Do you wake up in the morning and turn on the tap to fill up your coffee maker?
Before you go to work do you turn on the shower and let the water flow for a minute until the water gets the right temperature?
Do you get in your car to go to work? Could you, get in a car, if you needed to go somewhere?
When you want to make dinner do you open the refrigerator? Pull something out and proceed to cook it in your electric oven? Or into the microwave that is also electric? Do you appreciate that there is food to pull out of the refrigerator? Or if you couldn’t afford to buy food that your government in some shape or form could offer help?
Do you read a book when you are bored? Do you utilize the quality educational institutions that are in your area? Have you ever seen their incredible libraries, WITH books? Do you take it for granted that pedestrians are given the right of way? Do you read these questions and shrug while thinking that you don’t need to worry because, you and your family, doesn’t have to worry about these things?
A few facts to think about…
HALF of the population of Africa is BELOW the poverty line. BUT, Africa only accounts for 10% of the WORLD’S POLULATION. That works out to Africa accounting for only 5%..Read that…FIVE percent of the world’s poverty.
If you want to call yourself lucky or privileged perhaps you have every right.
As I have lived in developing countries before I am sensitive to the fact that I have more than others…but as I live in Uganda I am faced with reality and I am appreciative that I am able to experience this and understand what is really and truly needed to live a comfortable and pain free life, so in MY life, I can work hard to develop and implement programs and policies that will eliminate extreme poverty…
To lead a comfortable and pain free life in my opinion means having the THREE “basic” life requirements…FOOD, SHELTER, MEDICINE…
1 comment:
Jenny, its nice that you are sharing your experiences here in Uganda with the rest of the world. Am sorry u have been sick so often. U get better soon.
We enjoy your company alot and will sure miss u when its time to go back home.
Maureen.
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