On the way to find the gorillas, we crossed a local village and a bunch of four kids playing. They enjoyed to have their pictures taken and were ecstatic to see them on the LCD of my camera. Torn clothes, no shoes, dirty but seemingly happy, it makes you wonder about our world.
On the way back from the gorillas, we had the chance to visit the local school, founded and operated by the local catholic church. What we saw was a very different from what a westerner is used to. The school principal explained us that until recently they did not have any desks for the students and a they managed to get some thanks to a donation. A wooden desk able to accommodate three or four students costs only $25, but this is a lot of money for the school’s budget, which amounts to $1200 for this year. Shame on us.
Outside the school, a gang of young kids was playing under the midday sun. How many options will they have in their life? I am trying to figure out what we can do to give them a fair chance to prosper and they only thing I can think of is to help them get some decent education.
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