EMPTY STOMACHS..

written by Irenerose Susi

One of the targets of the Millennium Development Goals is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. The World Bank’s latest estimate shows that 1.4 billion people in developing countries were living in extreme poverty in 2005. Campus Journalism will be a catalyst to aim this helpful goal.

World Food Programme ensures fortified foods for the school children. It contributes in achieving MDG1. A full stomach will help the children keep going to school as food gives nutrition for the physical and intellectual development of an individual. An empty stomach will not surely contribute in the concentration of students in the campus.

Many people live below the poverty line and they cry out for help to escape out of poverty.

One of the factors that contribute to poverty and hunger is unemployment. One solution that the government should take is Microfinance. This small amount can generate income and employment and to some extent offer a palliative relief. Another is the concentration of Cooperatives which can generate harmony among members, and the introduction of small scale industries, with the support of rural banks and private businesses.

These may offer temporary relief but given these situations, they may be small steps to become big steps towards eradicating poverty and hunger.