The Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-11-16, Page 10feature
Kenya teacher o
Canadian Crossroads international has
provided Joseph Mutlsya, a school principal
from Kenya, Africa, the opportunity to come
to Canada to learn about out educational
system, culture and agricultural industry.
Following a four month stay in Ontario,
Joseph will take what he has learned and
apply it in his home country, one of the Third
World's developing countries,
Kenya is a country in East Africa bordered
by 'anuria, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia and
Somabia._
Joseph !salt as§i§tatli area commissioner
of scouting as well as a school principal and
while in Ontario, he will observe scouting
and guiding to take ideas back to Kenya,
Joseph has been visiting schools in Huron
and blruee counties during his stay in the.
Lucknow area where he has been the vilest
of Sheila and lan Clarke of Kinloss
Township. Last week Joseph made slide
presentations and talked with students at
Lucknow Central Public School where the
Clarkes' daughter, Meaghan is a student
and at Kinloss Central Public Schaal where
their daughter Cailin attends grade 5,
Joseph told the students Ontario's educa-
tion system is similar to Kenya's system in
the wayteachers approach education but the
big dierence is the facilities provided fat
the students and teachers.
In Kenya the schools ate not as well
equipped as Ontario schools, In lawns in
Kenya the children have individual desks
brut Schaal§ in the villages and rural areas
have very primitive facilities. Otte slide
showed a teacher teaching classes outdoors
with a state biackboard propped against a
tree,
Kenya does not produce enough food for
its children to eat three times a day, Most
children eat only twice a day and some only
once. Moro are poor and cannot afford to
ptovtd a enough food and clothing for their
Many nationalities live itt Kenya, but
Joseph is quit* to enrtphastrx that white and
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rves education in Ontario
black people live together harmoniously.
There is no racial tenainn in Kenya which is
a peaceful country, he says, Different
religious groups live together in Kenya
where Moslems and Christians live and
worship without strife as is known in other
countries in the world,
Kenya is a democracy with a president as
the head of the. government, Members of
parliament and the president are elected by
the people but H has a one patty system. The
Kenya African National union, KANtt, is
the only political party.
The cities in Kenya are modern like cities
in Canada, but there are fewer cars because
gasoline must be imparted and is expensive.
Drivers drive on the lett hand side of the
road as they da in England, unemployment
is a problem in Kenya as it is in Canada, In
the rural areas, the villages are primitive
with many people living in straw huts or
houses made of mud brick.
C'armets da not have the modern agricul-
tural technology Canadair farmers have and
it is not uncommon to see a farmer using
oxen and a wooden plough to work his fields.
Water is a great blessing says Joseph
because the lack of water in Kenya is a
Serious problem. Many crops must be grown
under irrigation and in the rural areas,
school children most walk several kilometres
to collect water because their schools do not
have running water.
Joseph says his country appreciates the
assistance provided by the children of
Canada who collect money for UNICEF when
they do trick of treating at Hallowe'en. The
people of Kenya appreciate the generous
donations and the assistance Canadians
bring to Kenya. He menions the programs
and projects sponsored by the United and
Mennonite Churches,
Erasion is also a significant problem in
Kenya where the Green Felt Movement
encourages people to plant as many trees as
possible. The emphasis is an planting trees
such ars the eucalyptus and the pine which is
Joseph Mutisya, a school pttnelpal in Kenya, Africa, has been in Ontattla since Septen bet to
rrbsetwe out educational nystetn, culture and agtleultate, With Canaullan Craa stand§
lntetnatlanad, Joseph will take what he learn and apply It in bis developing nation, Joseph
has been staying with Jan and Sheila Clarke *bile its the Lttelmaw aced and last welt he
made slide presentations at Lueknaw and Midas* Central Publie Schools whe#e the Chutes'
daughters, Meaghaur and Cailht ate students, He 10 shown above with the grade 4 and
students of Audrey MacDottald's class at Kinloss Public School, ifthata by Sharon Dien j
not indigenous to Kenya will grow if planted
there. The people also build tettaces an the
slopes of the hills to camtal erasion.
Coffee is the chid' cash emit in Kenya and
white corn at mane is the main food of the
peoappl'e's diet.
Kenya is a vety impressive countty with
its beautiful flowets and trees. its wildlife is
especially interesting and atttaets thousands
of toutists each yeat to see the wildlife its its
natutal habitat.
The wildlife is protected and H is illegal to
kill wildlife in Kenya. A jail sentence is
imttoaed if someone is convicted. Jasetth
takes his scouts and students on trips to the
national park to watch the chimpanzees
which are vety funny.
The father at site ehildten, Joseph is
looking fatwatd to tetutning bonne itt
t eeennttet when he will see his youngest
child, a daughter, Sabrina tot the first time.
She was both a week after he attived itt
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