Sub-Saharan countries received their independence at various times during the 20th century with approximately $1 trillion dollars being transferred in the form of aid to the African continent. The African content is huge, where its size is equivalent to combining China, Mexico, Western and Eastern Europe, United States, Japan and Iberia (refer to Exhibit 1). The aid that has been provided to the sub-Saharan nation has always seemed to be a band aid approach to helping Africans by giving them food, water, medicine along with other basic essentials needed to survive. Where if you look at the money that has been spent on those developed nations towards getting them to be self-sustaining, a trillion dollar in foreign aid to Africa seems to …show more content…
With billions of dollars a year in aid going towards helping many African countries getting the basic needs of food, water and medicine just to survive. We will recommend funneling billions of dollars of aid that get allocated to many African countries to be used for programs and infrastructure in one country Tanzania. With the goal of showing how with billions of dollars of aid being concentrated towards the following areas in one country will lead to the long term sustainability and growth. Our plan would call for the creation of water desalinization plant to help elevate concerns of future droughts, electricity powered by solar energy, piping to transport water for irrigation and better hygiene, releasing genetically engineered mosquitos to help eliminate life threatening disease like malaria. Plus, there will be numerous jobs created from the aid provided which will help spur economic growth which will also help in reducing poverty. Once, this blueprint has been validated, more countries would look to implement such an initiative in other sub-Saharan countries to eventually the entire continent. Where once and for all, there will be a sub-Saharan Africa that is growing, thriving and prosperous that will finally be
In the late nineteenth century the European powers of the world began imperializing Africa. This annexation, occupation, and division of African territory has since led to much strife within the continent and has caused many struggles politically. This period known as the “Scramble for Africa” has led to the many problems that Africa faces today and has been the root of several wars in Africa to assume control. After World War II many European imperialists began to give African nations autonomy. This seemed like a step forward for African nations, but without any plan to transition into self governance many African nations have faced bloody civil wars and corruption. Along with political struggles, numerous African nations face rising debt and other economic problems. Many of these political and economic issues stem from the “Scramble for Africa”. Once the European countries left Africa had very little to support itself. To explain the issues left by imperialism the three African nations of Rwanda, South Africa, and Sierra Leone will be put under the scope.
Schulze, E.D., Körher, C., Law, B.E., Haberl, H., S. (2012). Large-scale bioenergy from additional harvest of forest biomass is neither sustainable nor greenhouse gas neutral. GCB Bioenergy, 4(6), 611-616.
Two out of every five people living in Sub-Saharan Africa lack safe water. A baby there is 500 times more likely to die from water-related illness than one from the United States. This is a serious ongoing issue that requires the rest of the world to take action. Water spreads diseases easily if the necessary precautions are not taken. Many developing African countries don’t have sewage treatment, or the people don’t have methods to filter and disinfect. Once a person is sick either there is no way to cure them, or medical care is too expensive, so they are left untreated with a high risk of death. Although many believe that the fight for sanitary water in Africa is insurmountable, people in these developing countries can overcome their challenge to access clean water and avoid water-borne diseases through proper sewage treatment facilities, universal water filtration and medical care.
South Sudan has valuable oil and other resources as well as other Sub-Saharan countries, but the water issues causes lack of trade and unrest that spreads across the entirety of Africa and other continents. The issue of water does not exist only in South Sudan but across the world, and the end must begin somewhere, and it might as well be a dramatic example of the benefits of clean water in a place like South Sudan. The issue of accessible and clean water is relevant, because the issue provides issues in trying to pursue development in in third world countries. The development of third world countries, would benefit the entire world from a health and development standpoint. Unclean water causes issues of hunger, diseases, and conflict and
With significant events, a person's ideas and wishes in their lives become altered due to new evidence leading towards a different destiny. In the play “Macbeth,” Shakespeare steadily and effectively expands the perceptions on the theme of power corrupting one's ability to control their destiny. The central theme of Macbeth not being able to control his actions because his darkest ambitions are played with by the witches, thus causing Macbeth to become compelled by ambition and pursued the throne of Scotland creating drastic effects on his ability to determine for himself what he will become. Macbeth's ambition is guided by the significant event of meeting the three witches, who symbolize the themes of appearance and reality. Macbeth also experienced difficulties with the prophecies because they are based on greed, power and resentment of others in power. Guilt drove Macbeth mad and eventually led to his demise because his ability to determine his destiny was unstable. Due to the events taking such an effect
When I think of Sub-Saharan Africa I see the complete opposite of The United States. I think of poverty, no Internet & cell phones( no texting, social media), no malls/shopping centers. I think of villages and people having farms and growing crops. Africa is approximately 15 of earths land & even with one of the largest countries in the world, it is one of the lest developed countries. However, even though Africans economy is not where it is suppose to be, West Africa is becoming more developed & offers more economic opportunities than other parts of Africa. Many tribes are moving towards West Africa to start a better life for themselves & and their families. However Africa needs more infrastructure which includes; high speed highways, railroads
In the second half of the twentieth-century, African countries were able to gain their independence and strive to create unified countries. However, many countries were plagued with civil wars and the issues left behind the colonial era. The adversities faced by these new African nations are at the hands of their old colonial powers and the neo-colonialism that has taken place. These new independent countries were left to unify their people of different backgrounds, create a strong government and economy, and leave the post-colonial legacy behind.
Matthew Macioch Ms. Yulico English 101 12 January 2016 Macbeth Research Paper In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, it is clearly evident that excessive ambition can lead one to act in a violent manner.
One of the biggest problem in today’s world is the struggle of African Countries and others. Seventy-five percent of the world’s poorest countries are located in Africa. Approximately one in three people living in Africa are undernourished and millions even lack the opportunity to have clean water. Only around twenty percent of women in Africa have access to education. This data proves that modern world
How one's persuasiveness can lead to full control “To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful”. Edward R. Murrow. In Animal Farm by George Orwell, animals decide to rebel against their current owner and take the farm for themselves. In the novel, the animals took over the farm, which was originally owned by Mr. Jones, their previous owner, but he didn’t treat them with the respect that they deserved, so they decided to rebel. All of the animals were known for a certain trait.
Approximately 4 trillion cubic meters of water is available every year, and only 4% of that is used. The continent and people lack the technical knowledge and financial resources. In Africa is the greatest percentage of people lacking access to safe drinking water, there are 25 nations in the world and 19 are in Africa. (The global challenge, 2011) So adequate management of its water resources is crucial for the future of the African continent.
Over the last 50 years, the world has struggled to maintain an economic balance and stability, while flourishing countries try to maintain a steady income to support its people and relations with other countries. Therefore, when a continent like Africa fails to maintain a stable government and economy, super powers such as America decide to intervene with its relations. Africa has great potential to become another pillar of the world’s economic structure with its mass amounts of uncultivated land. Unfortunately, corruption and irresponsible governments hinder that progress. Foreign aid while helpful should be limited to a yearly amount because it allows the government to repudiate responsibility and gives room for corruption; it creates a
The purpose of this research paper is to discuss the water crisis in the region of Africa and how water can cause many other problems such as inadequate sanitation, poverty and diseases for the population. People living in third world countries are suffering from the water crisis that has become a major problem for the United Nations, World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, Millennium Development Goals and many of the other organizations. For some of these organizations have been successful in providing a bit more water through the years it’s still a working process. Water is essential for life, it’s not just for the body’s physical need; yet millions of people do not have access to clean water. The lack of accessible of fresh water contributes too many diseases such as HIV, AIDS, waterborne diseases, causing the death of millions of women and children annually in the region. This is making it harder for the communities to develop a safer home for their families and to improve the conditions of the country. This research paper will examine the problems, solutions and causes. How it all comes together, to contribute to this water crisis and to weather there is a solutions set by the United Nations, studies that have been conducted and other organizations, which can maybe work for the years to come. In addition, the same water problems are going to be discussed with regard to Africa for statics, examples and quotes done by the organizations in the past and
This is a proposal to promote the expansion of private agricultural electricity production, water system investment, and agricultural experimentation. Cape Verde faces a number of fairly unique barriers to growth as a developing African country. Geographic and structural factors contribute to problems that hold back economic growth. The development of Cape Verde’s energy and water infrastructure can alleviate some of its problems.
Growing up in Rwanda which is one of the sub-Saharan country, I was exposed to know things happening in my country or anywhere else in Africa. The fact that I was born and raised in Africa has influenced me in my original proposal where I focused in sub-Saharan countries. Among the priority task that I chose in my original proposal includes Access to clean water, Education, Healthcare, Electricity, and Gender equity. I thought of building schools and insure that basic education is free for all regardless their gender. Because in most of African countries women and young girl are discriminated from certain job or prevented to go to school when they are still young. I also suggested in my original proposal that access to clean water would reduce the peak caused by diseases related to poor sanitation and the use of unclean water. Building wells and providing tanks to keep rain water was the solution that I suggested. Furthermore, electricity was also one of my priority things to consider, so that people can work long hours rather that going to sleep after the nightfall. Also students, small and big businesses, and hospitals (healthcare) can all benefit from electricity. Last but not least was to improve healthcare. In sub-Saharan countries that’s where you can find a high rate of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis and other