mummies,
just want to share this thing to create awareness:
"There are children being buried alive in Brazil! From the age of newborn babies to the age of 12, children from an indigenous Brazilian tribe are put to death by the hundreds each year.
The Brazilian government IS aware of this practice BUT has decided to allow it because they claim that this tribe does not fall under the category of "human."
Who is Hakani? A survivor. She was buried twice and then dug up by her brother. (Keep in mind that children who are buried do not die instantly; they are alive for many hours to more than a day until the dirt has suffocated them.)
Kids are buried for several reasons:
"balance between genders,
physical disability,
scarce natural resources,
sexual violence,
adultery,
twins,
poverty/unemployment,
abandoned by the family,
post delivery depression,
and population control" (from
www.hakani.org)
The tribe believes that children that are born in any of these situations possess evil spirits, which is why they make sure the child's last breath is under ground.
This purpose of this group is not to stir compassion, but rather to raise awareness of the issue.
What can be done?:
1. A documentary, which tells Hakani's story, will
be showing on a national American network.
Invite friends to watch and write back to the
broadcaster letting them know your concern.
2. Write to key government officials asking them to
do what they can to bring awareness to Mawaji's
Law (a bill that will make this infanticide illegal).
3. You can give. In order to save a child (sending a
plane to rescue a child), it costs $1000. Start a
fundraiser to raise this money. (go to
www.hakani.org to find out where you can send
these funds)
4. Also, there are photography books that have
pictures of rescued children. On the back cover,
there is a DVD of the documentary attached. In
order to send it out over Brazil, the USA, and
Europe, $30,000 must be raised for the printing.
Anything can help! (again go to
www.hakani.org
for the sending info)
5. If you happen to be the religious type, pray that
God saves them, and get your churches involved
with support raising.
We can help! Do what you can! Send an invite to others so that they can be aware of this issue!
Visit
www.hakani.org for more information.