30/01/2022
Extreme poverty is one of the most painful and distressing form of violence in the world. Child Poverty i must say, is a brutal and unforgiving reality we are facing in this era of progress and development.
Indeed, poverty is the main underlying cause for millions of preventable child deaths annually. It is also the cause for the innumerable children going hungry, missing out on school, or being forced into child labor and child marriage with little access to shelter and health facilities. Poverty is an injustice to children and overcoming this injustice must involve changing policies, attitudes and unjust practices prevalent around us. The crux is getting children involved in the fight to end child poverty; make them major shareholders, equip them with knowledge and opportunities and also allow them to shape the tomorrow they wish for, under our watchful eyes.
Listening to children requires us to recognize that children have a right to active, free and meaningful participation in efforts to secure their own wellbeing. To do well with and for children, we are obliged to recognize that each child has a fundamental right to a process of development that recognizes and enables their agency, their own affairs, circumstances and aspirations. It is not enough that we (as parents, family, faith communities, states or governments) have the best intentions for the child, or that we are committed to finding the resources and programmes needed to achieve such intentions, rather we are obligated to make sure that children participate, contribute and are part of this journey.
At PassionateHearts, we believes that all children have the right to lead a life with dignity. Child poverty imposes an unbearable cost on the lives of children. We believe that by enabling the collective voice of children, we are building an environment of problem mapping – discussion and sustainable solution finding wholly identified, deliberated and implemented by children.
The question then becomes, how do we recognize, enable and pay attention to the voices of children?
Today we invested into the education of Children at St Mary’s children home, in Chitugwiza by donating stationery and partnering with Barber Cleo (Afrilux) to give the children haircuts so that they start school well.
Thank you so much Barber Cleo for your selfless act of kindness, the children all looked very smart and happy, ready to start school, God bless💜💙
We want to extend our gratitude and thanks to all our volunteers, members, sponsors and cheerleaders for your love, kindness and overwhelming support. Everything you do for us is much appreciated, God bless💜💙
Above all we thank the almighty God for enabling us. To God be all the glory! ✅
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