Impact of Poverty!

Humiliation is often completely underestimated when it comes to poverty
If, after a literary lecture, somewhere in a library or the local theatre, I am asked about what had the greatest impact in my youth, I will invariably answer 'the poverty'. The EenVandaag radio program focused attention on this topic in a broadcast this week. The reason was a new initiative in the municipality of Rotterdam, where an average of more than two children per class have to deal with this problem. From now on, six primary schools in that city will be given a “opportunity employee”, someone who looks closely at whether children have received bread for lunch, can dress up in a full-fledged way and whether they receive any intellectual incentives at home.
So the reason why this theme affects me is because I know that the humiliation, which always comes with poverty, is often completely underestimated by people who do not have to deal with it. For example, I couldn't go on a school trip, wore four-handed clothes from my brothers and never had a full-fledged bike, to name a few.
It is sometimes said that there are jars for this, all kinds of projects of the municipality, but anyone who has no network or speaks the language well, has nothing to do with that. Moreover, it is well known that shame remains a big factor. I will tell you something else: we all know that people are formed in their last years, by everything they see, experience and feel. The trauma of poverty, so all the hardships that exist, does not just disappear if you achieve prosperity later, thanks to our education system.

In other words, you can take a child out of poverty, but poverty always stays in the child - if it takes too long.

That is why the Rotterdam trial deserves all our attention and support. For those who cannot be an unconditional child, because of all the stress and headaches, will later become a troubled adult, who will always fear that one day the misery of the past will report again. By the way, you don't feel sorry for me. The trauma I talked about has also taught me that I should count my blessings every day and never forsake.
But it would be even better if we don't let it come to this point in the new generations. We know the problem. Now we need to tackle it adequately.

ÖZCAN AKYOL

'I am ASHAMED because my parents are POOR' | The truth about growing up in poverty. Via www.samenvoorallekinderen.nl your parents or responders can request that help. See how that works here: https://youtu.be/ZrSR1YqODQs After that, organizations near you will arrange help.