Malawi is one of the poorest nations in the world; one in three people is illiterate, one in five HIV-positive. Democracy is still a tender plant; free elections is only since 1994. Still, many of the population live on less than one dollar a day, and parents prefer to send their child to the field rather than school.
From the adults, no rethinking goes out. If the children want to change something, they have to take their lives into their own hands. As they do in
Mangochi is a district southeast of Malawi.
Around 20 children are forming on Parliament in their village. The children ministers meet once a week and discuss their problems and concerns. They bring their demands to the village chief, herby they rely on the child rights charter.
Behind the initiative are the Sisters from the Organisation DMI; they are organizing worldwide children parliaments, support and educate children, and informing them about their rights.