What's happening in Africa?
(Romano)
Currently in the world it is estimated that over 200 million children are working underage. The most common places with this uprising problem is Kenya.
The most common work for children in Kenya is to pick coffee beans. This may not sound harmful, however the trees and the leaves that are on the coffee tree are sprayed with chemicals. These chemicals are extremely toxic and can even kill you if you're not treated with medical attention. One child described the feeling of this toxic as; it feels the same as pouring hot water on your face.
(Lent)
There are certain reasons why there are so many children picking coffee beans. Firstly, only small light weight children are able to climb to the top of the coffee trees and pick the beans up there. Generally, the people in Kenya are really small and skinny since they lack food due to the amount of money they have. The second reason is that Kenya wanted to be allowed loans from IMF and the World Bank. The World Bank imposed a educational cost-sharing system to Kenya. However before World Bank begun impose new rules to make Kenya creditworthy, the citizens had free primary education. The cost-sharing the Kenyan Government paid only for school buildings and teacher and administrative salaries. The cost for the entrance fees, uniforms, building maintenance, books etc. became the responsibility of the parents. The result of this was 35% of the school enrollment dropped.
(Lent)
The most common work for children in Kenya is to pick coffee beans. This may not sound harmful, however the trees and the leaves that are on the coffee tree are sprayed with chemicals. These chemicals are extremely toxic and can even kill you if you're not treated with medical attention. One child described the feeling of this toxic as; it feels the same as pouring hot water on your face.
(Lent)
There are certain reasons why there are so many children picking coffee beans. Firstly, only small light weight children are able to climb to the top of the coffee trees and pick the beans up there. Generally, the people in Kenya are really small and skinny since they lack food due to the amount of money they have. The second reason is that Kenya wanted to be allowed loans from IMF and the World Bank. The World Bank imposed a educational cost-sharing system to Kenya. However before World Bank begun impose new rules to make Kenya creditworthy, the citizens had free primary education. The cost-sharing the Kenyan Government paid only for school buildings and teacher and administrative salaries. The cost for the entrance fees, uniforms, building maintenance, books etc. became the responsibility of the parents. The result of this was 35% of the school enrollment dropped.
(Lent)