Up Beat Issue Number 1 1992
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- Date: 1992
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116175 , vital:34329
- Description: It’s tough being a teenager. There’s pressure from all sides - your friends, parents and teachers. You’ve got lots of questions that no-one will answer. If you want to get on top of your world, don’t be without Upbeat in 1992. This year Upbeat is bigger, brighter and better than ever. There are more pages, more competitions, music and fashion. And the good news is you can find us everywhere - on the street, in your corner shop or in the CNA. We also have special offers for teachers and students. Subscribe before April and you could win prizes worth R1 000. Upbeat also helps you with your school work. But it’s not like learning in school. This is learning with a difference. We open your eyes to the world around you. In this issue we’ll take you to a night club in Cape Town where everyone is ‘hipping and hopping.’ Meet a young girl in a faraway land, most of us know nothing about - Pakistan. For comic lovers there’s our action packed comic ‘Taxidriver’. Follow the adventures of Kabu a taxidriver from Sekhukhuneland in the Transvaal and learn all about South Africa in the 1950s. It’s a great way to learn history! No issue is too hot for us to handle. In this Upbeat young people share secrets about their relationships. Our advice page answers your questions on sex education and careers. We believe young people in this country need a voice. Each issue is packed with poems, stories, news and views of young people around the country. So here’s your chance to tell the world what you think, express your true feelings in a poem or ask those questions grown-ups don’t like to answer. Write to us, it is your magazine. Upbeat is for teachers too. Lots of teachers around the country use Upbeat to promote a different kind of learning in their classes: learning that gets students thinking, helps them understand their world and most of all that’s FUN. Read how Mrs Naylor a teacher from Cape Town uses Upbeat with her students. Finally, did you know you have rights? The right to be heard is just one of them. The Rights of Young People is the theme of our calendar this year. And it’s FREE in this issue for you to put up on your classroom or bedroom wall.
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- Date Issued: 1992
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- Date: 1992
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- Language: English
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116175 , vital:34329
- Description: It’s tough being a teenager. There’s pressure from all sides - your friends, parents and teachers. You’ve got lots of questions that no-one will answer. If you want to get on top of your world, don’t be without Upbeat in 1992. This year Upbeat is bigger, brighter and better than ever. There are more pages, more competitions, music and fashion. And the good news is you can find us everywhere - on the street, in your corner shop or in the CNA. We also have special offers for teachers and students. Subscribe before April and you could win prizes worth R1 000. Upbeat also helps you with your school work. But it’s not like learning in school. This is learning with a difference. We open your eyes to the world around you. In this issue we’ll take you to a night club in Cape Town where everyone is ‘hipping and hopping.’ Meet a young girl in a faraway land, most of us know nothing about - Pakistan. For comic lovers there’s our action packed comic ‘Taxidriver’. Follow the adventures of Kabu a taxidriver from Sekhukhuneland in the Transvaal and learn all about South Africa in the 1950s. It’s a great way to learn history! No issue is too hot for us to handle. In this Upbeat young people share secrets about their relationships. Our advice page answers your questions on sex education and careers. We believe young people in this country need a voice. Each issue is packed with poems, stories, news and views of young people around the country. So here’s your chance to tell the world what you think, express your true feelings in a poem or ask those questions grown-ups don’t like to answer. Write to us, it is your magazine. Upbeat is for teachers too. Lots of teachers around the country use Upbeat to promote a different kind of learning in their classes: learning that gets students thinking, helps them understand their world and most of all that’s FUN. Read how Mrs Naylor a teacher from Cape Town uses Upbeat with her students. Finally, did you know you have rights? The right to be heard is just one of them. The Rights of Young People is the theme of our calendar this year. And it’s FREE in this issue for you to put up on your classroom or bedroom wall.
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Up Beat Issue Number 10 1992
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- Date: 1992
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- Language: English
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116706 , vital:34427
- Description: The days are getting longer and warmer. It is almost holiday time. This year, there is no need to sit around feeling bored. There are lots of exciting events for young people in the December holidays. Many youth feel that places like museums and art galleries, aren't for them. But they are for everyone. Learn to paint t-shirts or to do beadwork. Attend a workshop on photography or spend an afternoon learning to be a DJ - mixing and scratching records. Find out about all these exciting holiday events on page 36. Upbeat has also organised Upbeat Days. We've got together with schools and resource centres around the country. There will be clean-ups and plays, beach walks and treasure hunts, food, fun and great prizes to win. Why not write a story for Upbeat during the holidays? Spend a day being a reporter. If we publish your story, you will be R30 richer. Find out how to be an Upbeat reporter on page 7. Here's another holiday idea! Put your feet up and spend the afternoon enjoying reading this issue of Upbeat. Read about Bronwyn, the young local teenage star. Wangari Maathai is a tireless and brave woman from Kenya. Don't miss her story on page 4. Have fun making a mask. Or try and find your way through our mind-boggling maze. Reading and learning is always fun with Upbeat!
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- Date Issued: 1992
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116706 , vital:34427
- Description: The days are getting longer and warmer. It is almost holiday time. This year, there is no need to sit around feeling bored. There are lots of exciting events for young people in the December holidays. Many youth feel that places like museums and art galleries, aren't for them. But they are for everyone. Learn to paint t-shirts or to do beadwork. Attend a workshop on photography or spend an afternoon learning to be a DJ - mixing and scratching records. Find out about all these exciting holiday events on page 36. Upbeat has also organised Upbeat Days. We've got together with schools and resource centres around the country. There will be clean-ups and plays, beach walks and treasure hunts, food, fun and great prizes to win. Why not write a story for Upbeat during the holidays? Spend a day being a reporter. If we publish your story, you will be R30 richer. Find out how to be an Upbeat reporter on page 7. Here's another holiday idea! Put your feet up and spend the afternoon enjoying reading this issue of Upbeat. Read about Bronwyn, the young local teenage star. Wangari Maathai is a tireless and brave woman from Kenya. Don't miss her story on page 4. Have fun making a mask. Or try and find your way through our mind-boggling maze. Reading and learning is always fun with Upbeat!
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Up Beat Issue Number 2 1992
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- Date: 1992
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116190 , vital:34331
- Description: Teenage life is full of challenges.’ That’s what Ebrahim Abader from Cape Town thinks. He’s right. When you are young there is lots to learn and discover about yourself and the big world out there. It's exciting! But it can be a miserable time too. It is not easy to meet a challenge when you are worried about pimples, can’t do your maths and are suffering from a broken heart. You are special but you are not alone. Young people all over the world are probably going through what you are. Believe it or not your parents and teachers where once teenagers too. Ask them what it was like. There is a big challenge facing all of us, especially young people in South Africa today. We have to learn to live together; to accept differences and respect one another’s feelings and beliefs. It is called tolerance! Your parents, brothers, sisters, comrades, neighbours and friends have their own ideas. Listen to them with an open mind. In this issue you can read about a great school in Tongaat in Natal. Here students have learnt to forget about colour and together are discovering what real learning is all about. Meet Simon Nkoli. He knows what it’s like to be treated unfairly and to grow up feeling different and alone. So readers, speak out, listen, read and learn. That’s the way to get wise. That’s the way to meet the challenge of being a teenager in South Africa today. Some of you may be writing supplementary exams. Go for it - you can do it this time! We are holding thumbs.
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- Date Issued: 1992
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- Description: Teenage life is full of challenges.’ That’s what Ebrahim Abader from Cape Town thinks. He’s right. When you are young there is lots to learn and discover about yourself and the big world out there. It's exciting! But it can be a miserable time too. It is not easy to meet a challenge when you are worried about pimples, can’t do your maths and are suffering from a broken heart. You are special but you are not alone. Young people all over the world are probably going through what you are. Believe it or not your parents and teachers where once teenagers too. Ask them what it was like. There is a big challenge facing all of us, especially young people in South Africa today. We have to learn to live together; to accept differences and respect one another’s feelings and beliefs. It is called tolerance! Your parents, brothers, sisters, comrades, neighbours and friends have their own ideas. Listen to them with an open mind. In this issue you can read about a great school in Tongaat in Natal. Here students have learnt to forget about colour and together are discovering what real learning is all about. Meet Simon Nkoli. He knows what it’s like to be treated unfairly and to grow up feeling different and alone. So readers, speak out, listen, read and learn. That’s the way to get wise. That’s the way to meet the challenge of being a teenager in South Africa today. Some of you may be writing supplementary exams. Go for it - you can do it this time! We are holding thumbs.
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Up Beat Issue Number 3 1992
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- Date: 1992
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116201 , vital:34332
- Description: There are two sides to every story. You’ve surely heard that before. Well, it is true. Sometimes there are even three or four sides to a story. It depends how many people were there to tell the tale. Behind every story there is a writer. Behind a picture there is a photographer. And they are ordinary people, like you and me. They eat, sleep and play like the rest of us. Like us, they have their own ideas and feelings about the world. And these ideas show in their stories, books or photographs. So what you read is not the truth. It is someone’s version of it. Always read with an open mind. Be a detective when you read! Ask questions, think, search for clues and weigh up the facts. Then decide for yourself which story comes closest to the truth. You must have learnt about Christopher Columbus at school. Well there’s another side to that story in our article called ‘Who discovered America?’. Read it and decide what YOU think really happened. Upbeat writes a lot about young peoples’ experiences of growing up. There’s another side to being a teenager - being the mother of one. Nomasondo Hadebe openly shares with us the pain and joy of having teenage children. We don’t only learn from grown-ups or famous people (or both). Upbeat is full of stories about youth, their ideas and feelings about the world. By sharing experiences, problems and ideas we can learn from each other. So don’t miss our letters page, advice column and talkshop. Read what young people have to say. You can agree or disagree with their ideas. And when you close the magazine you may feel a little sadder, happier or angrier. But you will always be wiser
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116201 , vital:34332
- Description: There are two sides to every story. You’ve surely heard that before. Well, it is true. Sometimes there are even three or four sides to a story. It depends how many people were there to tell the tale. Behind every story there is a writer. Behind a picture there is a photographer. And they are ordinary people, like you and me. They eat, sleep and play like the rest of us. Like us, they have their own ideas and feelings about the world. And these ideas show in their stories, books or photographs. So what you read is not the truth. It is someone’s version of it. Always read with an open mind. Be a detective when you read! Ask questions, think, search for clues and weigh up the facts. Then decide for yourself which story comes closest to the truth. You must have learnt about Christopher Columbus at school. Well there’s another side to that story in our article called ‘Who discovered America?’. Read it and decide what YOU think really happened. Upbeat writes a lot about young peoples’ experiences of growing up. There’s another side to being a teenager - being the mother of one. Nomasondo Hadebe openly shares with us the pain and joy of having teenage children. We don’t only learn from grown-ups or famous people (or both). Upbeat is full of stories about youth, their ideas and feelings about the world. By sharing experiences, problems and ideas we can learn from each other. So don’t miss our letters page, advice column and talkshop. Read what young people have to say. You can agree or disagree with their ideas. And when you close the magazine you may feel a little sadder, happier or angrier. But you will always be wiser
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Up Beat Issue Number 4 1992
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- Date: 1992
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116237 , vital:34342
- Description: Conflict is OK. Violence is not! You can disagree with someone else’s views. But you can’t punch them! Conflict is a normal part of life. We are all different and want different things. As a result we often fight with the people around us - our family, friends and neighbours. You like rap but your boyfriend likes disco. You want to go out but your mom says stay at home. Every day Upbeat receives lots of letters from our readers. Many of the letters are about violence. There are stories about violence in the street and poems pleading for peace. There are letters seeking help in solving battles with boyfriends and parents. Readers tell us frightening tales about violence between gangs at school and students who hold different political views. The problem seems too big to solve. You may think our leaders should sort it out. But we can all do something to help build peace in our country. In this issue we start an exciting new series called ‘Be a peacemaker’. It is about how to tackle conflict without screaming, blaming or punching the person you are fighting with. Learn to be a peacemaker at home, school and in your community. YOU can make a difference. You can’t avoid conflicts in your life. But you can learn to 'fight fair’. Don’t forget! If you have ideas that you want to share or a story to tell - write to us. If you need advice on careers or sex education - let us know. Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of advice and information to make you feel better and get you on the move again.
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- Date Issued: 1992
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- Date: 1992
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116237 , vital:34342
- Description: Conflict is OK. Violence is not! You can disagree with someone else’s views. But you can’t punch them! Conflict is a normal part of life. We are all different and want different things. As a result we often fight with the people around us - our family, friends and neighbours. You like rap but your boyfriend likes disco. You want to go out but your mom says stay at home. Every day Upbeat receives lots of letters from our readers. Many of the letters are about violence. There are stories about violence in the street and poems pleading for peace. There are letters seeking help in solving battles with boyfriends and parents. Readers tell us frightening tales about violence between gangs at school and students who hold different political views. The problem seems too big to solve. You may think our leaders should sort it out. But we can all do something to help build peace in our country. In this issue we start an exciting new series called ‘Be a peacemaker’. It is about how to tackle conflict without screaming, blaming or punching the person you are fighting with. Learn to be a peacemaker at home, school and in your community. YOU can make a difference. You can’t avoid conflicts in your life. But you can learn to 'fight fair’. Don’t forget! If you have ideas that you want to share or a story to tell - write to us. If you need advice on careers or sex education - let us know. Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of advice and information to make you feel better and get you on the move again.
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Up Beat Issue Number 5 1992
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116248 , vital:34343
- Description: Richard is in Std 9. He sits in the same row as Thabo and Mike. They are his great friends. Every day at break they sneak out the schoolyard to go and smoke dagga. Richard doesn't like smoking. He wants to say no. But he is scared his friends won’t like him if he does. He doesn’t want to risk that. These are his chommies! They all watch soccer together and share secrets about girls. Maybe you find yourself in Richard’s position. You are also too scared to say no to your friends. Try to be brave and stand up for yourself. Tell your friends that you don’t want to smoke, because drugs are harmful. You may be surprised to find that someone else in the group agrees with you. He was just too scared to say so. Or maybe your friends will cut you out. You’ll feel lonely for awhile but others will come to respect you. We all look up to people who make a stand. It is hard to go against your friends. But you must learn to do what’s right for you. Arm yourself with information. Read, listen and learn. Then make your choice. Upbeat is filled with important information to help you make decisions about your life. In this issue read why Prophets of the City say No to drugs. Don’t miss our hot debate on sex education. We’ve got information on AIDS. So tell your friends about it and help stop the disease spreading. We all love listening to music. But do you know how a record is made? Find out all about the recording industry on page 17. That will really impress your friends! When they look surprised and say ‘how do you know all that’, just say you read it in Upbeat. You’ll be a winner at parties.
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- Description: Richard is in Std 9. He sits in the same row as Thabo and Mike. They are his great friends. Every day at break they sneak out the schoolyard to go and smoke dagga. Richard doesn't like smoking. He wants to say no. But he is scared his friends won’t like him if he does. He doesn’t want to risk that. These are his chommies! They all watch soccer together and share secrets about girls. Maybe you find yourself in Richard’s position. You are also too scared to say no to your friends. Try to be brave and stand up for yourself. Tell your friends that you don’t want to smoke, because drugs are harmful. You may be surprised to find that someone else in the group agrees with you. He was just too scared to say so. Or maybe your friends will cut you out. You’ll feel lonely for awhile but others will come to respect you. We all look up to people who make a stand. It is hard to go against your friends. But you must learn to do what’s right for you. Arm yourself with information. Read, listen and learn. Then make your choice. Upbeat is filled with important information to help you make decisions about your life. In this issue read why Prophets of the City say No to drugs. Don’t miss our hot debate on sex education. We’ve got information on AIDS. So tell your friends about it and help stop the disease spreading. We all love listening to music. But do you know how a record is made? Find out all about the recording industry on page 17. That will really impress your friends! When they look surprised and say ‘how do you know all that’, just say you read it in Upbeat. You’ll be a winner at parties.
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Up Beat Issue Number 7 1992
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- Date: 1992
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116493 , vital:34392
- Description: Life often doesn’t turn out as you had hoped. The world isn’t always a fair place. Some teenagers I know, just accept their lot. Others work hard to make even small dreams come true. This issue is full of stories about young people. They are not pop stars, famous TV heroes or powerful leaders. They are ordinary people like you and me. But they have something in common. They are all determined to make something of their lives. Meet Patrick from Uitenhage, he’s a basketball player who’s off to Japan. Meet Nomnikelo, at 23 she’s a domestic worker. But she’s determined to become a nurse. There’s Lucky. He was forced to leave school in Std 4. He couldn’t find a job, but now he’s making money from scraps. Meet Lerata, she never believed in love. Then one day after a school debate. You’ll find stories about teenagers overseas too. Read about Hodan, Emadul and Van Lac. They are all struggling to start a new life in London. When we read about Lucky, Nomnikelo or Lerata, we can learn something. We admire the way they have got on with it, faced new challenges. But we can also learn from them - about ourselves. We all have it in us, to change our world and make the most of our lives. Enjoy reading!
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116493 , vital:34392
- Description: Life often doesn’t turn out as you had hoped. The world isn’t always a fair place. Some teenagers I know, just accept their lot. Others work hard to make even small dreams come true. This issue is full of stories about young people. They are not pop stars, famous TV heroes or powerful leaders. They are ordinary people like you and me. But they have something in common. They are all determined to make something of their lives. Meet Patrick from Uitenhage, he’s a basketball player who’s off to Japan. Meet Nomnikelo, at 23 she’s a domestic worker. But she’s determined to become a nurse. There’s Lucky. He was forced to leave school in Std 4. He couldn’t find a job, but now he’s making money from scraps. Meet Lerata, she never believed in love. Then one day after a school debate. You’ll find stories about teenagers overseas too. Read about Hodan, Emadul and Van Lac. They are all struggling to start a new life in London. When we read about Lucky, Nomnikelo or Lerata, we can learn something. We admire the way they have got on with it, faced new challenges. But we can also learn from them - about ourselves. We all have it in us, to change our world and make the most of our lives. Enjoy reading!
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Up Beat Issue Number 8 1992
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116659 , vital:34420
- Description: Forte High School in Dobsonville, Soweto has closed down. Students told us what went wrong.'Schooling was normal until hostel dwellers started bothering us. They did not want students to walk past the hostel. But the hostel lies between our school and the township,' explains Thapelo Mohapi, a Std 8 student from Forte. Masego Sekelema was also a student at Forte. 'In March, the hostel dwellers attacked our school,' Masego said. 'Police came in. We thought they would stop the attack. But they shot teargas into the school. One of our students was seriously hurt.' So the principal of Forte called a meeting. At the meeting people agreed that Forte should close. Students' lives were in danger. Since then, Forte students have been attending school at three primary schools in Molapo. 'This arrangement is better than nothing,' said Florence Smith who is in Std 9. 'But we find it difficult to travel so far and it costs our parents money.'
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- Description: Forte High School in Dobsonville, Soweto has closed down. Students told us what went wrong.'Schooling was normal until hostel dwellers started bothering us. They did not want students to walk past the hostel. But the hostel lies between our school and the township,' explains Thapelo Mohapi, a Std 8 student from Forte. Masego Sekelema was also a student at Forte. 'In March, the hostel dwellers attacked our school,' Masego said. 'Police came in. We thought they would stop the attack. But they shot teargas into the school. One of our students was seriously hurt.' So the principal of Forte called a meeting. At the meeting people agreed that Forte should close. Students' lives were in danger. Since then, Forte students have been attending school at three primary schools in Molapo. 'This arrangement is better than nothing,' said Florence Smith who is in Std 9. 'But we find it difficult to travel so far and it costs our parents money.'
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Up Beat Issue Number 9 1992
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- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116678 , vital:34424
- Description: Far away in Canada, young, disabled people 1 are getting together. Erinoak is a centre which helps young people with disabilities. A group of young people decided they wanted to speak for themselves. So they started the Youth Advisory Committee or YAC, as they call it. Upbeat spoke to Jennifer Thompson, a committee member of YAC. Jennifer is 19. 'I joined YAC two years ago,' said Jennifer.'YAC has made a big difference to my life. It helped me to make friends. People in the group gave me support and I got a chance to help others,' she said. YAC meets once a month. We asked Jennifer what they do. 'We organise social events for young people with disabilities. We show movies and help teenagers get together. We also have a newsletter. YAC has helped me to build self-confidence. It taught me what I am able to do. It has made me feel good about myself,' said Jennifer. Jennifer is not the only person who thinks that YAC is great. Annette Symanzik had this to say. 'YAC is a special group for me. It gives me a place where I feel I belong. At YAC I am able to talk to others who have different disabilities. I liked all the events YAC did this year, especially the fun fair, the dance and the panel discussion,' she said. GOING TO SCHOOL In South Africa disabled children attend special schools. But in Canada disabled children go to school with other children. Jennifer attended a local school from the time she started nursery school. 'I had no real difficulties at school,' Jennifer told us. 'The other kids at school were always great. I am glad I was integrated in the school system. But sometimes it is very hard to deal with people who have a negative attitude towards my disability,' she said.
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- Description: Far away in Canada, young, disabled people 1 are getting together. Erinoak is a centre which helps young people with disabilities. A group of young people decided they wanted to speak for themselves. So they started the Youth Advisory Committee or YAC, as they call it. Upbeat spoke to Jennifer Thompson, a committee member of YAC. Jennifer is 19. 'I joined YAC two years ago,' said Jennifer.'YAC has made a big difference to my life. It helped me to make friends. People in the group gave me support and I got a chance to help others,' she said. YAC meets once a month. We asked Jennifer what they do. 'We organise social events for young people with disabilities. We show movies and help teenagers get together. We also have a newsletter. YAC has helped me to build self-confidence. It taught me what I am able to do. It has made me feel good about myself,' said Jennifer. Jennifer is not the only person who thinks that YAC is great. Annette Symanzik had this to say. 'YAC is a special group for me. It gives me a place where I feel I belong. At YAC I am able to talk to others who have different disabilities. I liked all the events YAC did this year, especially the fun fair, the dance and the panel discussion,' she said. GOING TO SCHOOL In South Africa disabled children attend special schools. But in Canada disabled children go to school with other children. Jennifer attended a local school from the time she started nursery school. 'I had no real difficulties at school,' Jennifer told us. 'The other kids at school were always great. I am glad I was integrated in the school system. But sometimes it is very hard to deal with people who have a negative attitude towards my disability,' she said.
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