ABSTRACT
Mary Rawson, a teacher and mother, lived in a small town in an African country. As a teacher, she came face to face with hungry, half naked, and anemic children who dropped out of school when they became too ill to attend or could no longer pay the required fees. She watched children in her Sunday School class die from malnutrition and preventable childhood diseases such as malaria, cholera, and typhoid fever. She discussed the condition of these children with other members of her women’s group and pointed out the need for the government to be more involved in its citizens’ survival and the quality of their lives. Gradually, the women perceived that the government was not doing what it should to promote the safety, education, and well-being of children. They agreed that the government should be pressured to provide children with free vaccines, free elementary education, and clean drinking water.
