Sika | May 20, 2008
I was reading this book called The Shackled Continent* by Somebody-or-other Whosits-whatsis. In it, he mentions how older male students who are never kicked out of high school prey on younger girls, after which they get pregnant and have to drop out of school. Mr. Whosits-whatsis’ solution is to kick older students out. And I [...]
Sika | March 28, 2008
We went out dancing Saturday night at the Blue Elephant (Norwescon Way Eastside, y’all!) and how I reacted to some of the things I saw surprised me. I consider myself a feminist. I’m not squeamish–I don’t add modifiers or disclaimers to succumb to the distortions that others use to twist all meaning out of the [...]
Sika | March 28, 2008
In the process of attempting to look for funding for a friend for a VCT (Voluntary testing and counseling) and Teen Centre in Mzuzu, I found this report. I highly recommend anyone coming here read it as it is all about sex here in Malawi. One of the interesting things to me is that most [...]
