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    This poem describes the perspective of an African child who sees themselves as gifted, talented, and full of potential despite often being seen as a target of pity. The child asks to be given opportunities through education, discipline, and the freedom to explore their interests rather than being confined to charity, so that they can thrive and achieve extraordinary things, becoming leaders who improve life for their communities just as other notable African inventors and innovators have done.

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    This poem describes the perspective of an African child who sees themselves as gifted, talented, and full of potential despite often being seen as a target of pity. The child asks to be given opportunities through education, discipline, and the freedom to explore their interests rather than being confined to charity, so that they can thrive and achieve extraordinary things, becoming leaders who improve life for their communities just as other notable African inventors and innovators have done.

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    I am an African Child by Eku McGred

    I am an African childBorn with a skin the colour


    of chocolateBright, brilliant and articulate
    Strong and bold; I’m gifted
    Talented enough to be the bestI am an African
    childOften the target of pityMy future is not confined
    to charityGive me the gift of a lifetime;Give me a
    dream, a door of opportunity;I will thriveI am an
    African childDo not hide my faultshow me my wrongI
    am like any other;Teach me to dreamAnd I will
    becomeI am an African childI am the son, daughter
    of the soilRich in texture and contentFull of potential
    for a better tomorrowTeach me discipline, teach me
    character, teach me hard workTeach me to think like
    the star within meI am an African childI can
    be extra-ordinarycall me William Kamkwamba the
    Inventor;Give me a library with booksGive me a
    scrap yard and discarded electronicsGive me a
    broken bicycle;Plus the freedom to be meAnd I will
    build you a wind millI am an African childWe are the
    new generationNot afraid to be usUniquely gifted,
    black and talentedShining like the stars we areWe
    are the children of AfricaMaking the best of usYes! I
    am an African Child

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