Post with tag "illiteracy"
Chronicle: To read and write – a question of dignity
Some years ago I met, almost on a daily basis, a group of street children – boys only – who were living in the centre of Maputo. They made their living by helping cars finding somewhere to park and then they watched the cars. I imagine that this is a universal way to make a living for street children.
These boys, who were between seven and twelve years old, had no reason what so ever to trust grown-ups. They had been … Read more
Chronicle: The ABC-book – The only book that matters
The most fundamental challenge in the world today is poverty. I do not know of any major issue which is not connected to poverty and the increasing divide between those who have and those who are forced to look for food at the world’s rubbish dumps.
This is also the issue with AIDS. However, poverty is not an active virus. But the consequences of poverty are in a profound way linked with AIDS and the … Read more