The life of an African woman promises to be difficult from an early age, it is estimated that about three million girls are subjected to the practice of infibulation.

In the big cities the influence of the western lifestyle is leading many young people to abandon certain customs.

The woman acquires greater authority in the family after menopause. The predominance of man over woman is underlined by the Koran, although the Senegalese Constitution guarantees equality among citizens "whatever the origin, race, sex or religion".

South Africa is also called the rainbow country, it’s an extremely multi-ethnic country, with 13 languages spoken, including Portuguese, Spanish, English and French.

85% of the population is black, 10% is of European origin and the rest is mainly from Saudi Arabia and Asian ethnic groups.

Many children die in Africa, the main causes are wars and famines, the infant mortality rate is very high. In particular, the spread of AIDS causesh the death of million of victims every year and children are forced to work on the street. 

South Africa offers to tourists a really various menu, from meat stews and vegetables to many other dishes whose main ingredient is corn, but piri piri too that come form Mozambique and curry and coriander spices from south-east of Asia are really famous.

In the South African cuisine is famous the snoekbrai, a stew prepared with mussels, lobsters and oysters a little bit spicy.

Of course there aren't only fish recipes: we have chicken, pork and lamb. In particular lamb and pig meat is used to prepare sosatie, where they're cut into cubes with apricots, and flanked by a corn polenta and subsequently cooked in the spit.

Unicef should seek governments to strengthen support systems for a more protective environment in families and communities to protect children.

Anthony Lake Director of Unicef founded the African baby day. The poverty, conflicts, climate change, hiv - aids, as well as domestic violence, are increasingly forcing children to leave their homes for living and working on the street, by abusing and exploitation. Unicef is working with governments across the continent to create a protective environment through programmes to promote social welfare.

the day of the African child recalls the tragic incident that occurred in March 1976, in Soweto: thousands of black students took to the streets to protest against the poor quality of their education and to ask for the right to receive teaching in their own language.Weeks of protest so many children were killed and injured.  In memory of the dead and the courage of all those who marched, the day of the African child is celebrated from 1991 to June 16 of each year.

in the context of the families affected by aids to pay the highest price are the girls, are forced to retreat if they attend a school, a conviction that will make them doubly marginalised in the future.