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I've been to Arusha and seen doppelgangers of ...

2012-02-02T11:04:41.309-05:00

I've been to Arusha and seen doppelgangers of the children in these photos. Author, have you been admitted to an MFA program yet? It seems the selectivity statistics are daunting, to say the least. I think I'll have better luck with the few MFAs in Spanish creative writing. Thanks in advance for the update.

Hey Mari! That's a very fair question, with a...

2012-01-27T10:22:12.721-05:00

Hey Mari! That's a very fair question, with a simple answer. At the facility where I volunteered, I worked almost exclusively with boys. The female volunteers tended to work with the girls. So the boys are the ones I got to know. I got to know their potential, their current education situation (at the that time), etc. In short, my school sponsorship project focuses on the children I worked with, who all *just happen* to be boys.

I think that, yes, the education opportunities and standards in Tanzania may be different for girls, especially at government schools. But I'm not familiar with the specifics. I do know that the Nakido School (the private school where my boys are going) is co-ed.

Oh, for an edit button to fix "accepted."...

2012-01-27T06:34:56.744-05:00

Oh, for an edit button to fix "accepted."

Nice MFA "purpose" letter, BTW.

Why just boys? Aren't girls worth the time? Or...

2012-01-27T06:29:06.640-05:00

Why just boys? Aren't girls worth the time? Or it is just accpeted practice?

If there are laws against girls being schooled, then I am sure that no amount of education given to a few boys can possibly pull this community out of it's muddy hole. I'm not dissing you, here, I just want to understand.

Peace, Mari

I am so proud of you!

2012-01-25T14:03:03.536-05:00

I am so proud of you!