Poverty

The next time if your mum tells you the classic"Boy, finish your meal. Do you know how poor and hungry the children in Africa are?"phrase, rather than rolling your eyes and throw words at her, why not think properly? Think that if you were someone who is born in a poor country, what problems will you confront? What will you do to continue living? What will you do to keep your family alive? Many countries are suffering from poverty now. Not just Africa, but countries like Cambodia, Malawi, Somalia, Afghanistan, Burundi and many, many more. The families in these countries can only earn up to a maximum of 600$ a year.

Just picture. When you need water, you'll have to to pump it out. If you need food, begging or hunting will be your only choices. If you need clothing, either stealing or finding your own materials can help. What are these people most prone to? That's right, diseases. The HIV adult prevalence rate in Malawi is 14.20% and the highest in the world is 38.80% which is in Swaziland. The country with the highest death threat is Botswana, with 28.92% of death rate in every 1000 populations. Getting worried? Well, the country with the highest infant mortality rates is Angola, with 192.50 in every 1000 live births.

So, next time if you can't finish your meal, try saving it for another time. And if you happen to come across some donation campaign for the poor, go for it.

Together, we help those who are in need.
Together, we decrease poverty.
Together, we change the world.

-anonymous-