Kimberly Mega Feb 14th 12:41am Food Scarcity
The Bush administration has been trying to prevent hunger in northwestern Kenya. The local families are participating in an American financed irrigation project that promised them payment of corn for clearing land and digging canals. The Kenyan government was against this it prohibited the US from buying the corn locally and delivering it. The starving families waited for weeks, causing malnutrition in children and a few people died. Somehow the families managed to finish the irrigation system, but other projects to feed Africa’s poor are few and far between. The US is still giving a valiant effort by teaching them how to fish and donating millions of dollars to agricultural projects. Unfortunately they are unsure how much longer they can finance these projects. The US Congress believes they could help more people if they were allowed to buy surplus food in Africa. This would boost the economic market of the local farmers and help get them on their feet. I applaud the United States’ effort to help out those in need. I believe in order to be great you must achieve great things. It’s only sad that the Kenyan government is slightly opposed in our efforts to reach out. I understand wanting to fend for your own country but you can always receive help with dignity. All countries should be able lean on each other at one time or another. But this might be asking too much.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/31/world/africa/31food.html
1 comment:
I agree with your comment about allowing the U.S. to help. It is very sad that adults and children died from this. The U.S.probably wastes thousands of food a day. If we realized how much food ment to others, i think we will conserve enough food to help other countries. I also think it's interesting how the kenya government doesn't want the U.S. help. I wonder if we could get the information that states the reasons for not wanting us to help.
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