BIOGRAPHY OF THE PROGRAM BENEFICIARY
Jescar (shadow name) is a 15 years old and class 7 student at Kibweni Primary School, located in Kilimanjaro Moshi. During the school work shop at her school, we managed to initiate a connection with her teacher whom reported ….’s mother having mistreating this girl by sending her to local brew houses during the late hours which endangered the general up bring lifestyle and safety since such places are ever occupied by drunkards and less conscious people..
Having called a lady beside after the session we asked her in a friendly mannerly way with the presence of her teacher, she confirmed on these accusations against her mother and that she was scared to open up to anyone rather than her class teacher whom at the moment did not know what to do. Progress was made to go and meet her mother hoping to change this lifestyle lady was. .
It was not an easy thing to bring sense to her parents, especially the mother but as we introduced ourselves been child rights activists, she began to listen. Clarifying that lady was under age, she wasn’t supposed to be near brew house nor attend especially on such late hours. We then described the common risks that might come to lady including that of getting raped if not affected by HIV/AIDS at large. Also, the fact that this was not a health way of raising a child, much less a girl.
Having putting sense to lady’s parents, we headed to the local brew house owner and warned him on such habits of entertaining parents who sent their children to such places. We clarified on the legal actions that could be taken against him if anything bad had gone wrong with these children and with clarity he promised to work on this problem immediately as it was not long after two days he kept a post that children weren’t allowed near the place. .
As we left, this habit was kept to rest and we even got the feedback from the teacher that less of what we knew, it was a village habit of parents treating children this way but after the Jescar’s mother story, word spread and it stopped. As we came back during evaluation, a girl and other children were all happy and filled with confessions that the tradition had stopped. .
Quote from the Jescar
‘’The campaign for child right has changed my life and others children’’. Finally a lady laughing and asked if we shall come to school for a third time. thank you Moshi fm .
