Carlos in Angola

Journalist Carlos Mezenga reports from Angola, November 2007

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Week 3: "Julieta's dream was to become a nurse"

Teenager Carlos Mezenga spends his spare time informing other children about their rights. In this space, you can follow Carlos's blog, writing about life in Angola.

Hi, I am back as announced.

Today, you are going to hear the story of Julieta Soneca.

Julieta Soneca is a young girl of 15, born in Senga, a village with a population of over 850 people. Senga is located in Uíge province in northern Angola , where I live too. Julieta went to 6th grade in Negage 13 km (8 miles) from her home.

But now she has dropped out because of having to walk the long distance, and because she hasn't got enough money. The same thing is happening to her friends. Julieta's dream was to become a nurse, so she could help people from the village where she lives.

As you can see from this sad state of affairs, our country really needs help from you. Where I live, it's also common for pupils to drop out of school due to long distances and lack of money. We need your help to build new schools, produce teaching materials and much else to create hope for all our children in the future.

Remember to read my next post, as I want to tell you about health in Angola .

Bye-bye, and enjoy yourselves.

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"Back to school" is the children of Angola's first wish for their future. "A roof to sleep under" is the second wish. To attend school they need to be registered. To be registered they need a home. Pencils and books cost money. It may not be much to you, but it is an enormous amount to the street children of Uíge. 
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