What Leaders Should Do With Donations For Africa

By Cynthia Snyder


Africa is among the continents of the world. It has a lot of natural resources despite the fact that it is known to be where people die of hunger more often. As a way of helping the poor living in this geographical region, world bodies package donations for Africa every year. The donations usually run into millions of dollars or more per country.

For an improved economy, electricity is highly needed. Unfortunately, several African countries are not doing well in this area. There are places you will go to and the inhabitants would be asking if there is anything like electricity. In some other places, you might only see it once or twice in several weeks. The foreign aid that is given to these countries can be used to improve on this aspect.

Tasking the leaders to provide jobs with the money they get would be fine. If much of the money is used for the good of the common man, there would be fewer cases of unemployment. This can happen by building industries, opening markets and improving the standard of education in the country.

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 times, when Africans travel abroad, they express surprise at the level of development they see in other countries. They are often amazed at the fine road network, availability of water, rural electrification and much more. Unfortunately, African leaders who travel abroad see these things and they feel less concerned about improving their own states. They should be constantly reminded about this when they receive the grants.

Since most of the contributions they get are regular, the leaders can use it to make their workforce happier by increasing their salaries. The essence is to improve on the quality of work they do and put them in a position where they can be of more help to those who depend on them for their survival. On the other hand, they may also want to use the money to employ more labor.




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