Finally - Change is in Progress

About a year ago , I wrote a post about little girls committing suicide by burning themselves. here's the link
Its been a year since and the trend has not gone away . BUT ..and here's the good news :  finally there are people out there who do notice and do care, people with the knowledge to change things around .
 Its just a beginning , but the fact that it is being acknowledged , and there are people who want to follow these little girls ,sit down with them, listen to their point of views and explain to them that they are the future of this country is just more than i could ever wish for. If only our society was not so brutal on little girls, We could have been a much greater of a nation .

So basically the Dean of the Nursing department in Amoud University put together a program , that includes health education for high school students and expecting mothers, antenatal care , and immunization for children under the age of 5 in the city's MCH (mother and child health centers) and visits to the city's prisons . This program will be carried out by the nursing students and the medical students together, under the supervision of the graduates. This will not be just any random program, it will be recorded and critically followed , and hopefully 6 months from now , there will be a visible difference in our society and their perception on health care .
I'll follow this post with an update as soon as we start hands on , which will be maybe a week or two from now . 

BURNING - The Hottest Trend

march 15 .010- A step-mom and her daughter are fighting over something as stupid as .."wash the dishes" , daughter gets angry, locks herself in a room, pours gas all over herself, lights a match and .BOOOMM!!- in 5 sec's her entire body lights up and before you know it she's a human cannon ball , screaming for help. Only problem is; no one can get in, and she cant get out.
30 minutes later shes rushed to the ER, with a 3rd degree burn, and almost 0 skin left on her
2 hours later - she is dead.

LATEST TRENDS IN NORTHERN SOMALIA a.k.a "SOMALILAND" : TEENAGE GIRLS BURN THEMSELVES FOR ATTENTION. sad thing is most of them never live to see any attention, and those who do survive, get treated like monsters.
most of these girls are around the age of 15 to 23, either in high school, or college; and some even married
whats even worse is how no one seems to care . since the beginning of this  month over 5 girls have burned themselves, for the dumbest of reasons. now your probably wondering what could push someone to do such a thing ?. well heres their reasons for doing it :

1. my boyfriend dumped me
2. How dare my mom talk 2 me like that
3. I hate school
4. My boyfriend got me pregnant, and im screwed


The funny thing about a situation this wrong, is how others arent really learning anything from it , and instead of  realizing the stupidity of it all. Burning has become "THE NEXT BIG THING". every little girl has a bottle of gas under her bed, ready to be used. the moment something doesnt go the way she wants it ,
her  reaction will be : 


 "HOW CAN U TALK 2 ME LIKE THAT?? ...WATCH ME NOW ..."AMMA BURN MYSELF!!!!!!"  ,

In a way, its foolishly smart because they will get their way, but for the few who do turn threats into a reality, well  lets just say when you are in one of the world's most underprivileged countries, i really think  "BURNING" for attention should not even be an option.

 Honestly though If i tried that stunt at home .. im sure HOOYOO WOULD HAND ME THE GAS AND THE MATCHES.....and the moment i poured the gas, she would most definetly "DACAS" me down, and have me wishing i never even had a burnin tought to begin with....

all in all, RESPECT YOUR MOMS, DONT GET PREGNANT, WHINE ABOUT SCHOOL, but  DO NOT BURN YOURSELF!!!!!! ..nothing on this earth is worth it