The Importance Of Growing Up In Tanzania

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At age thirteen, I left everything behind in Tanzania to start a new life with my parents in Canada. Growing up in Tanzania I witnessed the injustice imposed upon the underprivileged society. Yet, throughout my thirteen years in Tanzania I saw no progress. The gap between the rich and poor was so evident in our everyday lives that it became a norm, a way of life. Although I realized that this was wrong, I never truly understood the complexity of these issues. It was when I moved to Canada that I recognized the importance of positively affecting change.

According to the United Nations, human rights are inherent entitlements that come to every person as a consequence of being human. Yet, people all across Africa are denied such fundamental …show more content…

Growing up in Tanzania has really shaped the person I am today. The two most important values I acquired while growing up in the developing country was appreciation and compassion. Not a day goes by that I don’t acknowledge how fortunate I am to having access to quality education, food, shelter and other basic necessities. Through my experiences in Tanzania I was reminded again and again that justice is not simply given, and that strong advocates are needed to help give a voice to those who are silenced. Therefore, my memories of Tanzania stirred my desire be the voice for those in …show more content…

I graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Arts Honors in History and Global Development Studies, as well a Bachelor of Education in the Primary/Junior division. Being apart of the educational field allowed me to recognize how fortunate I am for having my family sacrifice everything to move to Canada in order to ensure I was granted access to public education. I have also come to realize that “public education” is not a concept that transcends in Tanzania. A wide range of the population in Tanzania remains uneducated simply because they cannot afford it. My experiences in education have allowed me to deeply value the promise of education in changing the course of ones

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