Many children in African communities have extended family and community that can help care for them. I wonder why many of the people who love Africa and its children don’t contribute to: wells, nutrition, schools, jobs etc. Such things would allow the community to provide for itself, creating and keeping assets in Africa. Children are Africa’s biggest asset. When you remove children and educate them outside of Africa it creates a brain drain. When Africa’s brightest leave Africa this only means a dim future for Africa.
My family’s favorite food is Ethiopian food. I was eating dinner and an Ethiopian child was with her White family. The waitress began to speak to her in Amharic. The parents said,” Oh she has forgotten the language”. I wondered if they even thought of making friends in the Ethiopian community here, so the child could know her language, her country. I wondered what they would say to her when she gets older and realizes she is different. Wouldn’t it be more comforting if she had the Ethiopian community to support her?
I have a son who lives in Ghana. He is not my biological son, but I help pay for his school fees with a group of other sisters. I met an American born woman who has chief status in Ghana. I support her organization that helps children with their school fees. The money sent to him also provides, shoes, uniforms, socks, notebooks, backpack, pens and pencils. He wants to be a doctor. I rather this doctor stay and heal in Africa. Africa needs her children. I think she has lost enough children to the Diaspora.
My son Vincent:

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