I learnt a principle from King David in the Bible, which is that we must have the wisdom and courage, and above all the humility, to appreciate that there are some problems, which we can only address by educating, and mentoring the next generation, and then trust them, to go out and solve those problems, the right way. Some of the things that seem so difficult for my generation, will be so simple for our children, to deal with, if we empower them now, and most importantly, if we trust them. Louis Armstrong, used to sing this wonderful ballad, this child will know, much more than I will ever know...what a wonderful world. And its true, I never cease to be amazed at what my children know, that I do not know. It spurs me on to support orphans, and underprivileged children, wherever I go. In my own mind, when I send a child to school, I am solving problems, that I cannot solve myself. I read somewhere once, how Winston Churchills father, helped a young man, with school fees, and that young man, went on to discover one of the most important medicines of the 20th century, penicillin. When we send a child to school, in our minds, we are raising the next Nelson Mandela, and the next Joshua Nkomo; we are raising the next Wangari Maathai; we are raising the next Ngozi Iweala- Nkonjo; we are raising the next Joyce Banda, and the next Kip Kaino. We are raising the next Pastor Chris Oyakilome; we are raising Africas next Mark Shuttleworth. When we send a disabled child to school, I think of President Roosevelt of America, who led his country through the Second World War, from a wheelchair. Doctors, nurses, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, pastors, and even politicians... we are raising them. We are raising them in Zimbabwe, in South Africa, in Malawi, in Lesotho, in Botswana, in Kenya, in Burundi, in Nigeria, Ghana and Rwanda. There is nothing more urgent, concerning the future of Africa, than the education of its children, and providing them with skills to get jobs. Everyone of us, needs to get involved. If you are 20 years or older, you need to be thinking about how you can help, just one child. Its not just about money, your time is just as important. Even when you are unemployed yourself, you can set aside a few hours a day to teach children who are not in school to read or write, or to do maths. When you go to the Internet Cafe, take a child and show them how it works. We are doing so just to change our world.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:02:47 +0000
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