Save the Children: Workshops on Physical Environment

The close relationship between the physical environment and lives of children is well documented. Children live in and interact with their physical environment on an ongoing basis. Due to their size and vulnerability to their surroundings, children have a different type of relationship with their environment when compared to adults. The importance of the physical environment in children’s lives is not only documented in literature and research but also immediately acknowledged by persons who work closely with children in the field. During the workshops that we have conducted in Aceh and Medan, Indonesia, and Ampara, Sri Lanka, Save the Children (SC) personnel were able to generate a long list of environmental issues that affect children negatively in a very short time.