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Famines of Africa

Famines of Africa. By Anna DiGirolamo. Thesis. Famines in Africa lead to a cycle of starvation and poverty, which is shown through drought, hunger, and inadequate relief services. Drought. In some parts of Africa, there hasn’t been rain since May 2008

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Famines of Africa

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  1. Famines of Africa By Anna DiGirolamo

  2. Thesis • Famines in Africa lead to a cycle of starvation and poverty, which is shown through drought, hunger, and inadequate relief services.

  3. Drought • In some parts of Africa, there hasn’t been rain since May 2008 • Droughts make growing food impossible, so people have no way to eat except for their livestock or relief services • Lack of rain for years has destroyed crops, killed livestock, and left people with no food source at all—the only thing they can do is hope for help to arrive • Most areas of Africa have not have rain for over 12 months • Only 22% of Africa’s land surface is arable, and much of it is used for roads and buildings…little is left for growing, which worsens the droughts

  4. Thematic Map of Droughts in the World & in Africa Africa Africa has the most severe drought problems in the world—here in the USA, we have one of the largest areas of excess water!

  5. Hunger

  6. Hunger • An African child dies from hunger every 30 seconds • 38 million Africans are threatened by starvation • The assets of the world's three richest men are more than the combined GNP of all the least developed countries on the planet. • Since you’ve started watching this PowerPoint, at least 12 Africans have died from starvation. • Most malnourished people don’t actually die from starvation, but from the “side effects” of it, like severe diarrhea. Comparison: while the majority of Africans are in danger of malnutrition, the average American eats fast food 3 times a week. Hmmm…

  7. Hunger Africa has a larger amount of undernourished than any other continent on the globe.

  8. Relief Services • There are dozens of relief programs, such as UNICEF, Hunger Project, the Red Cross and more • However, most of them only deliver foods to the malnourished people, and often not enough • 62% of hungry people in areas being “helped” are still not fed due to lack of food • Only delivering food is not enough—many of these operations don’t help at all with diseases and other issues these people often have.

  9. Comparison: In the US, we waste almost 100 billion pounds of food each year… in Africa, people gather grains of rice that fall off trucks on the side of the road.

  10. So What?! • Famines are a cause of devastation in the lives of Africans. • Over 3,000 Africans die each day because they have a lose-lose choice—either starve themselves or eat contaminated food & water that is available. • Famines leave Africans in a horrible situation

  11. Sources • http://us.oneworld.net/article/367320-africa-famine-deepens-drought-worst-decades • http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/719.cfm • http://www.myclimatechange.net/UserImage/3/ArroundTheWorld/WorldDrought.jpg • http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/africafamine.cfm • http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/vol16no2/162famin.htm • http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/vol16no4/164food1.htm • http://hoguenews.com/wp-content/uploads//2009/09/800px-Percentage_population_undernourished_world_map.jpg • http://www.missionariesofafrica.org/challenges/water1.html

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