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Freddy’s Fun Facts                        Meet Justin



     •   The Great Lakes region includes
         four complete countries (Burundi,       What do you want to be when you
         the Democratic Republic of the          grow up? What is your school like?
         Congo [DRC], Uganda, and
         Rwanda) and four parts of                        I’m Justin, and I’m six years old. I live in Uvira, south
         countries (Kenya, Ethiopia,                      east DRC.

         Malawi, and Tanzania.)
                                                            When I was three, my house caught fire while I was
                                                                  sleeping. By God’s grace, I was saved from the
     •   There are two seasons in this                               fire, though my eyes were affected.
         region: dry and rainy.

                                                                                      My father died during the Great African War, and

     •   The main foods consumed                                my mother was forced to leave Uvira because of
         are beans, bananas, sweet                              her ethnic background.
         potatoes, fish, cassava bread,
         and cabbage. In some families,                    I have completed 1st grade at Farm of Hope Christian
         meat is only eaten on New Year’s                  School. I live in a Christian foster home and I am
         Day and Christmas Day.                            starting to learn French. I also like drama and poetry.

                                                        My dream is to be the president of the DRC so I can

     •   Birthdays are celebrated only in               give kids the future they deserve.
         educated families in major cities.
         Many people do not remember             Uvira is a very nice place, but it has been destroyed by war.
         their birth dates.                      It is not safe for kids to walk
                                                 without adults.

     •   Tin and gold are called “conflict
         minerals” because they start many       I am thankful to God, who                 FREE SCHOOL!
         wars between countries.                 helped Brother Bert start a
                                                 school for kids like me. 200
     •   The Congo River (2,900 miles long)      kids attend the school for free!
         is the world’s deepest river at 720
         feet deep.
                                                   Cook’s Corner:                   In the Great Lakes region, adults
                                                                                    and children alike enjoy these fat
     •   Burundi claims to be the true             cookies, called ndazi. They are similar to American doughnuts They
         source of the Nile River.
                                                   are eaten any time of day, but when eaten for breakfast, they are
                                                   called chayi na ndazi, or “doughnuts and tea.”




                  Take a mini field trip through
                  the DRC to learn about its
                  food, games, and way of life.

                  Welcome to the Democratic
                  Republic of the Congo

                  By Jo Wynaden and Nina
                  Kushner

                  ISBN 0-8368-2530-6



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