Sweet Child Of God Poem by Reason A. Poteet

As a westerner, reading statistics on girls in India, I am sad and appalled.

From: http: //america.cry.org/site/know_us/cry_america_and_child_rights/statistics_underprivileged_chi.html

■1 out of every 6 girls does not live to see her 15th birthday.
■Of the 12 million girls born in India,1 million do not see their first birthday.
■Every sixth girl child's death is due to gender discrimination.
■1 out of 4 girls is sexually abused before the age of 4.
■Female mortality exceeds male mortality in 224 out of 402 districts in India.
■Death rate among girls below the age of 4 years is higher than that of boys. Even if she escapes infanticide or foeticide, a girl child is less likely to receive immunisation, nutrition or medical treatment compared to a male child.
■53% of girls in the age group of 5 to 9 years are illiterate.