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Arise Africa
Africa is arguably the richest continent(in terms of natural minerals) on the planet but also the poorest,how is this so?Pundits argue that Africas poverty is not a physical one but more of a mentality one.Its with simple innovations that countries have emerged to become a force on the global arena.Then if Africas problem is intrinsic one-mentality/intellectually dis-empowered-then one of the area that we can invest more is on education .Kenya is a good example of a country that is riding on this wave,the country has a free education programme for both the primary and secondary schools learning modules which has increased the number of people accesing education,it boast of having among the least illiteracy level in Africa.Lets get our children to school and watch a gradual metarmorphosis in our circ**stances and society.
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Comment by THIAGO CARVALHO PELUCIO SILVA on March 4, 2010 at 3:18pm
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Mr. Karanja,
you are right, simple and corageous innovations have brought many countries to a harmony time to their wh*** societies.
All the best!!!
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Comment by Bruce Haynes on March 4, 2010 at 3:25pm
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Mr Karanja I like the fact that you are problem solving and use the real world example of Kenya, I think it was Nelson Mandela who said our greatest weapon is education! I decided to power vote you a KNOWLEDGE SHARE for this blog, as I am excited to learn about Kenya's free education programme
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Comment by David Dreshfield on March 5, 2010 at 7:28am
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You make an excellent point, Anthony. At the crux of it all is energy, I think -- once you bring reliable energy sources to sub-Saharan Africa, you bring with it better transportation, even better schools, and, potentially, access to the great library that is the Internet. I look forward to your future insights about education in Africa.
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Comment by Ethan Brockman on March 5, 2010 at 7:49am
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It is because you have corrupt governments in most parts of Africa. Look at Morocco, Tunisia, and South Africa. They don't have anywhere near the problems of say the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, or about 90% of those other countries do. Why? Because they don't have corruption rampant in their government. Sure they have their faults, but it's going to take some balls to take on that mess of a place.
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Comment by Emily on March 5, 2010 at 4:47pm
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You make an excellent point there Anthony - thank you for sharing.
Unfortunately I do not completely agree with the rather simplistic viewpoint put across by Ethan - a lot of the reasons why countries like the DRC have more corruption than others has to do with the exploitative and extractive state that the colonisers "handed over" when African countries gained independence. And even that is only a fraction of the story...
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Comment by Jen Shaffer on March 6, 2010 at 12:55am
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As a teacher and the daughter of 2 teachers I would 100% agree with you that education is so important. Education is something that can never be taken from you and opens the doors to many opportunities.
"You have to study and learn so that you can make up your own mind about history and everything else but you can't make up an empty mind. Stock your mind, stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and no one in the world can interfere with it. You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace." - Mr. O'Hallahan, Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
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Comment by Jane A.W. on March 14, 2010 at 4:50am
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The struggles of Africa are indeed complicated. Corruption and kleptocracy have played a major role, but so have historic efforts to take advantage of its riches.
I think what a lot of us are responding too is the hopefulness we read from behind your words.
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Comment by turtle1 on March 14, 2010 at 6:30am
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Education in Kenya is a priority for anyone who wants to rise above the mess that is Africa. Unfortunately to attend publicly funded free education children must wear uniforms, not available to the poor. There are some wonderful people there making the most of a bad situation, one woman with a business degree unable to find a job has been teaching orphaned children for years at no cost. Those children are the hardest working brightest kids I've ever seen. They must realise this is their only hope for the future. But in the meantime they must cope with lack of food and water on a daily basis. The inter- tribal hatred continues .Lots of complicated issues that were created over generations. But yes , change has to start somewhere and education is the way to go.
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