Research on children (orphans) & youth

HelenMahoo: I was having some research in a certain village here in my country,I was there and had a chat with children's (orphans) and youth. Really in village life is so difficult especially to orphans and youth. We discussed together they told me some problems which are facing them; the big problem to them is Education, Health and employment for youth.

Education is the big problem to children because most of the children I found at home aged 8yrs old who are suppose to be in school others are selling groundnuts on the street and others just seated at home with out Education.

Our government is providing what we call Free education in primary school ,its free but there is a portion they need to contribute before joining school, they are also facing problems of School Uniforms, school equipments such, exercises books, pens, pencils. This problem of education results children in moving from one place to another. Most of children especially orphans are living with grandparents who are old and not able to work so the children have to work in order to help their family, most of the children are shifting from village to town looking for jobs in town, The problem is that they are going to town but they don't have any place to stay so they end up staying on streets some become robbers and start taking drugs especially boys on their earlier age which is around 9-17yrs old. And on the side of girls who goes to town looking for job they end up working as house girls from which they face difficulties due to their small age and some end up as prostitutes selling their bodies to earn money.

There are so many problems facing children and youth here in Tanzania and other countries especially in Africa.

Let us unite together in helping African kids wiping away their tears by offering them education, am sure together as a unite we can do something and make better life for every one. Let me hear your comment on this, So we can solve this problems which face our community.

CharlesAboge:GlobalVillages Feb 8, 2007 The School run on charity has registered two new projects within it-USA? KENYA PEN PALS CLUB and kisumu Children Centre Youth Group .It caters for Aids orphans and has now embarked on expansdion project .t now sek for on-line volunteers to fund raise for it and welcome more donor visits to the school by calling 00-254-0735-195-156 contact Charles Aboge Founder and Director

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• EndeavorLeader=HelenMahoo
• EndeavorTeam=CharlesAboge, SamwelKongere, EmmanuelNormanNakhokho
• EndeavorSummary=Education for orphans in Africa.