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Sweden a very hard country for children with in non-white background as child poverty within that group expand

Thursday, 06 December 2012
At least children with a foreign background in Sweden and particularly children with non-Caucasian background live in poverty, according to Save the Children's annual report. The toughest is found in children of foreign origin as well as those with single parent.

The most painful aspect in this issue is that these children who live in poverty, also live in abusive environment, according to Johanna Saunders, who works for City Mission's organisation, Enter in Malmö.

She points in a report on radio Sweden that these are children who are abused because of abusive parents as well as children who become victims of child abuse. All these problems go hand in hand with poverty. It is in those areas where there is most poverty - which social problems are the heaviest.

Malmö municipality has the highest percentage of children in poverty - more than 32 percent. Another municipality, Taby has the lowest proportion, 4 percent of children are poor there.

The number of vulnerable children living in poverty fell slightly from 2009 to 2010, according to Save the Children's report.

Today, 242,000 children in Sweden are poor, which means 12.7 percent of all children.

Elizabeth Dahlgren, Secretary General of Save the Children identifies that are three groups that are particularly vulnerable. Children of single parents, children of foreign - born parents, and of very young parents that fall in the group of vulnerability.

A family with one child and an adult is counted to be poor if they have income and grants of Skr11,450 per month. The corresponding figure for a family of two adults and two children is Skr17 450 per month.

These children are vulnerable in many ways, Elizabeth Dahlgren points out adding, "These are children who receive poorer health, who are more likely to be bullied, have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, children not attending the school, children who will not get to high school, who will not enter the labour market. These are very vulnerable group of children," says Elisabeth Dahlgren to Radio Sweden.
by Scancomark.com Team

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