Friday, 1 June 2018

A day in the life and home of a child in a informal settlement

It is very sad that I had to walk to school with no shoes so my feet would get very cold and I could even get sick. And also we have no cars so we can’t drive to school. The school doesn't even have proper classrooms some of the classrooms are even made of cardboard, wood and metal. Then when we get into grade 5,6 or 7 we have to share desks. Our desks are like only a meter big so there is very littel working space. Our real classes are very small so that means some children have to sit on the floor and work. And that’s not even the half of it remember I also have a house you know but it’s not like your houses. Our houses roofs are made of corrugated iron, metal and wood. One of the worst parts about our houses is that there is no running water. So when we want something to drink we have to walk all the way to the river. We also have no home built toilets. The toilets we have to use are absolutely filthy. But the worst of it is the sickness. There is a sickness called H.I.V it is a very horrible sickness. A Lot of people can catch the cold because it is contagious. One doctor per three thousand pashinets and thats how bad it is. It would just make my life so much esayer is if we just hade some running water in our houses and some money to buy food, shoes and medical supplise and a nice looking houses with a bed. Well that's my life in a informal settlement thank you for lissing.