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major problems facing Africa today
A child dies every three seconds from AIDS and extreme poverty, often before their fifth birthday.
More than one billion people do not have access to clean water.
Every year six million children die from malnutrition before their fifth birthday.
More than 50 percent of Africans suffer from water-related diseases such as cholera and infant diarrhea.
More than 800 million people go to bed hungry every day, 300 million are children.
Of these 300 million children, only eight percent are victims of famine or other emergency situations. More than 90 percent are suffering long-term malnourishment and micronutrient deficiency.
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 200,000 child slaves are sold every year in Africa. There are an estimated 8,000 girl-slaves in West Africa alone. (sources: BBC 5 October, 2001 & Anti-Slavery Society) About 120,000 African children are participating in armed conflicts. Some are as young as 7 years old. (source: Africa Children’s Charter)
Children account for half of all civilian casualties in wars in Africa. (source: Africa 2015)
One in six African children dies before the age of five. Most of these deaths could be prevented. (source: Africa 2015)
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Nearly one third of children in Sub-Saharan Africa are underweight. (source: UNICEF)
In sub-Saharan Africa, measles takes the life of a child nearly every minute of every day. An effective measles vaccine costs as little as $1 per child. (source: UNICEF)
Between 12 and 14 million African children have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. (source: World Bank/UNICEF)
Nearly 2 million children under 14 years old are HIV positive. (source: UNICEF)
43% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have safe, accessible drinking water. (source: UNICEF)
64% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have adequate sanitation. (source: UNICEF)
Only 57% of African children are enrolled in primary education, and one in three of those does not complete school. (source: Africa 2015) poverty Africa
For every 100 boys there are only 83 girls enrolled at primary school. (source: World Bank/UNICEF)
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MASTER YOUR MIND
Corneille (not her real name), 13, sits silently in a bare room in a clinic run by the UNICEF-supported organization, 'HEAL Africa'. She left an aunt’s house one evening to fetch water when she was attacked and raped. She crawled back to her aunt’s house and said nothing, ashamed of what had happened to her. When it became clear that Corneille was pregnant, her aunt threw her out.
Corneille is still severely affected – her face animated with a light smile only when she glances down at her baby. Many women at the centre reject children born out of rape, but Corneille has not. The baby, named Joy, represents the only brightness in her future.
The motto of an international campaign run by UNICEF and the global anti-violence movement, V-Day, says it all: “Stop raping our greatest resource. Power to women and girls in DRC.” Africa News - Poverty in Africa
Faces of poverty in Africa - children
The face of Hunger in Africa
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Poverty is the worst form of violence
Poverty never takes a holiday
Poverty is the parent of crime
There is plenty hence poverty is evil
When the rich make war, it is the
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HELP SAVE THE POOR CHILDREN, THE ORPHANS, HIV PATIENTS
“The poor should not be ashamed of their poverty, nor disdain the charity of the rich; for they should have especially in view the Redeemer, who, though He might have been born in riches, made Himself poor in order that He might ennoble poverty and enrich it with incomparable merits for Heaven."
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OVER 200,000 CHILD SLAVES ARE SOLD EVERY YEAR IN AFRICA
poverty in Africa : child poverty in Africa - facts
Go to any village in Africa, and you will find dozens of little children playing with one another in the dust. Looking over them in the shade will be the grandmothers or other elders, ready to intervene when things get out of hand. If a child is hurt in the squabbles that inevitably arise, they run to soothing arms of their grandmothers.
But war, AIDS, famine have brought to Africa an entirely new concept, children with no family members, no blood relatives, no extended family members. No elders to care for them, they are lost and bereft in a cruel world, and no one seems to care.
But Fr. Alphonse in Kabgayi, Rwanda and Fr. Piet in Uganda cared. They took in the children left alone by war, clothed them, fed them, housed them, cared for them. Without them the children would have had no one. They were the lucky ones, but there are thousands like them without any Fr. Alphonse or Fr Piet. help fight poverty in Africa
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MORE THAN 30,000 CHILDREN WILL DIE TODAY IN AFRICA
poverty in Africa : diseases and starvation: facts
"Twenty percent of Africa's children will die before the age of five" a recently released report stated. The statement was part of a series of reports that demonstrate the horrible conditions currently facing children throughout Africa.
"Every day 30,000 children die from a combination of disease- infested water and malnutrition," the report continued. "Water-borne diseases are claiming one child every three seconds. These diseases are the major killers of small children in Africa."
In addition to those lives being claimed for lack of clean water and malnutrition, diseases such as AIDS, malaria, pneumonia and typhoid fever are killing record numbers as well.
"As a consequence of the AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa," one report stated, "it is estimated that more than 18 million people have died to date, of which over 3 million were children. Additionally, more than 25 million adults are currently infected which will result in the continued increase in the number of orphaned children. To date, more than 15 million children have already been orphaned as a result of the epidemic. Another 1 million children are currently infected with the disease." Help fight child poverty in Africa. Help Fight diseases in Africa !
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In many parts of Africa, the production of food depends upon the intense manual labor of each family. When large areas of Africa are dislocated by war especially southern Sudan where a war of ethnic cleansing is being waged, or adults die from the scourge of AIDS, fields cannot be worked, and food cannot be produced. Many, especially women and children are forced to depend upon hand outs of food. Unpredictable weather can also aggravate the situation.
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Starvation is claiming lives. One international relief agency recently discovered a village in a remote region of West Africa where more than 18,000 people were on the verge of starvation. "Malnutrition is so great in this area," a relief worker explained, "that most of the children under five years old had starved to death before we arrived. An entire hillside was covered with fresh graves of the children who had recently died." Africa News. Poverty in Africa
hunger and deaths in Africa: rural poverty
Three fourths of poor people in Western and Middle Africa — an estimated 90 million people — live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. One in five lives in a country affected by warfare. In conflict-torn countries such as Angola, Burundi, Mozambique and Uganda, the capacity of rural people to make a livelihood has been dramatically curtailed by warfare, and per capita food production has plummeted.
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Starvation/Famine: land degradation
Land degradation, a consequence of extensive agriculture, deforestation and overgrazing, has reached alarming levels and further threatens livelihoods. The poorest people live in isolated zones, deprived of the social safety nets and poverty reduction programmes available in semi-urban and urban areas. eg. West Africa, East Africa
HIV/AIDS and poverty in Africa: facts
The incidence of HIV/AIDS in Western and Middle Africa is generally lower than that of Eastern and Southern Africa, but the epidemic could spread dramatically if it is not combated vigorously. | Poverty never takes a holiday. Help now! Help fight poverty in Africa. |
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Devastating drought is once again threatening the lives of African men, women and children. In the months ahead, as many as 14 million people will be at risk of starvation and malnutrition. Poverty Africa
"Vegetation has decreased drastically," a study on the current conditions within the African continent recently stated. "The eastern side of the continent on the Horn of Africa is being affected more substantially than others.
In this region, the rainy season occurs between February and June. Much less rain has fallen than normal this year, so their staple crops of corn and sorghum simply withered. Poor harvests over the past three years have worn away food surpluses and incomes in the region. As many as 14 million people may be at risk of malnutrition or starvation."
The study stated that as much as 270,000 metric tons of food assistance will be needed immediately . . . but only 120,000 metric tons is currently available. | Fight Hunger and Poverty in Africa | |
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To protect children's rights and improve their well-being UNICEF works with governments, other UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, communities, families and children themselves.
In carrying out its mission, UNICEF supports programmes in 162 countries, areas and territories through 8 regional offices and 126 country offices. The 37 National Committees based in industrialised countries raise funds and spread awareness about the organization's mission and work.
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UNICEF derives its income from voluntary contributions. These come from two main sources: governmental and intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental/private sector groups and individuals. Poverty Africa
UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s rights. In its work UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) which was adopted in 1989 and has become the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. poverty in Africa
It comprises 54 articles related to child development, protection, survival and participation. UNICEF insists that these are universal developmental imperatives integral to human progress. UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free of discrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priorities.
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At the heart of every human experience is the desire to survive and prosper. To live without fear, hunger or suffering. To imagine how your life could be better and then have the means yourself to change it. Yet, every day, 1.2 billion people – one fifth of the world’s inhabitants – cannot fulfil their most basic needs, let alone attain their dreams or desires.
MASTER YOUR MIND
“There is a lot of malaria in our village because there are a lot of mosquitoes that live and breed by the river,” said Ms. Mobuku. “A bednet will be very helpful because it will protect my youngest children.”
“Sometimes it is difficult for people in remote areas to get to clinics to get anti-malarial drugs,” said Health Director for Zambia’s southern Sesheke district Sindele Kyanamina. “And sometimes the clinics don’t have the drugs.” poverty Africa
CHOLERA
Linea Ndipwashimwe, 23, a single mother of two, felt something was seriously wrong when her two-year-old daughter Lipitwa’s temperature kept rising. When that was followed by diarrhoea and vomiting, she knew she had to get help.
diseases in africa
She walked in the searing heat to Engela Hospital, about two km from her homestead in Ohangwena Region, northern Namibia. There, Lipitwa was diagnosed with cholera. The main hospital was so swamped with cases that it had to set up a separate cholera treatment centre. Lipitwa was among the nine children admitted at the treatment centre.
poverty in Africa: facts: MALARIA KILLS
"overcoming poverty is not a gesture
of charity. It is an act of justice. It is
the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. poverty is not natural.."
Nelson Mandela : poverty Africa
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