It takes a village to raise a child

It takes a village to raise a child

I was taught at a young age back then in rural areas that I didn't belong only to my family but the whole community. I was always told by elders of the village that I wasn’t only the child to my mom and dad. But I was actually the child of the village in spite of of being related or not. But this pattern seem to have changed and lost because now elders careless of what other children do. They just care about their children only. Are we now neglecting all what we believed in and what our elders believed in?

Another proven fact about this matter is the continuous rapes on children amongst our communities and brutally killings that we often witness within our communities. It might not be your biological child but if that child succeeds it is also benefit your community in many ways, even by reducing poverty. Teenagers are now intimacy with old people with the aim of getting money. And as a result this children end up dropping at school and be affected with HIV& AIDS. It should sadden everyone in the community to see teenagers neglecting their future because the future of the country depends on them. Let’s protect them.

Meshack Mathe Bevhula
Vosloorus