Family and Community Relationships-Human Rights

1. Social and Environmental Rights of
the Family
Within a community
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2. SAFE WATER SUPPLY
• It is a basic human right.
• Water should be clean, accessible and affordable.
• It should be continuously available and sufficient
for families.
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3. UNPOLLUTED AIR
Right to clean air
Factory smoke
Prohibiting smoking
in public
No smoking sign
Absence of loud
noise
DJ music playing at a party
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4. USE AND ACCESS TO NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURAL RESOURCES
• Forest and crops
• Animals
• Sunlight
• Wind
• Minerals
• Water
• Fossil fuels
USES
Timber, cotton, fruits, vegetables
Milk, meat, clothing
Solar energy
Wing energy
Cans, bottles, jewellery
Hydroelectric power, cleaning, drinking
Electricity, fuel for automobiles
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5. USE OF HEALTH FACILITIES
EXAMPLES OF FACILITIES
• Hospitals
• Healthcare centres ( clinics and
other medical establishments
• Nursing homes
• Pharmacies
USES/BENEFITS
• to assist with medical
treatments.
• To provide critical care for
terminally ill patients
• To provide drugs to customers
based on medical prescriptions
from doctors
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6. Access to and benefits from Educational
Programmes and Institutions
• Rights to Education
• Government has a
responsibility to ensure the
public who request access to
education gets quality
educational institutions set up
for all.
• Every individual should receive
a basic education without
discrimination
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7. Participation and Cooperation in Family and
Community Ventures
• Family should offer their support and actively participate in community
ventures.
• e.g. road side clearing, opening drains, cutting down over hangings, building
garbage disposals, planting flowers, developing projects-parks, fundraisers,
church events, community projects-fixing the road
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8. One Lern Family and Resource Management e-book- Ministry of
Education Grenada
CXC/CSEC syllabus; revised 2017
References
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