This is a little girl in Anatou's class in the Bambalang school. I didn't catch her name. She is happy to be going to school; but because her mother is working in the fields all day, she has to bring her baby brother to school with her to the classroom. She wasn't the only one either. Two other children in the class, a boy and another girl also had babies strapped to their backs. It makes me want to cry; that we live in a world where nine year olds can't just be children.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The reality of being a nine year old in Africa.
This is a little girl in Anatou's class in the Bambalang school. I didn't catch her name. She is happy to be going to school; but because her mother is working in the fields all day, she has to bring her baby brother to school with her to the classroom. She wasn't the only one either. Two other children in the class, a boy and another girl also had babies strapped to their backs. It makes me want to cry; that we live in a world where nine year olds can't just be children.
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3 comments:
Hi Sam, Your blog has me wishing I was back there with you, especially as we have had so much snow this year. Say Hi to Clarence, the Lord Mayor of Belo and any others of my acquaintance that you come across.
David
Sam
Interesting, thanks for these.
Let's talk about how to finance GHAPE when you get back.
Blaise
Hi Sam
Great work!
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