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Kazoo International – A Forum for Gender Equality

Gabriella wrote for Jump! Mag a few months ago, and contacted us to tell us about her latest school project. She and some friends have been working on competition run by the Department for International Development, which this year is about creating a safer, more equal world for women and girls. The competition is called Shape the Future, and the winners of the competition get to take their idea to UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

Kazoo International is an online forum for people to talk about gender equality for both boys and girls, women and men, created by Gabriella and her friends. We think this is a fantastic idea, and wish Kazoo International great success.

I am incredibly lucky to live in the UK where as a girl, I have the same rights as boys. I can go to school for free and I am entitled to free health care. When I am older, I will have the right to vote and if I work hard, I can be whoever I want to be whether that is a teacher or the Prime Minister. In many other counties, girls don’t have the same rights as we do in the UK and it’s important that we recognise this. Have you ever thought about how lucky you are to be able to go to school every day? Have you ever thought about how lucky you are to be able to speak and be heard?

I have been involved in a competition at school called ‘Shape The Future’ which has been organised by the Department for International Development which this year, is looking at giving girls and women a safer and more equal world to live in. As a group we thought that one reason lots of people don’t think about it and therefore don’t do anything to help, is that we aren’t very well educated on the issues surrounding women’s rights in other countries. We though that before you start trying to solve problems, first, you need to make sure that people know about what is going on around the world. There more people know, the more they are likely to take an interest in helping people less fortunate than themselves.

As a result of this, we decided that we wanted to set up a blog and forum where people from all over the world can give their stories and opinions. We called the website ‘Kazoo International’ because we need to make a noise about women’s rights and we need to make sure that everyone has a voice.

Have a look at the website, contribute to the forum and comment on the blog – Kazoo International

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What is it REALLY Like to Grow Up on a Farm

If you are growing up in a city or town, you may have sometimes wondered what it is like to grow up in the countryside. Clio lives on a farm in England and agreed to tell us what it is really like to grow up on a farm

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Helen is 14 years old and lives in Greece. She has written for us about being a wonder woman.

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How To Celebrate Easter in Greece – Written By You

Have you ever wondered how people in other countries celebrate their local or religious festivals? We often read about Christmas in other countries, but it is just one of many festivals that are celebrated around the world. From the Chinese New Year to Thanksgiving in US to the Muslim festival of Eid … we will be taking you on a journey around the world to discover the traditions and religions of our neighbours and friends.

We’d love to have a contribution from YOU, telling us about your favourite festival, and why you enjoy it so much.

12 year old Theodora tells us how they celebrate Easter in Greece.

Lent, is a forty-day period, in which Christian people prepare themselves for Christ’s resurrection. In these days we fast- do not eat foods like: meat, dairy and eggs-and we go more often to the church’s masses. Every Friday there is a mass for the Virgin.

On Mandy Thursday, we dye eggs red, which symbolize Christ’s blood. On Good Friday’s morning, in the church a representation takes place of Christ’s crucifiction. At night, we process the epitaph-which is decorated with many flowers- round in the city.

On Easter’s vigil mass, we light candles to take the holy light. At midnight, we celebrate Christ’s resurrection and then we knock the red eggs. Some people, stay at the mass, until 3:00 a.m., to receive Holy Communion. When we return to our houses, we usually eat offal soup, a traditional Greek food.

On Easter Sunday, the families come together and they roast or spit a lamb.

Schools close for two weeks. One before and one after Easter Sunday. These are the Easter holidays.

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History of South Africa – Written by Bruntville Primary School

The pupils of Bruntville Primary School have written a short article about the history of South Africa, and an explanation of Apartheid.

What Was Apartheid?

Apartheid was a system that existed in South Africa that separated people based on their ethnicity and skin colour. It became law after the National Party won the election in 1948. They declared many areas as only for white people, and discriminated against people of colour (POC).