Effects of Child Poverty in Africa
Effects of Child Poverty in Africa
Throughout the world, children suffer and die every day from issues caused by poverty, a large number of poor children are in Africa. Poverty is the leading problem for the African children causing not only physical health issues; but emotional, educational, and social problems as well. Many of these children are very sick from the water they drink, not having enough food, or from extremely contagious diseases passed throughout their villages. Although poverty has the worst effect on people in Africa, poverty is a problem everywhere. It leaves people hungry, and sick, and with no real place to sleep. Some solutions to poverty are simple, but more people are needed to want to help. If more people took their time and money to go to Africa to help get the people health care, food, clean water, and education, so many African kids could group up like normal kids. Just like for any child, these African children who are not given the basic needs for life such as food and clean water, suffer in every aspect of life. Most of the poor children have to worry about things at such a young age that most people never have to worry about, which messes up their emotional and mental state of mind. They have to worry about things like their and their family’s health issues, if they are going to get to eat, and making sure they walk to get water. On top of all that, many kids are orphaned at a very young age, which leaves them to take care of themselves and their younger siblings. If the child’s mental and emotional state gets messed up when they are so young, they will live with that the rest of their life.
Many African children get little to no education due to simple things that they are not provided with. There are not enough schools in many of the more poverty stricken areas in Africa. Therefore, most children have no transportation so they have no choice but to walk miles to get to school, or not attend at all. Only 57% of kids in
Throughout the world, children suffer and die every day from issues caused by poverty, a large number of poor children are in Africa. Poverty is the leading problem for the African children causing not only physical health issues; but emotional, educational, and social problems as well. Many of these children are very sick from the water they drink, not having enough food, or from extremely contagious diseases passed throughout their villages. Although poverty has the worst effect on people in Africa, poverty is a problem everywhere. It leaves people hungry, and sick, and with no real place to sleep. Some solutions to poverty are simple, but more people are needed to want to help. If more people took their time and money to go to Africa to help get the people health care, food, clean water, and education, so many African kids could group up like normal kids. Just like for any child, these African children who are not given the basic needs for life such as food and clean water, suffer in every aspect of life. Most of the poor children have to worry about things at such a young age that most people never have to worry about, which messes up their emotional and mental state of mind. They have to worry about things like their and their family’s health issues, if they are going to get to eat, and making sure they walk to get water. On top of all that, many kids are orphaned at a very young age, which leaves them to take care of themselves and their younger siblings. If the child’s mental and emotional state gets messed up when they are so young, they will live with that the rest of their life.
Many African children get little to no education due to simple things that they are not provided with. There are not enough schools in many of the more poverty stricken areas in Africa. Therefore, most children have no transportation so they have no choice but to walk miles to get to school, or not attend at all. Only 57% of kids in