Monday, October 22, 2018

How African Leaders Can Effectively Use Donations For Africa

By Cynthia Snyder


Africa is one of the continents in the world. The area is blessed with several natural resources even though it still records the highest number of people living in abject poverty. To help alleviate the pitiable conditions in the land, world organizations regularly provide donations for Africa. These donations, if utilized effectively, can change a lot.

One of the problems in Africa is poor power supply. Although so many places have improved, there are still quite a lot of communities that have never been electrified. Even where there is a connection to power supply, you don't get to see it regularly. This is one of the reasons why their economy remains stunted.

If the leaders provided employment opportunities with the money, that would also be fine. If the money is utilized in such a way that everybody can benefit from it, the number of unemployed people will drop drastically. But this does not happen because the government does not build industries or improve on the standard of education.

Despite the fact that most of the poorest people in the world are Africans, this can be changed within a short while if agriculture is taken up as a project by the government at all levels. Several skilled farmers exist but there is no money or incentive to promote their course. This includes graduates of agricultural courses who need finance to turn the economy of the country into one of the best performing economies in the world.

The poor state of health in the country does not make things better at all. Instead, the doctors are handicapped when they meet challenges that were caused by malnutrition, hunger and the other problems peculiar to Africa. Since the patients cannot afford to attend private hospitals or fly abroad, they remain sick until death calls. African leaders who would rather take treatments in foreign government-owned hospitals need to be reminded about this responsibility.

The donations sent to Africa should also be used to improve the level of sanitation in the countries. Most of the countries lack a good waste management system such that it is possible to see wastes littered all over the streets. When machines used to convert waste into wealth are acquired, this issue can be solved to a large extent.

Many African emigrants enjoy the infrastructure they see in America and Europe and wish that what they have at home could be equivalent. If the monies sent to them as donations are channeled to this course, the people will also rejoice. There would be less need for the frequent visits abroad for a holiday. Infrastructures that can make the citizens happy include good roads, availability of pipe borne water even in rural communities and equipped schools.

Increasing workers' salaries is another way of using the money they get wisely. This is a way of making their nations better because the workforce becomes encouraged such that they can improve the quality of work they do. When the workers in any region are happy, it is possible to witness a faster rate of development. They are also capable of helping the poor among them.




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