Based on this article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12640342
The Right to Education
Education may be the
most important factor of a country´s development. The kids of a country are the
future, and depending on what they are taught they will build a good future, or
destroy what is left. Everyone, no matter the gender, race, sex, social class
or religion has the right to free primary education. This human right is often
violated all over the world, it is problem that involves the entire world, and
it is a global issue.
Every day 7,000 highs
school students drop out of school in the US, but this doesn't only happen in
the US, it happens all over the world. Some young teenagers and kids have to
abandon their education for danger, because of economic issues, because of racism,
or because of lack of parent supports.
Education is connected
to almost any aspect of a country that we think of. Health, politics,
advancement, development, economy, industry, and even culture are all affected
by the education kids are given. A child that was taught about diseases and how
to prevent them has a higher probability of staying healthy and avoiding
illness as much as he can. Kids, who went to school, can notice problems in
government structures and can fight against it to make a better government. Kids
who were taught invent new technology when they grow of and make the country
develop. An economy of a country is mostly based on the companies and the kids
are the ones that will someday own those companies, if they know what has to be
done they will perform a much better job. In general all aspects that we think
off are related to education. This is why a country should
provide accessible education for everyone without exceptions.
Tanzanian girls know
that a good education is the only way out of poverty and they risk themselves
to be able to go to school. These girls are really brave and they give us an
example of how valuable education is. Tanzanian girls have to live in ghetto's
far away from their families so they can go to school since the schools are far
away in rural areas and there is only one school for each five villages. These
ghettos don't provide safety for the girls; young girls are often harassed,
abused and even raped. The girls live in fear and since they cannot sleep at
night for insecurity they often fall asleep during classes. 20% of the girls
drop out of school because of pregnancy and it is believed that many
of these pregnancies are because of rapes. These girls suffer every day but the
only thing they want is education, they know it is the path for a better
future.
We often say we don't
want to go to school, that school is boring and we count the days until the
next vacation. We should appreciate that we have a great school and that we
have easy access to education because these type of problem is not only
happening in Tanzania, it happens all around the world every single day. We
live in a bubble, but we need to meet and understand the outside
world because many bad things are happening and we need to help.
