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There is no doubt that we are doing it tough here in Australia. Jobs have been lost and the economy will take another hit.
Health issues, teenage pregnancy and a lack of access education are just a few challenges that are facing our friends around the globe.
Mark Chew’s latest blog might not fix our problems but they might help put things into a little bit of PERSPECTIVE. Read it here at www.markchew.com.au/new-blog
excert from Mark Chew’s blog below;
The most obvious impact of school closures has been on student learning. Unfortunately, even before this public health crisis, the developing world was already experiencing a learning crisis.
Fifty-three percent of children in low and middle income countries cannot read and understand a basic text at age 10. Now, as learning switches to remote platforms, this crisis is not only likely to exacerbate but also deepen along the divides between those advantaged to access them and those disadvantaged who cannot.
As we head towards the end of the financial year, your gift can help children learn, read and thrive.
In rural western Kenya, classrooms are overcrowded, teachers are untrained and under-supported, and children are leaving school unable to read, leaving them disadvantaged for life.
But, with your help, this can change.
With improved teacher training, better literacy support and safer classrooms, children can gain the foundational skills they need to succeed at school and beyond.
Your support this tax time will help train teachers, strengthen schools and help thousands of children learn to read with confidence.
