📖 Introduction He grows up learning to be tough, to hide his tears, and to keep moving no matter how heavy the silence feels. That’s the story of the African boychild — raised with strength, but often denied a voice. Raised in Silence: The Untold Life of the African Boychild is a storytelling project that captures these hidden realities through essays inspired by real life. It explores what it truly means to grow up as a boy in modern Africa — the pressure to provide, the hunger for acceptance, the quiet battles with identity and emotion, and the resilience that comes from enduring it all. 🌍 Why This Project Matters For a long time, the narrative around the boychild has been quiet. Many young men face silent struggles with identity, education, mental health, and responsibility.