 Real Stories Gallery Convention on the Rights of the Child Nov. 20, 1989 PART I Illustrated by Art For Humanity, Women for ChildrenConvention on the Rights of the Child Nov. 20, 1989 PART I Illustrated by Art For Humanity, Women for ChildrenThe Committee calls upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Convention and to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories.Living Children and Dead Children by Lien BothaLiving Children and Dead Children, poem by Karen Pressto find out where theyre going,and an eagle circling that doesnt dare to swoop.Dead children are no-ones ancestors.Bana ba ba tshelang le bana ba ba tlhokafetseng Setswana translation: Lorato Trokba lebile kgakala kwa dithabeng, ditlhare tse dikhutshwane di balebile gore fa ba ka tlhoka thuso, le bomantlopane ba ba setse moragogo bona gore ba ya kae le ntsu e ntse e ba dikologa e sa tshabe go ka tlhasela.ba phetesela, ba baakanyetsa mokete wa maatla a a ba ba tshelangBana ba ba tlhokafetseng, badimo ba loso,My Birthday Wish by Angela BucklandMy Birthday Wish, poem by Kareemah El-AminHe said he doesnt want to die, my hymen for his lifeIve saved 100 lives since birthBetween my legs is his salvationHe speaks of love and understanding, piety and graceWith his penis in my faceGifting me with the sacrament of his unholy communionI turned nine todayBlow out the candles, and make a wishFather, please forgive my sins...Let me join you before I turn tenZwine Nda Tama Nga Duvha Langa La Mabebo Tshivenda translation coordinated by Dr Maria LetsieO ri ha todi u fa, vhusidzana hanga ndo vhu vhulungela vhutshilo haweNdo vhulunga matshilo a dana tshe nda bebwaVhukati ha milenzhe yanga ndi phuluso yaweU amba nga ha lufuno na u pfesesa, vhudikumedzeli na tshilidziNa vhudzimu hawe khofheni hangaA tshi mpha tshiga tsha tshilalelo tshivhiNdo fara minwaha ya tahe namusiNdi dzima makhandela nda bula itsho tshine nda tamaKhotsi, nkhangwele zwivhi zwanga...Kha ndi vhe na iwe ndi saathu u fara minwaha ya fumiKeletso ya Letsatsi la me la Matsalo Setswana translationO rile ga a battle go swa, sesupa-bosetsana ba me ntlheng ya botshelo jwa gagweKe bolokile matshelo a 100 fa e sale ke tsalwaMo gare ga dinao tsa me ke poloko ya gagweO bua ka lorato le tlhaloganyo, ineetseng tumelong le tshegofatsoBonna ba gagwe mo sefatlhegong sa me.A neela sakaramente ya selalelo sa gagwe se se tlhokang boitshepoKe na le dingwaga tse di robong gompienoButswela dikerese le go dira keletsoRara, ka kopo intshwarele dibe tsa me...A ke go sale morago pele ke dira dingwaga tse lesomeTakatso ya ka ya tsatsi la matswalo Sesotho translationO itse ha a batle ho shwa, sesupa-borwetsana ba ka bakeng sa bophelo ba haeKe bolokile maphelo a 100 haesale ke tswetswePakeng tsa maoto a ka ke pholoso ya haeO bua ka lerato le kutlwisiso, boineelo tumelong le mohauBotona ba hae bo le sefahlehong sa kaA mpha sakramente ya selallo sa hae se sa halalelengKe na le dilemo tse robong kajenoTima dikerese, le ho etsa takatsoNtate, ka kopo ntshwarele dibe tsa ka ...Ntumelle ho tla ho wena pele ke eba le dilemo tse leshomeTakato ya matswalo a ka Sesotho sa Leboa translationO rile ga a nyake go hwa, haemene ya ka go bophelo bja gagweKe pholoite maphelo a 100 go tloga mola ke tswalwagoGare ga maoto a ka ke pholoo ya gagwe.O bolela ka lerato le kweio, go ikokobeta le kgaogeloLe setho sa bonna bja gagwe sefahlegong sa kaA mpha sakramente ya selalelo sa gagwe seo e sego se sekgethwaKe nale mengwaga e senyane lehonoTima dikerese o bolele seo o sedumagoTate ntshwarele dibe ta ka hle...A ke be le wena pele ke fihla mengwaga e lesomeTifiso tami telusuku lwekutalwa Siswati translationUtsite akafuni kufa, ngifunga gebuntfombi bamiNgisindzisee timphilo letili-100 solo ngatalwaEmkhatsini wetinyawo tami kunensindziso yakheUkhuluma ngelutsandvo kanyenekuvisisa, kukholwa kanye nemusaNgendvuku yakhe ebusweni bamiNgiphiwa ngemusa lokungakalungiNgihlanganisa iminyaka leyimfica namuhlaBabe, ngicela ungitsetselele tono tami...Angihlanganyele nawe ngingakabi nelishumi leminyakaIsifiso sami ngelanga lamabeletho IsiNdebele translationUthi akafuni ukuhlongakala, ngizilondoloza ngizilondolozela ipilo yakheNgiphephise amaphilo ayikhulu kusukela ngibelethwaHlangana nemilemze yami kukusindiswa kwakheUkhuluma ngethando begodu, nokuzwisisana ukurhawukela nomusaNgomthondo wakhe ebusweni bamiAngipha isipho sabelana ngenolwana.Ngiba neminyaka elithoba namhlanjesiQima amakerese ube nesifisoBaba ngibawa uthethelele izono zami...Ngibawa ukuhlanganyela nawe ngaphambi kobana ngibe neminyaka elisumiKu navela kanga ka siku ro velekiwa Xitsonga translationU te anga lavi ku fa, mbewu ya nga ya vununa ya vutomi byakweNdzi ponise vutomi bya 100 ku suka eku velekiweniXikarhi ka milenge yanga i ku ponisiwa ka yenaU vulavula hi rirhandzu na ku twisisa,vukhongeri na musaHi vununa byakwe exikandzeni xa minaA ndzi nyikela hi twela vusiwana xilalelo xa yena xo nyamaNdzi fikisile nkaye namutlhaTima makhandlela, u vika ku navela kakuTatana,ndzi rivalele swidyoho swanga...Wo ndzi ku joyina ndzi nga se fikisa khumeUkunqamuka Kwe Mbeleko by Nomusa MakhubuLook at Me, poem by Khona Dlaminido not let your eyesturn away from the contours of my beingi am the child whose lifeis ordered by numberswho is mothered by the social systemfathered by the education systemnot through melet butterflies flow from your lipsto caress the catacombs in my heartI AM MATTERNtjhebeSesotho translation of poem extract by MP Letsiedirurubele di phalle ho tswa dipounameng tsa haoho phaphatha mabitla a ka pelong ya kahore keho latswale ho tseba horeKE MOPHEDIntjhebeo se ke wa ntlodisa mahloWhere are the Cows? by Beverley SamlerLooking up, poem by Finuala DowlingBut we didnt come.Weve had a lot of new stuff to look afterOf course, when we read how youd died,Yet its true that the moment before you died,IsiXhosa translationnamnye ufikayo.Boy by Este MacleodA Child Dreaming, poem by Zandra BezuidenhoutI am a child of many dreams:Id love to be a soaring eagleor a lofty yellowwood tree.Wonders might happenif I am treated with respect,as childrens rights are rootedin a moral alphabet.I pray that you will from todayrespect my life in every way,that I may grow and flourish fearlesslyuntil one day I do becomeKind Wat DroomAfrikaans Translation by Zandra BezuidenhoutEk is n kind. Ek droomek word n witkruisarendof n reuse geelhoutboom.Wonders kan gebeuras jul my lewe respekteer.Ek vra dat jul my regteop die hart sal dra.Laat my in veiligheidop hierdie aarde woon.dat ek kan groei en blomte word wat ek moet wees.This Is My Story by Marjorie MalekaMary Mother of No-One by Lindiwe NkuthaYet again unfounded mythsre-write themselves on my bodyfaceless malevolent voicesproclaim me the virginal cleanserof heartache and dis-easewhile taking turns to fill me to the brim with samemy shrills swathed in regal stoles of collective silencelie behind consensual paralytic truthsthat have never walked,let alone flowni watch with a throat full of swallowed wordswhile my consent is sacrificed on alters to inconsiderate godsit crushes the bones in my heartthat no one ever hears thetwo, sometimes three, mostly seven pleadingsthat drip out of the sides of my mouthonto my pillow now gone deafwill somebody, anybody...Ngingu Maria Uma KamuntuIsiZulu tranlsationKwenzeka futhi, izinganekwane ezingena msusaZizibhala emzimbeni wamiAmaphimbo anomunyu kodwa angenabo ubusoAngibiza ngocwebileyoOgeza izinhlungu zenhliziyo nezifo zonkeNgaleso sikhathi agcwalisa ubunjalo bami ngalezo zinhlunguIzikhalo zami zemboswe ngengubo yobukhosi engasho luthoYona egquma amaqiniso akhubazekileAngakaze ahambafuthi angeke andizeKonke lokhu ngikubuka umphimbo wami ugcweleAmagama engingakwazi ukuwagwinyaKwenziwa izihlabelo egameni lami ngokuvuma kwamiKwenzelwa onkulunkulu abengenandabaukhona mumbe...ukhona mumbe, nanomawubani ...mumbe,nomawubani,nawe qobolwakhomasibambisaneni siphelise lomkhuba.A Flower For Malika by Judith MasonGirl Child by Malika NdlovuWhere Aand youthMis-led and mis-educatedUnder Moons glowMntwana WentombazaneIsiZulu Translation Coordinated by Dr Maria LetsieDancing with Angels by Mavis Smallbergtheres a rustling of angel wings swift in the airtheres a sounding of spirit war stirring the airAfrikaans translation of poem extract by Marí Petésy begin nuwe slaapliedjies sing, nuwe drome droomsaam met engele dans om haar kind te genees 