The care and protection of children in the Amazonas
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Abstract:
Indigenous children in Colombia, and especially in the Amazonas Department, often live in an environment characterised by risk and vulnerability. Many of the children are disadvantaged from birth,
as they are not registered and are therefore ignored in national statistics.The basic elements of the Amazonas Indigenous Children project of the Caminos de Identidad Foundation (fucai) are: participative action-research and production of materials; community training; strengthening grassroots organisations and institutional coordination; agricultural production and nutrition; and support for bilingual education in the classroom. The programme comprises integrated intervention that recognises and promotes the community as the main agent for the care and protection of its children.
Authors:
Chaparro, R.C.
,
Martínez, A.
Country:
Colombia
Category:
Practice
End Page:
35
Serial number:
109
ISSN:
1387-9553
Volume:
November
Journal:
Early Childhood Matters
Keywords:
children
,
development policy
,
aid programmes
,
poverty
Language:
eng
Organization:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Year:
2007
Region:
South America
Right:
© 2007 Bernard van Leer Foundation
Subject:
Culture, Society and Religion
Start Page:
32
Title:
The care and protection of children in the Amazonas