My sister Hanna, a 10th grader in high school started the "Malawi Club" in her high school earlier this year to help raise money for the poverty stricken children of Malawi, the second poorest nation in Africa.
My father, a doctor has been informing us over the recent past that the world hunger situation may get a lot worse because of the poor U. S. economy (normally the world's biggest giver), the falling value of the U. S. Dollar and the skyrocketing grain prices around the world. He is concerned that with any disruption in world weather or civil order, the poor of the world will suffer immensely.
This evening, while watching NBC News, I saw one story about how life expectancy in some parts of the United States is actually dropping in part because of obesity. Yet this story was followed immediately by another story about world food shortage and a possible 'perfect storm' for a worldwide starvation tsunami in the poor countries.
Sixty percent of the population in the U. S. are overweight and 30 percent are obese. We are increasingly dying in this country from gluttony - diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke and cancer - all related to obesity. And we are not alone. China, the world's fastest growing economy is now facing a high trajectory growth of obesity in both adults and children due to their increasing wealth.
Hence this blog 'Too Rich, Too Poor' is created.
This blog will track news stories on the developing issue of global food shortage by comparing and contrasting between rich and poor nations and their peoples.
This blog is a hopeful one. It hopes to share with you ideas on how everyone can help.
Over a billion people on this planet live on 77 cents a day. With 31 cents one can provide food and clean water for one more person. More than 31 cents, the person can learn how to better him or herself through education.
How many of us can think of ways to save 31 cents a day?
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