Prospects for Africa's child

Part 1 Child victims of war and violence: Mozambique - displaced children; Mozambique - traumatized children; Sudan - story of Atak Atong; Uganda - children in the Luwero triangle; Uganda - Waswa and Kityo; Uganda - Joseph Luwero; South Africa - the problems of Lucky M - the murder of Mary Kubheka. Part 2 African emergencies: Mali - a year in the life of the Coulibalys; Burkina Faso - gold-diggers in Essakane; Ethiopia - the reunion; Sudan - plight of the displaced; Sudan - Hilat Kusha, "place of rubbish"; Somalia - when the solution becomes the problem. Part 3 Sustainable health care: Zimbabwe - Zambezi water; Zimbabwe - home-made wells; Burkina Faso - womanpower; Uganda - doctor, do my children have AIDS?; traditional health care; urban health care; Sudan - drugs which people can afford; Mozambique - nutritional survey outside Quelimane; Ethiopia - Zewdie makes a dent in the statistics; Sudan - acting with the Beja. Part 4 The family as protector: Uganda - pressures on family life; Uganda - play and the Ugandan child; Uganda - street children; South Africa - Maria, "mother" of 36; Mozambique - helping children back; Uganda - child care services; Zanzibar - help for Pascareena; Kenya and Uganda - disability and family life; Uganda - Mohammed Kizza; Uganda - Yosamu Kisa; Uganda - young offenders and the law; Lesotho - Tebello, the miner's daughter. Part 5 Preparing for the future: Tanzania - community schools; Ghana - growing up in a mining town; Kenya - school-leavers head for the sun; Kenya - Nairobi's "parking boys"; Kenya - Starehe and the story of Paul Ereng; Sierra Leone - a streetboy named Sahr; Swaziland - overcoming disability; Mozambique - schools in conflict; South Africa - interview with Simon Mkonza. Part 6 Africa's development challenge: three families from Kenya. Part 7 Recommendations. Appendix.

An anthology of stories about children in Africa today, written by people working in the field with Save the Children. In many cases the children tell their own stories. It is intended as a resource for school assemblies and for those interested in Africa.