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Originally Posted by Meddeen250
Maybe they should introduce something for the men.
In my country, the fullah tribe circumcised their children when they're about 12 to 13 years old.
I can imagine Paj undergoing such a process.  |
They should not introduce anything to the guys Med as that will not solve the problem but will only worsen it. Charity begins at home and of course if parents want to play an active role in the upbringing of their daughters then they should start educating them well about sex, pregnancies and abortion! That way, society will come out a winner and we will not hear such tragic stories of female circumcision or breast ironing.
In addition to that, I also think that the government should be involved in the matter by providing its citizens with FREE sex education programs, birth control pills, and condom. How many parents can afford to buy birth control pills for themselves and their children when there is no food on the table? In my view so far in most of the African Countries the government are not doing enough when it comes to women and children.
I believe we have become too complacent with our system, hence using the phrase” can’t afford it” as an excuse not to do what we have to do. The question on health should not even be contested by any government; it should be their top priority. Our govt are known to spend tremendous amount of money over ridiculous things but yet they turn a blind eye when it concerns providing the basics for the living conditions of women and children.
Parents should not hesitate when it comes to speaking about SEX with their kids and teaching them how to protect themselves. Yes, most African societies today will not want to hear about this but unfortunately we are in the twenty-century and this time cannot be compared with how we were brought up some years back where discussing sex was a taboo. This new generation of girls know more than we did back then, and we can never change them and they will forever sneak around and do what they want to do behind the back of parents. But don’t you think if they do have birth control pills at their exposure with minimal or no cost attached, the rising level of teenage pregnancy could be reduced? If this idea wouldn’t work then why on earth will other developing countries adopt it (government getting involved in the upbringing of children)? I am sure someone will say that even with what the developing countries have to offer, they are still struggling with this subject but one can still not compare where they are with where we are in Africa.
Some of our ridiculous beliefs and customs should be thrown out of the window and replaced with EDUCATION.
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