ISSUE 232019211806HEALTH: Adolescents’Health In Jeopardy09CARTOONS:Kata Kata Village Says AHell No To Cyber Bullying18FASHION:The Origin OfModern Shoes20BEAUTY:How To Achieve ABaby-Face Look21INTERIOR:Giving Your HotelDining Room ThatIncredible Cosy Setting28TECHNOLOGY:New Technology BoostsLife In Africa37DESTINATIONS:The Other OftenUntold Side OfHaiti30LITERARYCORNER:Movies,Books,Poems31FEATURED:Donald Glover:Fighting AgainstInequality & ForJustice Reform40FOODS:Rice, Beans & FriedSweet Potatoes withBeef-Tomato Stew34KIDS: INTERVIEW:Introducing The KataKata Ambassador LiamKatabira.41LETTERS:Dear Aunt Silvia4 Kata kata cartoon magazine Issue 23 2019 www.katakata.org
I HEAR YOUIf you cannot run fast, then you must learn howto hide.(Ewe in Ghana, Togo, Benin and SW Nigeria)Ne matenu afudu o la, ekema nanya bebe. (Ewe)Publisher’snoteKama huna mbio lazima njue kujificha. (Swahili)Si tu ne peux pas courir vite, donc tu dois savoircomment se cacher. (French)If you cannot run fast, then you must learn howto hide. (English)Explanation: The proverb advises one to bepatient in making decisions. This enables oneto think over the issues a little more to avoidmistakes or wrong conclusions.TELL ME SOMETHINGCyber bullyingReligion And Semantics“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of theoppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that youare neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” Desmond TutuOne may call the above quote from Archbishop Desmond Tutu a warning,but it sounds more than that. It equally captures the lingering - and often neglected- social problems facing the world today, especially African countries,which the human rights icon has often criticized. Technological advancementhas come with its downsides in many countries; amongst the flaws, cyberbullyinghas rather grown astronomically with the development of modern technology.Rather than using social media to engage in self-promotion and directinteraction with friends, family, and the public, it has been turned rather intoa pugnacious platform for bullying, harassing and intimidating of other users.What makes cyberbullying so dangerous is the fact that in most cases, theincidents are hardly reported. Some victims are bullied into being afraid toreport the cases. Often when the unacceptable violence is reported, law enforcementagencies hardly take quick and appropriate steps needed to resolvethe aggression and stop it from happening again or getting out of hand. Worsestill, some victims even feel ashamed to expose the terror. Result? Intimidationand harassment continue. This social behaviour must stop!SUBSCRIPTIONSubscription to the printed version is possiblevia the website (www.katakata.org) or E-mail(info@katakata.org)Alternatively, you may fill in the form below andsend to us:Name: ....................................................................................Address: ...............................................................................Telephone No: ...................................................................Duration of Subscription: 1 year 2 yearsTill further noticeSubscription rates per year (4 editionsincluding postage):THE NETHERLANDS: €45, EUROPE: €55,USA/AMERICA: €52 AFRICA: €75, ASIA: €75Send your form to: info@katakata.orgOR by post :KATA KATA Cartoon MagazineVenloweg 341324 DL Almere, The Netherlands+31 (0) 36 52 98 411 +31 (0) 61 98 69 357+31 (0) 61 38 46 788PAYMENT:Account No: 453100619IBAN: NL02ABNA0453100619BIC: ABNANL2APLACE: Almere, The NetherlandsThe most challenging question is how exactly have we as government, organisations,individuals responded to this unacceptable asocial threat? Sadly, notas much as we ought to have reacted. Definitely, if we keep quiet or becomenonchalant when others are being bullied, we become bully ourselves. We,therefore, must speak up. How many of us do? If you are noncommittal in theface of oppression, you become an oppressor yourself.The time has come for all of us – irrespective of our gender – to wake from ourlong slumber and take collective and decisive action against cyberbullying.The first step we must take to achieve this task is by creating awareness ondifferent levels.Using the same platform where cyberbullying takes place, we at Kata Katahave provided an online platform to showcase the online magazine fully dedicatedto end cyber harassment. The link will be available on the campaignsocial media platforms. We shall also print thousands of copies and flyers thatwill be disseminated in various places such as bookstores, supermarkets, andchurches for the benefit of all users.Kata Kata has the intention to still use the cyberspaces such as the website,Facebook and Twitter to communicate change and therefore, I would like tocall on more partners and individuals to embrace the campaign.Likewise, we look forward to a mutual collaboration with other different organisationsto combat other social problems. Together, we can fight and defeatsocial ills. Let us start today!Yours in Kata Kata,Ogo UbabukohEditor in Chief / Publisherwww.katakata.org2019 Issue 23 Kata kata cartoon magazine5
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