Thursday, June 11, 2009

Shall we go for adopting kids?

Lets have a look at the stats n definitions below and then discuss :

First n foremost-Total Fertility Rate in India : 2.76 children born/woman (2008 est.).

This entry gives a figure for the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age.

Total Population of India : 1.3 billion

Women’s infertility rate : 10 to 15 per cent when they are in their 20s
and goes up to 25 per cent in their 30s.

Poverty : 26% of the population is below poverty line

Malnourished children under the age of 5 years: 45%

Infant Mortality Rate : 32.31/1000 live birth

Children out of School : 50 %

Number of orphans below the age of 12 years : approx 25 million

Now, when we sit and relate all these figures, we come to a lot of conclusions. We might talk about policy change, we might talk about changing government, n blah blah...but what i can try is change the mindset of people and inspire them to adopt children.
This will eliminate a lot of problems including the pain of getting an IVF(In Vitro Fertilization) done or taking medication to be productive.
I believe, becoming parents is not about giving birth, its more about bringing up a child who is already in this world and who needs you. There are millions of these kids waiting for a hand that can support them. Can we give our hands to them? I am ready to give
Now, the call is yours!