ...

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