A day in the life and home of a child in an informal settlement

I woke up this morning and it was very icy outside.I did not want to go to school but I knew I had to. I wish we had proper beds to sleep on and lots and lots of blankets. So I put on my school uniform on, but I had no shoes on and there was no food to munch on. So I walked to school but the sand had frost on it, it was a hard painful walk to get to school. I got to school and went to class but I wish we had bricks around your classes but it is just corrugated iron. We finished school and I had to walk all the way home to my house. I wish i could just live in a house with bricks and be cozy.

I was at home and tried to read but it is so hard without your parents there to help you. So I just went to go play soccer with friends. It was getting dark and very cold again so i went home. My mom wasn’t there yet so I just waited for here. She finally came back from work and had some chicken I was very hungry so I ate. If you are wondering where my dad is, he died in a flood a few years ago. Then i went to my bed but I wasn’t tired so I just laid there and finally went to sleep. The the next morning I did the same thing.