Queeneth and I have spent the past 2 days at a conference and workshop pertaining to the emotional support of orphans and vulnerable children. And while there were many interesting things about the workshop, the most valuable information I gathered was simple observation of the Swazi culture. I questioned Queeneth on a lot of it, and she’d been so helpful.
I saw two men walking while holding hands on several occasions- not that uncommon in America, but for different reasons. Each time it was an older man taking a younger man to be introduced to someone. (I know in Sudan men in families will hold hands to show an unbreakable bond within the family)
Also, one of the presenters described the fear some children express when election time draws near. Huh?
Queeneth explained the practice of ritual murders around election time. While she says it’s less common then it was 25 years ago, candidates are told to kill someone to cut out their tongues, or a small child for their genitals, in which a witch doctor will perform a spell which will bring them luck to win the election. “Some people want what they don’t deserve,” she explained.
That blows my mind.
But the most interesting was the lifeboat activity. Read on
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