Recommendations For African Leaders Who Get Donations For Africa

By Cynthia Snyder


Africa is recognized as one of the continents in the world. People love Africa because of the fact they have been blessed with by nature. Unfortunately, the place still has the most poorly fed individuals because only a few are rich while the poor are absolutely poor. Several world organizations have however tried to improve their lot by making donations for Africa. The packages they get can go a long way to change lives if used effectively.

For example, power supply in the region still cannot be compared to what is obtainable in developed countries. Many countries in Africa still have an epileptic power supply despite the huge donations they get. This has hampered the growth of their economy in no small measure.

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.

Hunger, which is prevalent in Africa, can be solved when there is a radical change in the sector. Subsistence farming can be turned into commercial farming if the farmers are given a fraction of the foreign aid that is given to the leaders. Moreover, there are graduates everywhere with the skill and desire to farm but they are hampered by lack of funds.

Since the quality of health care in the region has a lot of improvement to undergo, it would be wise of the leaders who get these donations to improve their health sector. The leaders who often fly abroad to get foreign health treatment should be reminded that there are others in the country who would have loved to do the same but lack the funds to get a plane ticket, let alone paying for the health service.

Part of the money can be used to make their countries clean. It is common to see wastes litter the streets because they lack a proper waste management system in many of the states. One of the ways to effectively prevent this is by buying machines that can convert these wastes to something more useful. An example is a machine that converts polymer to plastic.

The absence of infrastructure in African countries has made so many people emigrate. Those of them that depend on electricity, water, good roads and other necessary factors for their business to flourish have nothing to lean on when they are not available so they find their way out. The reverse would be the case if some of the money given to the leaders are used to make life more bearable.

Since most of these grants come consistently, the government in these countries can use it to raise the pay of workers. This will help them work harder and thus improve the wealth of the country. Those who are dependent on the workers whose income has been raised will also have a cause to smile because of this. Even if it cannot be done across all the sectors of the economy, the government can start with just a few areas.




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