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Seattle Community Network |
Tuesday
June 6, 2000 |
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June 6
"One union that could use assistance is the union of the madres comunitarias (community mothers). The state pays the madres comunitarias half the minimum wage (about $25 a month), providing the rest of their compensation in food. "The madres comunitarias live in marginalized neighborhoods, where they bring 15 children, 5-years old and under, into their tiny makeshift homes to care for them while their parents or guardians are working. A large percentage of the children whom the madres comunitarias care for are from displaced families." "... there is a possibility that we could work through the CUT and the union of the madres comunitarias to help displaced people..."
"Of all the special needs, age is often the most significant for adoptive families. And finding families for girls over the age of 12, boys over the age of 10, and for African American boys over the age of 2 can be especially challenging. "Most waiting children are between the ages of 6 and 18. Some have developmental, physical, or medical conditions requiring ongoing interventions. ... For the majority of waiting children, however, their most challenging special needs are those rooted in early childhood experiences. "Most are from families where parental alcohol and drug abuse were prevalent. Many have been physically and sexually hurt. And often, their basic care and their intellectual, emotional, and spiritual needs were unmet. ... They are children who have difficulty trusting and need time to form genuine attachments."
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June 4 - June 10
Seattle Site of the Week:  
Community Management and Development
CMP Site Map
"The Community Management Programme helps low income communities eliminate poverty by strengthening their capacity for construction and maintenance of human settlements facilities and services, and helping local authorities convert from being providers to becoming facilitators. "The Community Management and Development web site has over a hundred training documents for community mobilizers, and is used by facilitators, coordinators and trainers around the world. "Training topics include NGO and CBO capacity development, gender strategy, environment, management training, poverty eradication, urban farming, income generation, learning an oral language, brainstorming, monitoring, report and proposal writing, role playing, and many others. "We are looking for volunteer translators to put the material into French and Spanish. "The latest news is the start-up of a small electronic discussion group ('loop') on these topics, with participants from around the globe (e.g. Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malta, Norway, Palestine, Philippines, Singapore, Uganda, South Africa, Tanzania, UK, USA, Vietnam, Zambia, and elsewhere). "To monitor or join the discussion, write bm038@scn.org and introduce yourself." - Phil Bartle |
