Across the world, many children are experiencing poverty, abuse, and violence. Children living in poverty experience the daily impacts like hunger, illness, insecurity, instability but they are also more likely to experience low academic achievement, obesity, behavioral problems and social and emotional development difficulties.
The focus of National Children’s Month is to offer help to those children who suffered from abuse, poverty, natural calamities, and violence. This month long celebration gives Filipino children access to a healthy environment, good education, and healthcare. National Children’s Month is celebrated in November in the Philippines every year. The Philippines first adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations on November 20, 1989. By 2015, late Philippine President Benigno Aquino III made November the official National Children’s Month in the Philippines under the Republic Act No. 10661.
According to Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippines’ national hero, once said that the youth is the future of the nation, and investing in children is key for the betterment of the next generation. The next leaders of our world are the children. We should hone them and give them access to education and a safe environment to make their future brighter. National Children’s Month is a team effort within the community. It’s inspiring to see people joining hands in making this celebration possible.
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