Every week schools shut due to a lack of resources, meaning hundreds of children lose their education. Thank you for taking an interest in this problem and my blog. I hope that by the time you have finished reading, you will understand more about the challenges schools and libraries across Africa face, and what you can do to help Book Aid for Africa (BAFA) in their mission to solve the problem for good.Many children desperately need and want their education, but it is simply not available to them as a route out of extreme poverty. Imagine a life with no school… Even though you are probably cheering at the thought, just think about all the opportunities you would miss, the books you would never learn how to read.
A typical representative of millions of children, Bahati’s name means good fortune. But she had run out of luck. Due to a lack of decent resources, her school was about to shut down when BAFA stepped in. The tattered ten books the school was left with were quickly replaced with up-to-date, colourful school books, fiction books, and even a new computer, meaning that instead of closing, the school was better than ever before. Nowadays, Bahati constantly has her nose in a book, her days of being illiterate left behind long ago. But a there could be a different harsh reality if BAFA had not given a helping hand.
As you can see in the picture above, once schools have equipment they need, they are always full of eager, bright students striving to do the best they can with their newfound knowledge.
Thank you again for taking an interest in my blog, because by doing so you can make a big difference – it would be wonderful if you could write a short answer to the following questions. Please be honest, and if possible tell me your hometown (and country, if not the UK). If you want to find out more about the work BAFA does, visit http://www.bookaidforafrica.com/, and help them to make a difference in Africa.
- Had you ever heard about the lack of resources for African schools before?
- Do you now feel that you understand the problem in more depth?
- Would you now be prepared to …
- Tell your family and friends about the work BAFA does?
- Join a fundraising campaign?
- Make a donation to BAFA (either money or books)?
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this blog. Help to make the dream a reality.
Ada
1. I knew that there was poverty in Africa, and have heard about education problems from other charities
ReplyDelete2. Yes, this has given me an insight
3. 1.Yes 2.Maybe 3.Maybe
1) Yes i had heard about the lack of resources before
ReplyDelete2) Yes
3) - Yes
- Maybe
- Yes
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WOW!
ReplyDeleteLuton -
ReplyDeleteYes I have heard about the lack of resources before
I do not understand it in more depth because I already knew about this charity however I do think it is a worthwhile one
I would be prepared to: tell my friends and family about the work BAFA does, join a fundraising campaign, make a donation of books but not money.
this was shocking, children in africa should deserve their education. i hadn't heard of the lack of resources before and i would be prepared to tall my friends and family about this! :)
ReplyDelete1) yes - although not to the full extent described in the blog.
ReplyDelete2) yes.
3)- of course I would.
- if convenient.
- books but not money.