I met this child of Burundian origin barefoot with a chapatis in a plastic packaging in his hand and his cheek on the toy in shape of a telephone that he bought at 1000 tzs from a lapper.
I approached this child to exchange with him my first question. I wanted to ask him where he comes from and where he found the change to buy the chapatis and his toy. This child was kind enough to answer me calmly in Swahili: "Kuna mtu aka ni sawadia" means "Someone gives me a gift" and "I enjoy buying what I dream to have or to eat". From my look at his state of health, I asked him the second question to find out why he had not bought the shoes but rather the toy. He replied that his money was insufficient to buy the shoes, eat at the restaurant and buy the toy.
How to consider a child who is malnourished and who walks barefoot on the street and who bought a toy in worth a sandals or two pieces of bread? I have not strongly condemned the choice of this child but of the one who gives him money, because it is more advantageous to give the children food, clothes or other things but no money.
