My name is Nawal and I go to Bishop Gore School.
Bigger Heart Zanzibar is a charity which helps orphans and poor children in the rural areas of Zanzibar (Tanzania) with education and health.
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In this picture I was with the children who were selling necklaces and shells.It all began when my mother took me on holiday to visit her home town, Zanzibar when I was 7 years old. She took me to the Kizimkazi village for a day trip. I had no idea what it would be like.
We went on a boat tour to Dolphin Island. When we were boarding, I noticed a few young children around the area selling shells and handmade carved necklaces it looked as if a lot of hard work and effort had gone into making them. I realized that the majority of the children were not wearing any shoes and their clothing looked torn.
This made me feel sad and I thought that I should be more grateful to everything that I have. I turned to my mother and asked 'Why are they not in school?' I wanted to know the reason to why such young children, some of my age were not in school during that time day.
My Mom Layla Yahya with the children of Kizimkazi school after a lesson
After buying the necklaces my mum went to talk to them. The children said that they did not have enough money to afford to buy uniforms let alone even go to school.
The fact that they did not have the opportunity to have an education really upset me and made me thinks twice. I had the sudden urge to want to see what the schools in the surrounding areas would look like.
I asked my mum if would we were able to visit one of the nearby schools. A few of the children volunteered to take us to the school. When we arrived I was shocked at what I saw. First of all the classrooms did not have doors or even windows. Some of them didn't even have roofs at the time.
Nawal sat on the floor with the children to see what it felt like to sit on a hard floor all day. She was uncomfortable after a few minutes and felt sorry for those who had to sit there all day. The floors were rock solid concrete which was full of potholes and dust. Since there weren't even any desks or chairs I felt sorry for the children who had to sit on extremely hard floors all day. When it was boiling hot the sun would shine over the students, burning their skin and when it was raining the classrooms were absolutely soaking! It all took a while to sink in...READ MORE HERE
Way to go Nawwal, congratulations for doing big things and thinking about others who are less fortunate than you.
ReplyDeleteTafadhali tupatie namba ya tigopesa au hizi nyengine za nyumbani ili nasi tuchangie japo kidogo.
Together we can.
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