Being a year older today, I thought I could start writing on a new leaf ... I'd hoped that I'd keep my posts a lot more more positive and inspiring. However, it looks like life doesn't want to me to get mushy on you.
Over 400 girls last year couldn't right their exams because they got pregnant. Pardon me if I'm being naive but I think 400 is a terribly large number if the Ministry of Education reported this number for nation Zambia. Think about it - 40 girls in each province unable to write exams province makes for an incredible lot of girls denied an education. The horror is these girls are all in one district. Can you imagine ONE freakin' district with a population of 114, 806 people (2000 Census Data)?!?!?
What are the dudes in Kalabo smoking? Even 500 girls in the previous year. I mean like WTF!!!! Now imagine ... hum along to the John Lennon's song if it helps you ... what the figures are for the whole nation? When we (men) complain about how much effort is being made to to secure the rights of the girl-child it can only be because we don't understand the tragedies that being dealt out on our sisters and daughters.
Let's get real ... there is enough data to show that most men in our nation are hardly able to sustain the livelihoods of their families. How then does it make sense that you deny a girl the one opportunity she has of making it to stand on her own two feet? Freakin' bastards! OK, so father of the bride is probably thinking - since I can hardly make it I am better marrying her off. No, you loser! It's your responsibility as a parent to protect your child and help her to take advantage of every opportunity she can because (ping) chances are very high that she is marrying into the family of some guy who is even in a much dire situation that you are.
There goes my birthday! You can read the facts on the story that is working me up here - http://www.lusakatimes.com/2011/01/28/400-kalabo-girl-pupils-exams-pregnancies/
1 comments:
Like your post. it really is a great tragedy.
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