For over thirty years, Cana- dian children have collected coins on Halloween night to help UNICEF’s children around. the world, last year alone raising over $2 million.

With administration costs for the Halloween program at an extremely low 9.5%, UNI- CEF is truly able to make the money collected by Canadian children go a long way. UNI- CEF has been very successful in bringing their four basic services to children and mothers in 118 developing countries.

It is estimated that 80 per- cent of all diseases in the world are attributable to inadequate water supply and poor sanita- tion. This includes the effects of drinking contaminated water, water acting as a breeding ground for the carriers of di- sease, and disease by lack of washing and sanitation sys- tems. Two-thirds of all children under the age of 5 in develop- ing countries, that is some 200 million, are without access to clean water.

UNICEF provides water pumps, trains villagers, digs wells and teaches families

about ‘sanitation and clean ,

water.

Proper nutrition should be- gin as soon as a baby is born. That is why the promotion of breastfeeding and growth monitoring are key elements in UNICEF’s education process Not oniy is mother’s milk nutritious but it is safe, inex-

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pensive, and provides immuni- ties against disease. Regular monthly weighing and the use of a 10-cent growth chart can help mothers and _ health workers detect early signs of

* malnutrition. And with simple

basic advice on what is now known .about feeding and weaning young children, most mothers could maintain their child’s healthy growth — even. with limited resources of food and money.

UNICEF began its educa- tion program by improving children’s knowledge about good health and sound. nutri- tion. This has been expanded to include pre- and primary schools as well as teacher training and female education. In fact, mothers’ education has been the biggest single factor in improving and main- taining the health of children.

Limited resources have led UNICEF to search for low- cost, high-impact, community- based ways of protecting the health of mothers and young children. The recent spread of two of the least expensive child — protection techniques, Oral Rehydration Therapy to combat dehydration, and Immunization against the six childhood diseases has meant that over a million children’s lives have been save this past year!

The funds for UNICEF's four basic services are raised entirely through voluntary contributions. October _ is

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UNICEF month. When the Trick-or-Treaters come to your door with their UNICEF

boxes this Halloween, please give generously! For more information, con-

tact the P.E.I. UNICEF Com- mittee, Box 294, Charlotte- town, P.E.1.

Youth Ignored In Throne Speech

OTTAWA (CUP) — Youth were only mentioned in pass- ing during this year’s speech from the throne.

Although the government promised a national forum on post-secondary education,

post-secondary education, youth were passed over. The govern- ment talked about ‘‘new initia- tives to promote entrepreneur- ship among youth,’’ and its optimism over the drop in youth unemployment. “Nothing of consequence

was given to youth,” said Senator Jaques Hebert after the speech. Hebert fasted for 21 days last winter in protest of the Conservative govern- ment’s cancellation on the Katimavik youth program.

“The word youth came up twice. I had my little pencil there waiting,”’ he said. “I was a little dismayed because (the Youth Minister) had said that in the speech of the throne, we would hear where the govern- ment stands.’’

The proposal for a national forum on education provoked mixed responses. Although pleased by the announcement, both the Canadian Associa- tion of University Teachers and the Canadian Federation of Students hoped the forum would not be used just as a pacifier.

“The forum is a positive step as long as it’s not token- ism,”’ said CFS information

officer Anne-Marie Turcotte. “It would have to be an on- going consultative process.”

The forum must address such issues as the federal- provincial funding impasse and the financial crisis among researchers, said CAUT presi- dent Allan Sharp.

Sharp said little new was announced in the throne speech, pointing out that the proposed billion-dollar research initia- tive was announced in last spring’s budget.

Canadian youth received even less mention. ‘‘Maybe | am too partisan but I didn’t hear anything to give hope to the 600,000 youth,’’ said Hebert.

By Sam Okello

Life on earth is a long, difficult road Which must be travelled by all Life is marked with many pitches

' Into which we often fall.

The devil sets these traps for us With tricks at every turn, Expecting all of us to go

To hell, with him and burn.

But God is fighting by our side Throughtout the night and day, And helps us in these temptations Which might lead us astray.

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This rugged road will lead us to A blessed eternity.

October 9, 1986

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