HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA

AUTHORS: CRISTINA ROSSI AND MICHELLE CORDERO

 

 

Africa is the most beautiful continent this is because has landscapes with fauna, flora and exotic animals. But the African reality is dramatic, over three hundred million people live on less than a dollar a day, these are certainly alarming, because ¿ how humans can live in such condition? On the other hand being the world's poorest region, suffers the consequences of having the highest rates of infection of AIDS, so the life expectancy has been reduced from 49 to 46 years to life. Another major problem is the scarcity of water, a situation compounded by heavy droughts and water mismanagement.

The scarcity and lack of food in North Africa, Middle East is intensifying hunger in sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia, one of the hungriest countries in the world and where are more than thirteen million people that need international food aid and a good investment are intended to obscurity. Sometimes the help that is offered to the countries of Africa, financial aid, goes to the government and those are left to their advantage and not to help the people affected.

This grave situation is accompanied specially by the flood of Somalis, they take refuge in Ethiopia and Kenya, and this is due to the wars that occur in the country. It is estimated that 50% of Somali children that are severely malnourished. Many of the children are thrown to the ground to excavation to see if they find something to eat. There are many food centers, but unfortunately the quantity of food are limited, so some of them can eat, while others look to others eating, standing behind a rope.

Certainly to help the African continent and its countries victims, NGOs have been working since 2000 in Africa, specifically in Burkina Faso. Since this country is one of the poorest in the continent and the world. An example is Africa Alive is formed by Catalan and African volunteers who would like to work in this remote place and make great efforts to help the people of this country. This organization aims to strengthen the areas with serious failings in the community, also to improve their quality of life and that every individual and family has a chance to escape poverty and have a better life.

Some of the NGOs that work specifically in Africa are:

Direct Africa, Africa Hope, Africa Emergency aid, African Rainbow, Africa and some other alive.

In Africa the help is never enough, because of the serious problems, so that NGOs are another link to help, if you share the concern about what happens in Africa, inform and help with a donation or volunteer. Here is where we fight to defend human rights and draw a smile to humanity.

Conclusion:

The NGO´s noted that poverty is a destructive element in any phase of human life, so we are the help that is needed to change the world. As an alternative, today we live in an age that shows