On 29 July 2017 we met with
parents of the girls we have in “Wasiliana” project. We discussed a lot about
girls and how we can cooperate to support them in order to help them to reach
their future dreams.
From the parents and other visitors
that were invited, we heard that they agree the girls have many challenges and
the big risk of not reaching their future plans, for example some girls are getting
pregnant in early age while they are still at school. So it is important to
come together as a community to make sure that the girls are supported in all
aspects of life.
Also the girls had prepared
songs, acting and dances, and they performed for their parents and other visitors.
After the programme we had a time to watch girls playing netball.
We would like to thank all the
parents and other visitors like street chairmen of Lwanhima ward, nurse from
Sahwa dispensary, school matron from Lwanhima secondary school, head teacher of
Sahwa primary school and ward education officer of Lwanhima ward who were
invited and were able to join us on parents’ Saturday. We would also like to
thank Global Social Work Finland for supporting the event and offering sodas
and peanuts for the participants.
Amalath Ismail
The
writer is a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Saint Augustine University of
Tanzania (SAUT), currently volunteering with Ni Hekima Pekee Organization.
