
'Where I live even 100 people cannot raise the money for one funeral'
Where I live, people are organised in clans. I belong to a clan where even 100 people, gathered together, can’t raise $100 (£75) to organise a funeral.
I come from a family that couldn’t afford to pay tuition of $10 a term when I was a student two decades ago. Many of my young relatives are out of school now, because their parents can’t afford a full academic term of $15.
Others are even worse off. There are families I have spoken with who say they are unable to earn $2 a month as a family.
There is no question that the UN global goals have stalled.… Seguir leyendo »