Faces: People, Places, and Cultures articles from September 2003

Faces: People, Places, and Cultures archives from September 2003

Mystery photo.
September 1, 2003... Do you know what this photograph shows? Read through the issue and find the answer.

Editor's message.
September 1, 2003... Dear Reader, All of us, regardless of where we live, what religion we practice, or what sex we are, are born with human rights. Children must depend on the adults around them to protect their rights. Unfortunately, the rights of children...

Only in ...
September 1, 2003... Living things cannot exist without clean, fresh water. Our blood needs water to carry oxygen, minerals, proteins, and other life-sustaining substances throughout our bodies. Think about how many times a day you use fresh water--to bathe,...

In the know.
September 1, 2003... Look for the following in this issue. Advocate: A person who supports a cause. Convention on the Rights of the Child: International human rights treaty that protects the rights of children. Among the rights addressed are health...

Did you know.
September 1, 2003... About 150 million of the world's children are malnourished.

India's child labor.
September 1, 2003... Every child has the right to "grow up in a family environment in an atmosphere of happiness, love, and understanding" according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child document prepared by UNICEF in 1989. But for huge numbers of children...

Through time.
September 1, 2003... 1789 Many people were treated harshly during the French Revolution, which prompted the start of a human rights movement. The Declaration of the Rights of Man was established. 1878 An animal rights group takes an abused child's parents to...

Educating Afghanistan's girls.
September 1, 2003... As the United Nations has affirmed many times, every child has the right to an education. Nowhere has this right been more threatened by adults, or more treasured by children, than in the rugged Central Asian nation of Afghanistan. Roughly...

Hope for freedom.
September 1, 2003... At the age of four, Iqbal Masih's family sold him into bondage to the owner of a carpet factory for less than $16, and for the next six years, the tiny boy spent his days crouching at a carpet loom. With the help of a human-rights organization,...

A world without Polio.
September 1, 2003... Most kids in North America cringe at the thought of going to the doctor for shots. But the shots do serve an important purpose. Most are vaccines, which prevent diseases and illnesses that can cause sickness or even death. For many...

Know your rights!
September 1, 2003... Sometimes we take our rights for granted. Yet those rights make life so much more rewarding. Get together with classmates or friends and celebrate your rights. 1. Let each person choose one issue. You will find some ideas at right. ...

The Special Olympics.
September 1, 2003... Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy, started the Special Olympics in the early 1960s as a day camp for people with mental retardation. Today, the Special Olympics has grown into an international program that provides...

Kindred Spirit license plates.
September 1, 2003... Child abuse is a serious problem in the United States. One state agency, the Children's Trust Fund of Wisconsin (CTFW), decided to do something when it heard these frightening Wisconsin statistics: "Every 13 seconds a child is reported abused...

The little soldiers.
September 1, 2003... Soldiers dragged 14-year-old Vasco and other children from their village and forced them to fight. "Every day we were taken with them by car to burn houses, kill Animals, and harass people," the East Timor boy later told United Nations...

Education is our hope.
September 1, 2003... Ever since you were five or six years old, the classroom has been an almost dally part of life. There have always been teachers to teach you how to make sense of words on a page, to add and subtract numbers, and to learn the many other skills...

Water.(Letters)
September 1, 2003... Water Fresh water running quickly down a river Swooshing faster and faster. Ponds with cool water swing up and down. Streams with tall plants standing nearby. Lakes bumping from side to side Waterfalls falling...

Face facts.
September 1, 2003... Since the "Trick or Treat for UNICEF" program began in 1950, children haw raised more than $188 million in orange collection boxes.

Fresh water.(Letters)
September 1, 2003... Fresh water is important For animals and humans galore. Fresh water is important To live, cool off, and more. Fresh water is important for all of us, you see. Fresh water is important For all of us to be. ...

The pond.(Letters)
September 1, 2003... The Pond Down my block and through the woods There is a special place, A pond lies there, Waiting for me Lighting up my face; And if I am lucky Sometimes I see, A very special sight, And if...

Should the voting age be lowered?(Think About It)
September 1, 2003... Since 1971, all U.S. citizens 18 years and older have had the right to vote. Today, teenagers around the country have been working to get the voting age lowered to 16. They argue that because 16- and 17-year-olds pay taxes and are greatly...

Really poor in Rio: a visit inside the Favela da Rocinha.
September 1, 2003... Paulo and Roberto are not in school. They are waiting for a jeep filled with tourists. They hope to sell some of their artwork with scenes of their city, Rio de Janeiro, painted on stretched canvas. The boys' home is in the bairro...

For Every Child.
September 1, 2003... text adapted by Caroline Castle, foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu This book highlights 14 of the 54 principles from the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Each double-page spread features an illustration and a single line of...

Child Labor: a Global Crisis.
September 1, 2003... by Kathlyn Gay In short chapters, the author addresses different aspects of child labor, including bonded and enslaved children, child workers in the United States, and the role of global companies. Each chapter uses examples from many...

Stolen Dreams: Portraits of Working Children.
September 1, 2003... by David Parker with Lee Engfer and Robert Conrow Each day about 250 million children around the world go to work instead of to school. There is no easy way to reverse this trend, but Parker's striking photographs and the honest text...

The Breadwinner and Parvana's Journey.
September 1, 2003... both by Deborah Ellis Parvana's life is turned upside down when the Taliban takes over Kabul. In the first of the two novels, The Breadwinner (2000), Parvana must disguise herself as a boy to earn money for her family when her father is...

Student conference on human rights.(Events)
September 1, 2003... This one-day conference, held in December, provides students with an opportunity to find out what other young people around the world are doing to promote human rights and to develop a plan of action related to the current theme. In 2002, the...

Educating Afghanistan's children.(On-Line)
September 1, 2003... The Times Educational Supplement (a United Kingdom publication for teachers) has paired with UNICEF for a campaign called Children Helping Children to raise awareness and money to help rebuild schools, train teachers, and buy supplies. This...

Eye to eye with refugees.(On-Line)
September 1, 2003... This on line Save the Children project lets students meet young Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Gaza, and the West Bank who feel cut off from the rest of the world. Click around the easy-to-use site to visit the camps, meet the people, explore...

Cartoons for children's rights.(On-Line)
September 1, 2003... UNICEF is an unending source of information on the rights of children, and an exploration of its site will provide curriculum ideas on all children's rights topics for students of all ages. However, this Web page has some of the liveliest...

One last face.
September 1, 2003... It is important to remember that all children have the right to play and have fun.