Rebecca and Alex, Tanzania Team Jan '10

Words cannot describe Africa, one must see it for real, home of the lion, the sunset, the corrupt political deal. The endless plains of the Serengeti, the mountains, the acacia trees, the home of malaria, of aids, the sounds of children’s silent pleas. Its all big smiles, toothy grins and swarms of waving hands, but beneath, the children of Africa, implore us to understand, the struggles of day to day, the immense pain in their life where they must work hard, no play, just toil and strife. For so young its impossible to see how they are able to cope, getting up in the morning, parent less, yet with glimmers of hope. They have no one, nothing, just worries and tears, the fragments of hope, eclipsed by fears upon fears. Lives destroyed by disease, by aids and HIV Governmental promises unfulfilled-its down to you and me. Yet all seem to have an inner strength, so difficult to comprehend, when their lives seem so helpless, stuck in a complete dead end. Dreams of becoming lawyers, teachers, to play for manu city. We must be there, to love and support, overwhelmed with pity. How can we ignore the Children of Africa, surrounded by squalor and flies? We must look deep into our hearts and theirs…its all in their eyes.

WE ALL NEED TO HELP – By Rebecca Sutton

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