"Illiteracy that renders birth control impossible. And subsequently, overpopulation leads to further restriction on resources for basic education, particularly on issues regarding women's health, family planning and self-empowerment. And the cycle gets more vicious as the young girls often marry early to give birth to yet another generation. A corrupted government that only pays lip-service to promise improving unemployment, has disappointed their constituents time after time after each successful re-election."
Quoting verbatim of an Indian woman who already gave birth to 9 kids:
"my husband comes on me when he is drunk, I cannot do anything ...... and when a child is given by GOD, GOD will surely provide what the child needs ......"
There are local initiatives working to provide free education for children, but only up to the level of Primary School. FOCUS has been one of the biggest local NGOs working to provide opportunities of basic child education. Thanks to The Project SEE (to be explained in a later post) organized by The University of Hong Kong in 2007, Sean was to connect with this organization and has maintained a close tie of working relationship ever since. This is where the catalyst of Sean's fire find an outlet!
by Charlotte
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