girls in Africa

Africa Is Always Celebrating African Child Day

African has one big day of celebration and that is the day of the African child that is celebrated on the month of June. This day is celebrated to remember the struggles the boys and girls have hard to endure while living on this great land. Long before civilization, children especially boys were the ones given responsibility of looking after the domestic animals. Girls were given domestic responsibilities while men and women took care of looking after the family needs.

Africa is able to bring together many children on this day. During such celebrations, the children have the opportunity to show case their talents. A lot of activities like drama, music, poems, and dances are performed. This showcases the potential the children have in this modern society.  A lot of talent has been tapped during such times and many children have emerged to be top class actors or musicians. Other activities that occur during this day are cleaning activities, visiting the mentally handicapped children, visiting the sick, donating to children homes and others.

Africa has succeeded in producing top class scholars who have written so many books about the life of the African child. These books are used as set books in the national exams and this helps to mould them socially, culturally and economically. Through these educational forums are organized and students from other countries are invited for exchange programme. This coming together to help steer a common goal forward has ensured that the culture of the people from this region is maintained and passed on to the future generations.

Marriage Advice:

Why does OPRAH have a private school in AFRICA and not the USA?

I saw on tv this morning that OPRAH has started a school for girls in africa. You think she would start here and then go abroad to sort out others. This might tell you something about how she feels about her own people in the USA. Sorry but I dont blame her for helping someone who knows what its like to not have anything.

The line of thinking in your question shows the pure ignorance and cluelessness that many American people have about the poor conditions in other countries especially Africa.

America has a public school system. We have a free education, and medical clinics. The African education system pales in comparsion to even our worst. Inner city children get tons of money donated to them, food stamps, welfare checks, all kinds of things handed too them…AND THEY DO NOT APPRECIATE IT!!!!!!!

Sorry to generalize here, but I am tired of inner city America parents looking for handouts. You have a free education and don’t take advantage of it. Maybe if some of them would have taken advantage of it, they would know why she would choose to built a school in Africa.

I’ve sponsored children in both the U.S. and third world countries, and my third world children are SOOOOOOOO much more grateful because basic neccessities are hard to come by. They are extremely poor, so poor that most Americans have no clue how they live.

My American poor children, instead of asking for basic neccessities, wanted things like fancy electronic games or cell phones, etc. or they end up dropping out of school, getting pregnant and what not. So I totally understand what Oprah is saying.

People in third world countries, appreciate everything we take for granted. And I applaud Oprah for building a school for girls in Africa, an AIDS ravaged country. American women have more than enough opportunity to make something of themselves in this country, but many particularlly those of color (like myself), choose to squander it.