A Dream for a Better World

Not a day passes without some news reports of atrocities being committed on an individual or a group of people these days. One has heard of atrocities being committed on innocent children and women, which get reported in news reports quite often. Child abuse is a thing that has assumed alarming proportions around the world. Several advocacy groups and non-profit organizations are trying their best to prevent child abuse. Violence against women is another problem that several advocacy groups and non-profits are trying to eradicate. Governments on their part should compliment such efforts. It is only through the collective efforts of the respective governments and people that this problem can be solved.

Child labor is a problem that has hardly disappeared despite of several conscious efforts on the part of many governments. The problem continues to exist with millions of children generally aged below 14 working to earn a living in many parts of the world. Statistics also indicate that nearly 20,000 children lose their lives in some form of work-related accident, each year. The number of children working is unusually in the Sub-Sahara African region. It is not that there are no strict laws preventing child labor. The problem lies in no one enforcing these laws. There is also a limit to what non-profit organizations and advocacy groups can do. Finally it is the respective governments who have to compliment the effort of non-profit organizations and advocacy groups.