Blog #11 Sahel food crisis has been made worse by the widespread unrest in Africa

In this article by Afua Hirsch, she speaks about the Sahel food crisis in Africa, and how it is affecting the lives of up to 15 million people.  She expresses the concern of this affecting people, families, and children in more ways than one.  Such as a combination of drought, poverty, and high grain prices, this can and will lead to a nutritional and food crisis.  Hirsch states that families are attempting to flee the violence but 20% have at least one child suffering of malnutrition.  These families do not have access to the basic essentials such as food, water, clothing, and blankets.  Families have started to reduce the amount of food each day because the sheer lack of it.

This article provides a variety of different social global problems having to do with families and children in how these aspects affect them.  They all interrelate and show that the combination of them all is even more devastating and can affect more people.

The picture at the beginning of the article is a nice addition, showing a real perspective of how it looks like in Africa, and seeing the children and the worn out and tired bodies of people suffering from lack of basic needs and food.  The author also provides important statistics that provide needed information and interesting information to the reader throughout the piece. She brings in different aspects and a study from western and eastern Niger to bring in different statistics and perspectives as well.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/mar/29/sahel-food-crisis-made-worse?INTCMP=SRCH