world of abc…
No … no single child
Must raid dustbin
Search for food
Because hunger
Has become a friend
And stomach sing
… “I crave food!”
No … no child
Should be called street kid
Because our sense of
Humanity has escape us
All children are children
No … no child
Must be family-less
Because we have let go
Of what define us as
Compassionate people
No …no child
Must be abused
Because children
Are no sex toys
And object for sexual pleasure
No … no child
Must be single out,
Cut off, Left alone and
Pushed-away
No … no Child
Must live in abject poverty
Because society has
Turn a blind eye to their
Plight by looking the other way
For the sake of a child
Let’s say
No … no to Child Abuse
Because Children are babies who must be taken care off
No… no to Child Prostitution
Because Children are jewels and leaders of tomorrow
No … no to Child Trafficking
Because Children are no commodities packaged for sale
No … no to Child Labour
Because Children have to play and enjoy their childhood
No … no to Child Rape
Because Children must not be statistics
No … no to abandonment of a Child
Because Children are tomorrow’s light and don’t belong in the dustbin to be left to die mercilessly
No … no to depriving a Child of education
Because Children are little angels who must go to school
No … no to Child Soldiers
Because Children must not be conscript to serve in conflicts
situations
No … no to Child Pornography
Because Children must not be exploited and sold as cheap material
for sexual enjoyment
No … no to Child Mutilation
Because Children‘s body parts don’t bring luck
No … no to Child Headed Household
Because every child is our own child who must not be adults at an early age
No … no to Child Neglect
Because Children are innocent souls who must be treated as such
No … no to Battering a Child
Because Children need to be given space to realize their dreams
for all children are us and all of us must come together to save the Children
Give a hand in the neighbourhood
Take a stand and be a voice of a child touched by AIDS
Reach out and touch to a child in the street
Embrace an orphan and adopt a vulnerable child
Save a child distress and facing tough times
Help a child battling poverty and homelessness
To our children lets teach them that … abcd
Does not stand for:
Abuse, Battering, Coldblooded Killings or Death
We must teach our children that abcd stand for:
All babies and children must dream
Children need love and laughter
Children need care and compassion
Children need guidance and gratefulness
Children need leadership and space to learn
Children need education and empathy
Children need recreation and rest
Children need homemakers and happiness
© 2011 All copyrights reserved Zanele Mashinini lyrics for children’s campaign
