Believe in yourself

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Kuda was borm without his left foot. He says children used to laugh at him saying, "He doesn't have a leg!" but then he says he realised, "Being disabled doesn't mean you don't have anything to do in life." Today Kuda is the first disabled person to play for Zimbabwe's Homeless Football Team.

Kuda says, "I can do everything; run, jumping, somersaults. I just feel normal."

But as a young player Kuda was turned away from many junior football clubs and today he struggles to find work as people say he can't do things. he says, "I am a person, I am a human being."

He competed to play for the Homeless football team and was chosen from over 1000 players to compete in the Homeless World Cup in Cardiff last year. Now he wants to be a role model and open a disabled sports school in Zimbabwe. He says his Mum was his inspiration; when he was younger she used to tell him, "Go and face those challenges, you'll be strong one day."

Today Kuda has a message to those living with disabilities; "Believe in yourself, guys. God is for everyone, the able bodied and the disabled so keep on believing."

what do you see in the picture?
what job does the person have?
what is different about the person?

explain the story

- How do you think Kuda felt as a child when children laughed at him?
- why would football clubs turn him down?
- "I am a person, a human being, I just just feel normal": what does Kuda mean by this?
- "Go face those challenges; one day you'll be strong" what do you think of Mum's advice?
- Kuda wants to open a disabled sports club; why? What do you think of this idea? Is the sports club only for people who live with disabilities? What are the arguments for and against this idea? What other options are there?
 - Why do you think Kuda says, "Believe in yourself,"?
- what can we learn from Kuda?
- why is this story about No Outsiders?

Reflection: think about how Kuda's life is different to yours; think about the times when children laughed at him, what would yoo say if you were at school with Kuda and you saw that happening?

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