REFLECTION

The most important aspect of human society is our ability to look out for the downtrodden in society. A world in which being challenged physically will not be a barrier to achieving our fullest potential. Reaching a potential include being able to access all the tools necessary to reach this goal. Fundamental to these tools is basic education which not many people have access to.

Depending on the kind of society in which one is born or raised being challenged could mean a lot of things. I could mean being blind,deaf,leper or sitting in a wheel chair. The interesting part of this phenomenon is that being a female or male can add to the woes of a challenged person or ameliorate the conditon.

In many African societies including South Africa, in which the issues of gender are still evolving and the place of the woman is society in constantly being redefined in society being a woman is one thing and being deaf is another. It certainly adds up to the challenges of womanhood and being an African.

The most important elements which need to be portrayed for the African girl is surely painted well in rosalind Solomon's picture.

plight of the deaf girl in an environment is certainly clear but at the same time society is making significant strides in improving the lot of the challenged in society. The mixed feelings that come with such thoughts are reflected on the faces of these girls as some of them pose for the picture while others stay indifferent to the photograph.