Alesia mason
Kenya's street teens struggle to survive
This story was about a young street teen in Nairobi, Africa named Joan. She had a job but was thrown out after the owner abused her and got her pregnant. She told of a life of desperation because she had to beg to eat and had to make the difficult choice to send her son back to live with her family who doesn’t know about her living on the streets. Before she was interviewed, she had been almost raped by someone who lived on the streets. “We form close knit families because the world doesn’t like us.” She said. The small family unit helped her get to the hospital and get treatment. Although she won’t beg, she sells a highly addictive glue to younger street kids.
I feel kind of bad for her because this life isn’t one that anyone would choose. But the sad fact is that it happens every day in America as well as around the world. I don’t like that she sells drugs to younger kids but I understand that she has to do something to make sure her baby survives. It’s a sad situation because you know that you want to help but at the same time you really can’t. This is a common world occurrence for many women because everyday some woman is being raped or almost raped simply because she is forced to live on the streets because of unforeseen circumstances. I really think we need to work on helping women out because until we do, nothing will be okay and more rapes will occur and so will the increase in disease rates.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/06/kenya.street.survivors/index.html
2 comments:
It is interesting to think of how different life is in other countries. Like if you imagine your childhood and growing up as a teen, we didnt have to go through any of those things...or most of us. I feel really bad for this girl because I know that if i was in that situation I wouldnt know what to do.I wish everyone could be equal, but then again... there is a reason why we are all here; to grow up in different places and to go through different experiences. That is what makes us US. My opinion.
wow that story is really sad. Its like she left so that her family could have a better life but her life was ruined in the mist. it is even sadder that she is selling drugs to younger kids rather than begging. But i can not judge her because when you are desperate you will do anything to survive
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