In Swaziland, education is free. It is something that every child gets a chance to do without fear of not being able to afford it. There are though people that do not agree with this. It has been a sheer reach to keep all of the school free. Some place like to charge fees without the governments knowledge. Money is a very large issue here. About 63% of the people here live on two dollars a day. They are well below the poverty line. Most people in this country can not afford to send their children to school. Money became such an issue in these parts that the government is paying for children education. Since the government is paying a lot of extra prices are tacked on. That is a problem. That is where all the corruption comes in.
I think this is sad. I think it is a great idea that the government pay. It is sad to think that people can’t afford to send their children to school, even though is happens here all the time. College is very expensive and families every where have to make sacrifices in order for their child to get an education. It is sickening to think of school praying on parents who really just don’t know any better, or don’t have a chose. Most people are really just trying to make sure that their children don’t end up like them. Many people are very uneducated. They can’t do very much and they don’t understand that they are being taken advantage of. Money runs things all over the world. The issue is that more and more people and places are falling below that poverty line but the prices are not changing. Eventually the prices will have to. Not just in places like Swazi but everywhere.
Ashley Burkhart
3/22/13
4:43 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/feb/19/swaziland-primary-schools-free-struggle
The Struggle to Keep Swaziland Schools Free
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