Suffering Children In Haiti

Haiti in 2006 was a living hell for the children. Major problems connected to health, education, and poverty means few children have their rights. Haiti has the highest mortality rate in 2006, 1 of every 4 infants never reach their first birthday. Children are dying from malnutrition. A reliable sources of clean water is difficult; 71% of the population has an improved water source and only 34% have access to adequate sanitation facilities. In Cite Saint Martin, 60,000 people live in a square kilometer, without waste disposal or toilet facilities. Few receive an education because of fees, poorly maintained buildings, and overcrowded classes. 5,000 babies are born with HIV infection with only 300 of these babies treated. Many are orphans because of aids and forced to live on the streets. Street kids, will join gangs where they can have reliable protection, shelter and food. Sadly, no education. Some parents are desperate to provide their children with a better life, and believe migration to Dominican Republic or domestic work will help but they are often exploited, and don’t even get an education. Haiti is desperate for lots of help from us and we all need to do something about it. It’s a living hell for the children and we can’t let this happen.

SAURI Kenya, Shower of Aid (100 words)

SAURI, Kenya, now one of the first of the 80-millenium villages across Africa. A city in poverty, has improved over the years, lots of helpful things happened in the villages and the income and production has increased. This is due to the technology and basic straightforward training programs. Mr. Sachs wants to see if this can be replicated in other villages across Africa. William Easterly thinks that Sachs cannot do it and his ideas will not work because of the falling governments in Africa. Easterly also believes that Sachs is taking the wrong approach for the world’s poverty and terrorism to end.

For more detail

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/world/africa/09kenya.html

Poverty Response

People who suffer from lack of food, lack of money and don't have enough of anything to feed there family is under extreme poverty. I don't know why people in the 21st century are suffering so much, when they could be like us and living a happy easy life. There are organizations out there who are helping and making a difference. For example, the World Bank. The World Bank is an international Bank, for reconstructing and development of countries who are suffering from poverty and other disasters. They have collected data from 73 different countries. They did this so they can universalize the data and look more into it and investigate it. I have seen an improvement that the World Bank has done.

"Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time. Poverty is losing a child to illness brought about by unclean water. Poverty is powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom."(http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/0,,contentMDK:20153855~menuPK:373757~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618

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As you can see, this is about poverty. But extreme poverty is much worse. Extreme poverty is when you don't have enough at all to feed yourself and your family. You are extremely poor, and badly need a lot of help.

13,500 people get infected with HIV/AIDS everyday

22,000 people die from extreme poverty everyday

850 million people go to bed hungry everyday

1 billion people live on less than $1 a day

I think this is unacceptable and we need to make a move that will change everything. We need to start looking out more and especially for much more solutions to help the needed. Many of these hopeless people often become poverty trapped. Its when you don't have enough of anything, and not enough to provide for your children. You are trapped in poverty. You need to work hard to become free. You need extreme help. There are currently 1.4 billion people who are living under the poverty line in the world. This is a huge number, we all need to take a look at this and do something. I have witnessed some poverty, and it is horrible, i don't like seeing it at all. it makes me sad and worry if will ever be in that position. We need to do something! Fast!

Child Rights Wordle

Quote Description

"There’s enough on this planet for everyone’s needs but not for everyone’s greed"
- Mahatma Gandhi

I chose this quote because I thought it had a deep meaning and understanding for everyone on this planet. It tells us that everything that all the people in the world need, is all available for us and there is plenty of 'space for it'. But there is not enough on this planet for peoples greed. Mahatma Gandhi was a very great man and he wasn't greedy at all, he wants the whole world to be the same and appreciate what we have, not ask for more. There are millions of people in the world who don't have enough, and millions of people who have more than they need. We all need to be equal and all live the same way. This quote is very strong and has a strong meaning for every single person on this planet

Picture Justification
I chose this picture because it shows that all people should take care of our world and appreciate what we have and ask for no more. Our world is very precious and is doing a good thing for all of us, keeping us alive. This relates to the quote well because no one should be greedy on our earth and no one should ask for more, there is not enough on this planet. So the question is, why do some countries have a lot and are still asking for more, and why are their still countries with not enough? Why are there people still dying when they have the right to live and be the same as normal people? Why can't we all work something out to be equal? So we all have to take care of this planet and especially the people living on it. If we can do this, there will be no more greed in the world and there will be so much more for everyone's needs.

(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/109703416/world_in_hands_bigger.jpg)

Sunday Bloody Sunday

The single was released in March 1983 in Germany and The Netherlands only. The song is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, simple but harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies. One of U2's most overtly political songs, its lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, mainly focusing on the Bloody Sunday incident in Derry where British troops shot at civil rights marchers. The incident shook many lives and really changed the perspective of an ordinary day. Broken bottles under children feet Bodies strewn across the dead end street. This verse of the song, it shows us the sad life of some of the unfortunate children today. The song shows us how being a free man is not aloud. How fighting for your right is not aloud. I believe that the song is focusing on a negative aspect of the society and it is asking us how we can make it better.

Yes...

I cant believe the news today

Oh, I cant close my eyes and make it go away

How long...

How long must we sing this song?

How long? how long...

cause tonight...we can be as one

Tonight...

Broken bottles under childrens feet

Bodies strewn across the dead end street

But I wont heed the battle call

It puts my back up

Puts my back up against the wall

Sunday, bloody sunday

Sunday, bloody sunday

Sunday, bloody sunday (sunday bloody sunday...)

(allright lets go!)

And the battles just begun

Theres many lost, but tell me who has won

The trench is dug within our hearts

And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart

Sunday, bloody sunday

Sunday, bloody sunday

How long...

How long must we sing this song?

How long? how long...

cause tonight...we can be as one

Tonight...

Tonight...

Sunday, bloody sunday (tonight)

Tonight

Sunday, bloody sunday (tonight)

(come get some!)

Wipe the tears from your eyes

Wipe your tears away

Wipe your tears away

I wipe your tears away

(sunday, bloody sunday)

I wipe your blood shot eyes

(sunday, bloody sunday)

Sunday, bloody sunday (sunday, bloody sunday)

Sunday, bloody sunday (sunday, bloody sunday)

(here I come!)

And its true we are immune

When fact is fiction and tv reality

And today the millions cry

We eat and drink while tomorrow they die

The real battle yet begun (sunday, bloody sunday)

To claim the victory jesus won (sunday, bloody sunday)

On...

Sunday bloody sunday

Sunday bloody sunday...

Why Is Organizing So Difficult?

Organizing is so difficult because it is usually with a big group or community. That makes it harder because if you want to get the word out fast, you have to work pretty hard. It is still hard to get everyone to start a new thing. For example, when we came up with the idea to give a free cinnamon bun every 3 plastic containers, it took awhile because we had to tell every class, make posters, make tickets. Over about 3-2 days, no one has done anything about the cinnamon bun. So we have to send messages, more tickets. It gets really annoying after awhile. You try organize something by yourself and you see how difficult it can get.