Regarding Kenya and other African countries, you have ventured into territory you know nothing about. So let me educate you. Traditional African houses are round or square with rooms opening onto a central compound. All the kids from different parents live and play together. There are no African words for aunts or uncles or cousins. The sister of your mom is your mom, the brother of your dad is your dad and all the siblings from different mothers are your brothers or sisters. With so many people living and pooling resources together, poverty is alleviated. Grandparents dont go to old age homes. They are cared for under the communal living system.
Communal system is not as prevalent in the cities but single parents are never alone. All members of the extended family system chip in to help other members in far away places in need. And this is why immigrants send money back home. I never forget those mothers and fathers who took care of me when my own parents were away.
And discipline is strong. When I was 12, my buddies and I were caught playing cards for pennies and reported to my parents. I was strapped down in that compound and given 6 lashes on my bare buttocks in front of everybody. Then my parents reported me to our school. In front of the whole school, the 5 gambling boys were paraded, scolded and given 6 more lashes each. I was sore for weeks. Never gambled again. Even today, the fear of gambling is so strong I have never purchased a 6/49 ticket.
Compare this gathering of the clans with the children of single mothers in the Jane/Finch corridor and projects in the USA. There is little supervision and very little discipline and the kids fall prey to gangs who become their family. The notorious Bloods and Crips LA gangs are very active in the GTA. So it is not about affluence. It has become about race because blacks are disproportionally represented in the single parent syndrome. Children of poor Indian and Chinese immigrants grow up in two parent families under strong discipline. That is why their children are thriving under the opportunities afforded by Canada.
By the way, I made a mistake in another post. To us immigrants, Canada is not like heaven. It is heaven