09/06/2024
SOME SAD FACTS ABOUT AFRICA
1. It is the leading continent with most children under 18 out of school at 98 million (UNESCO)
2. It is the leading continent in starvation with almost fifth of it's population battling with malnutrition and 55 million of those are children under 5 years of age.
3. It is the leading continent with most child labourers according to international Labour Organization (ILO), numbers reveal about 72 million children are child labourers.
4. It is the poorest continent on earth with about 490 million people living in extreme poverty that is living on less than $1.9 dollars in a day
5. It is the leading continent with most Gender based violence cases with about 31% women reporting that they have been abused in their homes.
6 It is the continent known for low levels of sanitation,high levels of infectious disease prevalence such as water borne diseases, HIV\AIDS and other diseases.
It is so disheartening to see these ugly facts and we as a district we are part of these statistics but it should be our belief if we work together as government,local government, traditional leaders, politicians, non-governmental organizations, communities and individuals.
All these challenges have solutions, our call is that every one of us despite our education status,tribe and political affiliation to give out solutions.
What are some of the solutions do you think the government, local government and as individuals should put in place to solve these problems?
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