life of a poor African girl child
Life in Africa is a struggle for anyone, but the life of a girl child is far much worse. The thought of being brought up into a world full of misery brings so much pain. Imagine a life where you lack every basic necessity, food, clean water, shelter, good health, education, the list is endless. Growing up on its own brings about different problems, but growing up in some parts of Africa as a girl child is a struggle beyond imagination.
The only wonderful part in the life of a girl child is the first eight to ten years of their life. By the time a girl child reaches maturity age, they begin to feel the scorching heat of the African sun and pain that surround the girl child. The girl child is expected to engage in different chores that affect her ability to get educated while the boy has the freedom to go to school, play and be a normal child. An African girl child often finds herself at a crossroads between cultural norms that work against her and the demand to survive in society. Negative cultures, superstitions and religion play an active role in under-developing the girl child. In most cases the girl child is subjected into an awkward environment of ignorance which has been the major set back in the developing of most societies.
The African girl children are among the voiceless needing others to speak on their behalf. "The gun is now silent but the pain of gender violence still exists". The world has to take on the injustices faced by the girl child and ensure that they live a better and normal life that they deserve.
The only wonderful part in the life of a girl child is the first eight to ten years of their life. By the time a girl child reaches maturity age, they begin to feel the scorching heat of the African sun and pain that surround the girl child. The girl child is expected to engage in different chores that affect her ability to get educated while the boy has the freedom to go to school, play and be a normal child. An African girl child often finds herself at a crossroads between cultural norms that work against her and the demand to survive in society. Negative cultures, superstitions and religion play an active role in under-developing the girl child. In most cases the girl child is subjected into an awkward environment of ignorance which has been the major set back in the developing of most societies.
The African girl children are among the voiceless needing others to speak on their behalf. "The gun is now silent but the pain of gender violence still exists". The world has to take on the injustices faced by the girl child and ensure that they live a better and normal life that they deserve.
This is to some certain extent true in some societies but not very true to some. Some African societies now have upgraded to value the girl child and they are treated equally.
ReplyDeleteAs you have just said that some societies have upgraded, some have not and that is why I specified my title to " THE LIFE OF A POOR AFRICAN GIRL CHILD".....
DeleteTrue that but it is also important to note that there are steps taken by certain organisations like United Nations and POWA to help in the fighting against Gender violence and to help those who are needy.
ReplyDeleteTo a larger extent the above extract is true because the rights of a girl child are not as valued as that of a boy child .Hence some even say 'its better to educate a boy child than a girl child' thus painting a clear picture that the girl child is undermined to an extent that some girls feel like they are 'nothing'
ReplyDeleteMany societies they have changed now a girl child is now treated same as the boy child. But in other societies who are deep rooted with rural cultural they still do not apply the importance of a girl child.
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