When I saw the
headline I assumed it was more global warming:
Girls at U.N. meeting urge global action
So the first lines didn't make sense to me:
*A 16-year-old Nepalese girl burst into tears describing her work in a match factory to help support her mother.
*A Jordanian teen spoke out about violence against girls in rural areas.
*A former child soldier from Congo cried when she recalled her suffering as a sex slave.
So where was:
* A high school student from Ohio said she really sweat a lot last August, "what with George Bush making it warmer, and all."
What
was there makes me glad I live in America. From the child working in the match factory:
"The most important message is that governments should ensure that every working child gets a free education," said Sunita Tamang, lamenting that in her community in Nepal "people think that if you educate a girl child, it will only embarrass you."
Every
working child? How sad.
"Look at me — I work in a match factory and today I have been able to come here and share my feelings and experiences with you all."
ReplyDeleteYou all? Just where is this match factory refugee from? Georgia?