Sister Nuala Visits Newcastle (18-1-2016)
Sister Nuala came to talk to 3rd - 6th class today about her work as a missionary in India. She worked in India for 27 years. She told us about the poor conditions the families live in in India and despite this the people are happier than we are here! They have very little and they have to work very hard for everything they have. Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty but a lot of families cannot afford to send their children to school, even though it is free! The families need all the money that each person can earn to buy food. The nuns actually have to pay the families to let the children give up work and go to school! As part of our green flag, we are learning all about Fair Trade and global citizenship so Sister Nuala's talk opened our eyes as to how lucky we are here in this part of the world and how unfair it is that they have so little and we have so much. Thank you to Sister Nuala for coming to talk to us today. ( Blogged by Cathy Treacy)
Mr O' Connor welcomed Sister Nuala to the school and introduced her to 3rd to 6th class.
She showed us India on the map of the world and we were shocked that one billion people live in India!
These children are 4 or 5 years old and they have to mind themselves all day while their parents go out to work. They get one meal a day!
This little fellow helps his mother shell corn to raise money for the family so they can afford to eat. He is 2!
These children have a chance as they go to school.
These children are 6 years old and they will never go to school. They mind 30 or 40 goats each up in the mountains and they only get 10c each day for their wages per day. Is this fair???
A 6 year old who will spend most of his life minding goats as he has no education.
These children have to wait for their parents to return home from work before they get any food.
Family time! The little child helps wash wash her hair. They will have their bath in the water after mammy is finished. Water is scarce and it is never wasted.
Working at 2 years of age.
Thank you to Sister Nuala. She was very impressed with our manners and our questions. We have a better understanding of why it is so important to buy fair trade products to help these poor families.