WOW! After reading this article I just didn't know exactly what to think! A thirteen year old girl is now pregnant because her teacher had sex with her. This man is in his forties messing around with the kids in his class. Now you can't tell me their is nothing wrong with that picture. It's sad when the person this thirteen year old girl looks up to has sex with her and tells her mother that he wants to marry her. This is just wrong in so many ways.
According to media reports another teacher from western Kenya has been found to be HIV positive and has sexually abused five girls between the ages of seven and thirteen. What I don't get is why don't people try to put an end to this? I know in the U.S. if anything like this was going on the teacher would lose their job and it would be hard for them to find a new one that's for sure. It makes you wonder how safe your children are while they are in school, especially those parents in Kenya. Of the 12,660 girls who have been sexually abused by their teachers, only 633 teachers have been charged with offenses. Recent studies have shown that over 90% of sexual abuse cases have never reached the Teacher's Service Commission who are responsible for the code of conducts for teachers. Many of the sexual abuse trials are hard to prove in girls that are in younger ages, unless they are pregnant. Reason being why many cases of sexual abuse amongst teachers and students is hardly ever turned in is because of good grades. These children who don't do so well in school go to the teacher and the teacher says, "Well if you have sex with me I'll give you that passing grade." This is just downright sick! Students and teachers both know better than that, but still do it anyway. It's so sad to hear about, and those teachers who do go through with it should be terminated!
As you can see, this is a sad sad subject, and I wish it was easy to fix, but it's not...
Thursday, July 21, 2011
African Drought
Lately in the news we have been hearing a lot about the droughts in African and how it is causing many to flee their homes in search for new land that has food and water. This is so sad, because the weather is blazing hot and having to walk long distances in the heat just to find food to eat and water to drink to keep hydrated, I just can't imagine. This drought is causing multiple families to break-up and leading to drastic consequences between family and friends. These families are walking non-stop for up to seventeen days with nothing to drink. According to the article the two rainy seasons that are suppose to happen, one in the fall and one in the spring have not happened yet this year, which is causing this huge drought to occur. Not only is it affecting the people in Africa, but also the animals and cattle. Since they are unable to drink and become nourished as well they will eventually die, leaving the African people with hardly nothing to eat once again.
For as bad as these conditions are for these families, they continue to go on with struggle. Every now and then a family member will become ill, but it's not too seriously ill to where they won't make it. Usually when one becomes ill it's the early sign of malaria, according to researchers. This causes fear for later down the road instances when one becomes ill. Since they are not too ill the first time they will become ill again and it will be worse and only continue to get that way until they either pass away or just can't take it anymore. It's amazing all of the things they go through every single day just to get by. They goes days on end with little to no food at all. They will kill a goat in hopes to sell it for money to give them food for that later night, but those aren't always the cases. With little water it's hard to keep the goats alive as well. Over time they being to become sicker and weaker. Since the animals are sick no one wants to buy them, which leaves the family with little income. With many of these families moving all over the place in search for food and water it leads to competition for the little food and water that already doesn't exist. These people are becoming malnourished and need help fast!
As you can see, these people living in Africa around Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia need aid fast! They are losing income, the families are becoming separated, and these people are become very fatigued and sick. With little food and water things are scarce leading to competition among tribes which is giving more causalities than ever expected. It's so sad to hear about this and it makes you want to get up and do something about it.
For as bad as these conditions are for these families, they continue to go on with struggle. Every now and then a family member will become ill, but it's not too seriously ill to where they won't make it. Usually when one becomes ill it's the early sign of malaria, according to researchers. This causes fear for later down the road instances when one becomes ill. Since they are not too ill the first time they will become ill again and it will be worse and only continue to get that way until they either pass away or just can't take it anymore. It's amazing all of the things they go through every single day just to get by. They goes days on end with little to no food at all. They will kill a goat in hopes to sell it for money to give them food for that later night, but those aren't always the cases. With little water it's hard to keep the goats alive as well. Over time they being to become sicker and weaker. Since the animals are sick no one wants to buy them, which leaves the family with little income. With many of these families moving all over the place in search for food and water it leads to competition for the little food and water that already doesn't exist. These people are becoming malnourished and need help fast!
As you can see, these people living in Africa around Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia need aid fast! They are losing income, the families are becoming separated, and these people are become very fatigued and sick. With little food and water things are scarce leading to competition among tribes which is giving more causalities than ever expected. It's so sad to hear about this and it makes you want to get up and do something about it.
Cell Phones Soar in Africa
Just recently in my online class, African Cultures, we discussed about how people in Africa have cell phones and how the number has just sky rocketed within' the last decade. Many of them go without electricity, but yet have a cell phone. It's so weird to me because I think I would want electricity over a cell phone, but some think different. According to Sharon LaFraniere people in Africa have made it the fastest growing cell phone market in the world. Almost everyone has one! Going from 7.5 million people to 76 million people having one, that's insane, it's quite a jump. People from South Africa talk about how it's a necessity now! They don't go anywhere without it, just like us Americans, it's constantly connected to our ears, never leaves. Studies have shown that now one in every eleven Africans has a cell phone, or is a mobile subscriber. They go crazy now, trying to find areas that contain cell phone coverage is sometimes hard, but many of them are willing to take the challenge whether it's stomping through swaps or climbing fifty foot trees, they do what needs to be done to find service.
It's really interesting how many of them use their cell phones, because it's not how us Americans in the U.S. use them. We use our cell phones everyday to just chit-chat with friends, text, and for business purposes. Those in Africa use them in some of the same ways, but they find ways to make money off of them as well. One man uses his as a public pay phone and charges people to use it. It's quite interesting, he is making money off of it and can probably afford to pay his cell phone bill from all of the people who use it. Others use it for business reasons like one lady does to sell fish. They even use them for emergancy reasons too. They can pick up the phone dial the emergency number and will be located to a local clinic within fifteen to twenty minutes. I just find it so interesting how many of them would rather have a cell phone over electricity!
As you can see, cell phones have boomed in all different areas all over the world. Phones we had six years ago are the "in" phones for them right now. Although they are slightly behind us in the technology world they are coming up in it and making a difference. They want to be more modernized with the rest of the world and continue to keep up with the surrounding countires and continents.
It's really interesting how many of them use their cell phones, because it's not how us Americans in the U.S. use them. We use our cell phones everyday to just chit-chat with friends, text, and for business purposes. Those in Africa use them in some of the same ways, but they find ways to make money off of them as well. One man uses his as a public pay phone and charges people to use it. It's quite interesting, he is making money off of it and can probably afford to pay his cell phone bill from all of the people who use it. Others use it for business reasons like one lady does to sell fish. They even use them for emergancy reasons too. They can pick up the phone dial the emergency number and will be located to a local clinic within fifteen to twenty minutes. I just find it so interesting how many of them would rather have a cell phone over electricity!
As you can see, cell phones have boomed in all different areas all over the world. Phones we had six years ago are the "in" phones for them right now. Although they are slightly behind us in the technology world they are coming up in it and making a difference. They want to be more modernized with the rest of the world and continue to keep up with the surrounding countires and continents.
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