POVERTY

BALCOMBE GRAMMAR

• Hard times for Australia
• Thanks to students and teachers of Balcombe
• No longer ignore its poor nor its political prisoners, its starving and dying, violence and injustice
• You are a lifeline.

POVERTY IN AUSTRALIA

• Thank you
• Your willingness to be a voice for children
• Australia's poverty is constantly rising
• One in six children struggle

DEFINITION

• The state of being extremely poor
• The state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount

IMAGINE...

IMAGINE...

• You feel vulnerable
• Your life is filled with emotional and social instability
• You suffer from chronic stress
• It impairs your attention and concentration
• It affects your performance

THE SOLUTION

• Only some of what a child could deal with
• I have met many children dealing with poverty
• There is a solution to this problem

CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

• Ratified by 100 countries
• Not incorporated in Australian Laws
• " all feasible measures to ensure protection and care of children who are affected by poverty."

SAFETY NET

• Places of peace and protection
• Balcombe is the driving force for the children of Victoria
• "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

THANK YOU

• To Balcombe Grammar
• On behalf of UNICEF, to you, your fellow students, and your teachers
• You are all the safety net

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