When I was young, I thought that everyone celebrated Christmas just like I did. Today I know this is not the case. In this blog I share how Christmas is celebrated in South Africa and how our beneficiaries celebrate Christmas and what do they wish for Christmas.
Imagine going to school in a class that is overcrowded. Hungry. You have started school without the basic fine motor skills, or entry level language skills and you just can’t keep up. When you go home after school, you have nobody to help you with your homework, or your caregiver can not read. Your neighbourhood is rife with gangs, drugs, alcohol abuse, crime and high unemployment.
What was it like growing up under apartheid? Was there a difference in the education you received as a white person compared to the rest of the population? What was your reality? These are the questions I reflect on even more since starting Sawabona Africa.
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