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In the whole world children are the same.
Everyone should have the same rights. But in
Kenya chlldren dont have many rights.
Also in Kenya, children must go to school.
Unfortunately not all children in Kenya are going to school. Only
50% of the children complete their basic education, and not even 25%
go on to secondary school. Since Kenya has a
new president (high exellency Kibaki ) the schools became
free. But these schools are full and poor parents can not afford to
pay the expensive school fees for private schools. Therefore many
children stay at home. They help their parents in the shamba (
farming ) and they help to look for water. They carry sometimes
jerry cans with 10 liters on their head walking for hours or
sometimes even a whole day. Those children can only dream of a
future to become someone in business, or sport, or anything. Without
education it is very hard to get a job. And without a job you cant
feed your children, or yourself!
The school system in
Kenya is the same as in Great Britain. The children wear uniforms
and eat lunch at school. Most children leave early in the morning
and are back home late in the afternoon. You
know that they still punish the children in Kenya by beating them?
if you are late, or you forget your schoolbooks, you can be punished
by your teacher with a twig or a stick. Therefore we are happy to
know that there are organisations fighting for the right of children
and women. We also dont like children to be tortured or molestated!
We are lucky that here in Europe such punishments are banned!
Children are human beings and they should be raised with love and
understanding. Think about that when you dont feel like going to
school. There are many children who would do everything to go to
school !
Swahili
When you go to Kenya it is really
nice to meet some children. If you can speak some Swahili-words you
can talk to local children. Some easy words are:
‘Jambo!’ means
hello!
‘Habari?’ means
how are you?
‘Mzuri sana’ means
I am fine
‘Lala salama’ means
sleep well
‘Toto’
means
child
‘Kula’ means
food
‘Kwaheri’
means goodbye
It is nice when you can count in
Swahili:
1 moja
2 mbili
3 tatu
4 nne
5 tano
6 sita
7 saba
8 nane
9 tisa
10 kumi
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