Corona Voice - Angola. The tok show with Sofonie Dala. Don't Miss Out! Day 52

 Our Corona Voice show is live in Angola. Day 52

Bravo to all of the young Africans who are already creatively responding to the consequences of COVID-19 or other daily development challenges in the region.

Our today's guest is Gaspar, he will share with us the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on his life as a teacher.

Good afternoon, I'm Gaspar Estove, a primary school teacher. I would like to share the impact that Covid-19 has caused in our lives and Angola's populace in general.

This disease has brutally impacted schools and being a chemistry and biology teacher I was also affected.

The covid-19 created a tragic situation mainly for students, there are many complications and it is being difficult to deal with the situation, some have lost the academic year but we cannot lose hope because covid-19 is not greater than our God.

In the Book of Psalms 23 it says: Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil,

for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Therefore, I want these words to serve as comfort and let us understand that nothing is lost yet. We can still fight for life, covid-19 has come to teach us that we still have the ability to overcome our challenges.

Since primary education was the sector most affected in Angola. How has covid-19 affected your life as a teacher? Didn't it impact your job?

I witnessed it and saw students dropping out of school, it was very sad.

Many families were disgraced to the point that they could no longer keep their children in school.

This negatively impacted my job, I lost a double salary.

How did it affect the school in general?

As I said before, one of the biggest losses we had was the absence of students because parents were no longer able to pay for their children's studies.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted even more the glaring injustices and disparities within our societies, and is giving us the chance to reflect on what is important to us. This is an opportunity that we should not squander. Instead, we should use it to recharge, refocus, reorganize and reinvent our ideas, to reform the status quo for a more inclusive and resilient Africa.

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This is the first and the only Coronavirus show in Angola where the most ordinary citizens show their brilliant talents.

The heroes of the program are the most ordinary citizens - they share with the audience their songs, poems and real stories of how the Coronavirus pandemic affected their lives.

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