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Hunger In Africa Research Paper

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Hunger in Africa “ Africa has been suffering food crisis for years and years. Throughout all the recurring droughts that just come naturally, it is very difficult for Africans to grow food. In America alone we have given Africa billions and billions of dollars for food aid. Everyone is wondering “Why are Africans are still starving, and asking for more money?”.(Famine in Africa) Many of the places in Africa are caught up in food insecurity.Food insecurity is the main reason for starvation in Africa.Without having the nutrition of food it will cause Africans to be ill. Being ill causes Africans to not have energy and without energy it is difficult to go out and plant and raise crops. “From illness in Africa alone 12 Africans …show more content…

Goats can be milked and used to get nutrients, if they do not drink all the goats milk they can trade it with other families for other things like meats. ADRA only helps out people in Kenya, Sierra Leone and Uganda. America should have more groups like this all over Africa because it is very effective and helps so many Africans .
The ADRA also educates children how to garden. “Upon revisiting the community, ADRA has found that families who take part in the program are healthier and happier, most tend to have their children in school learning, they also have a stable source of income, better clothing, food to eat, and a better living situation.” …show more content…

Americans have even promised Africa to help them build food- production capabilities. Americans are always questioning if it was just a scam or if the money donated is just going straight into the pockets of the wealthy leaders. Foreign aid keeps failing because, Americans do not really have a system going to help. Americans who try to set up donations and charity help just bring in little money at a time. To actually get nourishment started in South and West Africa , Americans need to start making a plan on where the money should really go and stop spending money on things like welfare in America because It is much easier to find jobs in America then Africa. “But aid of course isn’t the only one responsible for this mess, far from it. Negligence in the handling of resources and poor economic development worsened the 2002 food crisis that threatened the lives of 15 million Africans.” ( Poverty and

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