Poverty Insights

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Warning: beware of organizations or individuals who believe that fighting poverty includes “population control.” They think, wrongly, that if there were LESS people, there would be MORE food & other resources available for people. They are WRONG. With more people, we have more individuals to help create & sustain infrastructures that can & will alleviate poverty, assist the disabled & elderly, & create good communities. Those in favor of so-called “population control” usually also support abortion & maybe even assisted suicide or other forms of euthanasia . It’s a slippery slope that is the EXACT OPPOSITE of God’s intention for the world.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

"Africa drought fears grip Malawi and Mozambique -" BBC News

"Malawi is considered the worst affected among several counties in a struggling region:
In Zimbabwe, more than a quarter of the rural population - about 2.8 million people - do not have enough to eat
South Africa, normally an exporter, has had to import grain to cover its needs
Food prices in Zambia have sharply risen while low water levels at the Kariba dam have hit hydro-electric energy production
An unusually strong El Nino weather phenomenon has been blamed for the drought, as well as ..."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36037414

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