India’s families are decreasing
their food intake because of finances, despite efforts to show that India does
have economic power. The government is
choosing to spend money on things like aircrafts for their military, but not
making much effort to reduce poverty.
Many children are struggling to meet their dietary needs and some of the
bare essentials are not being provided.
Children in countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, Peru, Nigeria and Pakistan
among others are all struggling with being malnourished. In some areas, children are forced to skip
school in order to supplement family income through work. India alone has more than one hundred million
malnourished children. Many of the
families claim they do not have enough to eat and were forced to cut back on
food. The rising cost of food is to blame
for families not having enough food to keep their children nourished.
Malnutrition
is a global problem. There are not many
days that pass that I do not see a commercial or an ad asking for donations or
sponsorships in order to provide resources to those who are hungry and in
need. It is an issue that families have
to keep their children out of school in order to get money for food
resources. These children who are
skipping school are missing out on their education experience all because food
is too expensive to be able to provide for families. The government and other social agencies should
take a step towards eradicating this problem.
Perhaps the government should reexamine where their funds are going in
order to provide more cost efficient food and resources for families. If children are malnourished, they will be
distracted by their empty stomachs and will not be able to focus in other areas
like school. Action is needed in India
and other countries with a problem of malnutrition so the problem of hunger
within families will decrease.
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