According to data from the National Statistics Institute, 27.5% of children are at risk of poverty in Spain, one in four children. They are the most affected and for them, for their future, we have to react and collaborate in whatever we can to make them a priority.
A country with a focus on children is a country that grows, and as the president of Unicef Spanish Committee, Carmelo Angulo, the country invests "very little" in children. Therefore proposes a State Pact for Children in Spain, do you join?
Homes with children are poorer than others. In addition, Spain has very high school failure and worryingly low birth rate, it is estimated that in ten years there may be one million children under ten years less than now.
The State only invests 1.4 of GDP in social protection policies for children, according to report data Childhood in Spain 2014 presented by UNICEF, with a per capita expenditure of € 270 per year compared to € 510 of the European average.
Therefore, the Covenant states:
The fight against child poverty and for the social inclusion of children, including measures such as establishing universal assistance for dependent children, reviewing and improving all aid and betting on inclusive and accessible public services.
The commitment to an inclusive and quality education, which includes measures against dropping out and school failure, is committed to the normative stability and the educational model, guarantees school support, book scholarships and dining room to those who need it, the protection of economic resources for education and the inclusive approach to the system, including the promotion of access to education for children aged 0 to 3 years.
General elements, which would affect the legislative changes necessary to improve the situation of children, the promotion of children's participation, make visible and protect children in budgets or improve the coordination of policies and services aimed at children between different administrations .
It is a phrase made, but very true. The future is in the hands of children and protect them in everyone's. The Pact is open to all people who wish to sign on the Pact for Children website. You add up?
