QUESTIONS ASKED BY STUDENTS FROM MICHA-KGASI HIGH SCHOOL
Dear "human" friends at Namilyango College
Greetings to you all: Masuza Jackson, Kazinda Mathias, Muhereza Abel, Kyabagu Paul Aand Kanyonza Chrysostom.
We would like to know more about your enviroment.
1. How many kinds of houses are there? Kinds of houses we have in our area are : Tin shack : The house made of corrugated iron. House built of stones, bricks (cement and soil), timber, cans/empty liquor boxes (informal settlements).
2. How much does one person pay to own a land? Informal settlements: no payment, they invade the land From R20.00 to R50 000.00 R5.00 equals approx. $1
3. Don't you feel insecured without having a fence around your houses? We have lot of buglaries because we have lot of criminals, rapists and murderers.
4. Do you get Bananas throughout the year?
5. Don't you have any fruits beside Bananas?
6. Why don't you admit students from foreign villages?
7. How are the houses built near the railway line?
8. People who live or have houses near the railway,Isn't it dangerous or noisy.How do they cope?
9. What is Cassava?
10. Is your area more populated or less populated?
It is about 15h12 on a Friday. It is unfortunate that we have to stop here. We will be writing to you again next week.
>From Lehlohonolo, Phillip, Maria, Caroline, Aletta, Phillipine, Tuis and Rosina
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Dear Human Friends at Namilyango College
Hello to you all,
We greet you once again from Micha-Kgasi High School. We would like to ask you some questions about the information you gave us about your enviroment.
We were very surprised to know that Namilyango College is a boys boarding school. How do you co-operate without girls in your school? As you know that boys are sometimes troublemakers. Here in Kgabalatsane we have day mixed schools and in the afternoons there are adults who attend lessons(those adults didn't get educated when t y were still young).
Don't you have multiracial educators in your school? Here in our school we have two Indian educators, the rest are blacks. Is your school well equiped with facilities? Ours is trying to improve. We have facilities like computers,sport grounds, library and laboratory.
We heard about the Catholic church in your area. Are there any other churches in your area? Well in our area we have different kinds of churches we can't even name them. Does tradition play a role in your community? In our community it is still existing but as people become more civilised they turn to forget their culture.
What is th means of transport in your community? We use buses, taxis and those who can afford have luxurius cars.
What currency do you use? Our currency is Rand.
We are sorry we have to stop because it is after three on a Friday. "See" you next week.
>From : Francis, Boitumelo R, Frans, Christine, Boitumelo M, and Josia
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Dear Human Friends at Namilyango College
To:Jackson,Mathias,Abel and Paul. Subject:Respond(Human Enviroment Project)
Hi fellow students at Namilyango College.We are students from Micha-Kgasi High School.
Members of our group: Daniel,Moses, Joshua ,Joyce, Dorah, Irene, Lizzy , Murial and Reginah.
We have received your introduction and didn't know much about you, but your introduction gave us a clear picture of your enviroment.We are very impressed by your lifestyle .
We are interested in knowing more about your RELIGION,HEALTH ASPECTS,ANIMALS in your region,means of TRANSPORT(are there trains,buses and donkeys?). Is this your first time to participate in collaborative projects? At our school we have been involved in projects like Water Project,Land Cover ,the project of requesting World Wide messages of goodwill during the celebration of June 16(Youth Day). How do you communicate with us whereas you have told us that you have no computers and telephones?
What currency is used in your country? We read that you eat bananas almost everyday, do you plant them or do they grow on their own? In our area we eat them in summer and spring.We don't eat them everyday because we have to buy them from the market. Are there any legal restrictions that stops people from building houses wherever they want? Isn't it dangerous to built houses near railways? Do you have any entertainments like Cinemas and Discos.
Sorry we have to say goodbye to you because we have to knock off as transport home will be leaving shortly. We'll be writing to you next week. Please enjoy your weekend!!
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Dear Human Friends at Namilyango
To: Jackson, Mathias, Abel and Paul.
From: Oketsang, Lebogang, Aaron, Tebogo, Lot and Kgomotso.
Greetings to you once more in Jesus name. We would like to ask you some few questions concerning your environment and your school.
Are you not encountering problems with boys, because boys are violent? Our school is not a boarding school but we are encountering problems with boys such as smoking, drinking liquor and fighting. Are you not having such problems? Here in South Africa we have grade 0 (pre-school) up to grade 12(matric).What does P.7 stand for and what does it mean?
We've heard that Richard's wife is selling alcohol, is she licenced to sell alcohol? In South Africa a person must have licence in order to sell liquor.
Does everyone in Uganda have a banana trees in his/her own yard or is there a large market which sells them in less price? We buy bananas from the market or in streets. What is cassava? Does water which is drawn from springs not affect your health?
Is your country over populated or not?
We are sorry we must stop here 'cause it's 13h24 on a Friday. We'll be writing to you next week. Please enjoy your weekend if you manage to read this over the weekend.
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