Let us Keep Fighting the Problems of Swaziland
To all of you activists on the Swaziland situation, I would like to send a word of encouragement. We are facing a difficult situation where children have been left without parents. We need to work even harder because the future of the country depends on these children. We are asking all people to try what they can. It may mean adopting one or two children or just sending to school more people than you had planned to send. Even that will not be enough. We need to just keep on keeping on, if I may borrow an expression that is not Swazi. Overseers of children have to be all of us.
Gone are the days when one would only look after the child they brought to the world. These days we are asking people to learn leadership skills and regroup the society. We need to be willing to see all other people as our brothers and sisters in a way we did not before. We need to share medical supplies, the little money we earn and still do what we were doing before, taking care of the old people who live in the countryside. This means we have to learn to be united in love.
I am happy that we are registering more and more organizations. We need to all see ourselves as leaders and take initiative when there is a need to do something. There are projections that food supplies will dwindle. All this means a more efficient way of finding and sharing the little food we have.
Even finances are dwindling. The Ministry of Finance is having problems. This means there will be less money to run the country. We are fast getting to a point where our currency will be meaningless. With over 50% of our people living on next to nothing, we are facing a real crisis. As it is we are dependant on donations. We need to start looking at what we can do for ourselves. Anybody who has a piece of land needs to start a garden. Church organizations are sprouting everywhere. We hope they will feel for the poor and not just get rich from the tithes of the wealthy urban members when the poor are suffering.
Our leaders also need to help us to focus on these problems and spend less in their lives living lives in filthy opulence. It is time for all of us to tighten our belts. I know that there is a point beyond which we cannot go in tightening belts. We long reached that point, but as Africans we only reach that point when we go into the grave. The year 2010 marks the beginning of a decade of suffering for our country. We are still asking for the same things, more accountability from our leadership, a sharing of the resources in the Tibiyo fund with the rest of the nation and unbanning of political parties so that we can have a voice. As an activist, I am asking for more teaching on women's rights. We need more advocacies. We passed the laws that make women equal, but when illiteracy rates are still high such laws mean nothing. I am just writing to request that we form new resolutions in 2010 so that we can se some progress in the real areas of concern. My resolution is to read the Human Rights Charter in siSwati and start writing about it. What is your resolution? Happy Xmas and Happy New Year to all the readers of this blog.
Friday, December 18, 2009
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Let us Keep Solving the Problems of Swaziland
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Let us Keep Fighting the Problems of Swaziland
To all of you activists on the Swaziland situation, I would like to send a word of encouragement. We are facing a difficult situation where children have been left without parents. We need to work even harder because the future of the country depends on these children. We are asking all people to try what they can. It may mean adopting one or two children or just sending to school more people than you had planned to send. Even that will not be enough. We need to just keep on keeping on, if I may borrow an expression that is not Swazi. Overseers of children have to be all of us.
Gone are the days when one would only look after the child they brought to the world. These days we are asking people to learn leadership skills and regroup the society. We need to be willing to see all other people as our brothers and sisters in a way we did not before. We need to share medical supplies, the little money we earn and still do what we were doing before, taking care of the old people who live in the countryside. This means we have to learn to be united in love.
I am happy that we are registering more and more organizations. We need to all see ourselves as leaders and take initiative when there is a need to do something. There are projections that food supplies will dwindle. All this means a more efficient way of finding and sharing the little food we have.
Even finances are dwindling. The Ministry of Finance is having problems. This means there will be less money to run the country. We are fast getting to a point where our currency will be meaningless. With over 50% of our people living on next to nothing, we are facing a real crisis. As it is we are dependant on donations. We need to start looking at what we can do for ourselves. Anybody who has a piece of land needs to start a garden. Church organizations are sprouting everywhere. We hope they will feel for the poor and not just get rich from the tithes of the wealthy urban members when the poor are suffering.
Our leaders also need to help us to focus on these problems and spend less in their lives living lives in filthy opulence. It is time for all of us to tighten our belts. I know that there is a point beyond which we cannot go in tightenign belts. We long reached that point, but as Africans you only reach that point when you go into the grave. The year 2010 marks the beginning of a decade of suffering for our country. We are still asking for the same things, more accoutability from our leadership, a sharing of the resources in the Tibiyo fund with the rest of the nation and unbanning of political parties so that we can have a voice. As an activist, I am asking for more teaching on women's rights. We need more advocacy. We passed the laws that make women equal, but when illiteracy rates are still high such laws mean nothing. I am just writing to request that we form new resolutions in 2010 so that we can se some progress in the real areas of concern. my resolution i sto read the Human Rights Charter in siSwati and start writing about it. What is your resolution. Happy Xmas and Happy New Year to all the readers of this blog.
Let us Keep Fighting the Problems of Swaziland
To all of you activists on the Swaziland situation, I would like to send a word of encouragement. We are facing a difficult situation where children have been left without parents. We need to work even harder because the future of the country depends on these children. We are asking all people to try what they can. It may mean adopting one or two children or just sending to school more people than you had planned to send. Even that will not be enough. We need to just keep on keeping on, if I may borrow an expression that is not Swazi. Overseers of children have to be all of us.
Gone are the days when one would only look after the child they brought to the world. These days we are asking people to learn leadership skills and regroup the society. We need to be willing to see all other people as our brothers and sisters in a way we did not before. We need to share medical supplies, the little money we earn and still do what we were doing before, taking care of the old people who live in the countryside. This means we have to learn to be united in love.
I am happy that we are registering more and more organizations. We need to all see ourselves as leaders and take initiative when there is a need to do something. There are projections that food supplies will dwindle. All this means a more efficient way of finding and sharing the little food we have.
Even finances are dwindling. The Ministry of Finance is having problems. This means there will be less money to run the country. We are fast getting to a point where our currency will be meaningless. With over 50% of our people living on next to nothing, we are facing a real crisis. As it is we are dependant on donations. We need to start looking at what we can do for ourselves. Anybody who has a piece of land needs to start a garden. Church organizations are sprouting everywhere. We hope they will feel for the poor and not just get rich from the tithes of the wealthy urban members when the poor are suffering.
Our leaders also need to help us to focus on these problems and spend less in their lives living lives in filthy opulence. It is time for all of us to tighten our belts. I know that there is a point beyond which we cannot go in tightenign belts. We long reached that point, but as Africans you only reach that point when you go into the grave. The year 2010 marks the beginning of a decade of suffering for our country. We are still asking for the same things, more accoutability from our leadership, a sharing of the resources in the Tibiyo fund with the rest of the nation and unbanning of political parties so that we can have a voice. As an activist, I am asking for more teaching on women's rights. We need more advocacy. We passed the laws that make women equal, but when illiteracy rates are still high such laws mean nothing. I am just writing to request that we form new resolutions in 2010 so that we can se some progress in the real areas of concern. my resolution i sto read the Human Rights Charter in siSwati and start writing about it. What is your resolution. Happy Xmas and Happy New Year to all the readers of this blog.
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