| It is important to note that developing countries do | | | | 2. Diversification of funds to increase military budget |
| need donations and sponsorships from developed | | | | War causes economic and social instability and |
| economies in order to fight starvation. In this article, I | | | | generally increases a country's military budget. This |
| will present some few facts about these starving | | | | obviously leaves far less for the social welfare of |
| children in Africa. | | | | African children. |
| Many African children that are starving live in the | | | | 3. Economic conditions |
| streets. They are orphaned, homeless, hopeless, and | | | | The economic conditions of a country also contribute |
| desperate. These children are very young with no | | | | to children starving. Most of the African countries are |
| mother, no father, no home, and no food to eat. | | | | struggling to meet the needs of the citizens. If the |
| Below I provide a quick list showing the 5 reasons | | | | economic condition is very poor such that a majority |
| why children are starving in Africa. | | | | of the population lives below the poverty line then |
| 1. Political unrest and civil wars | | | | effect is also felt severely by the children. |
| One of the main reasons there is starvation in Africa | | | | 4. Drought |
| is political unrest that is prevalent in many African | | | | African families get food through farming and in |
| countries. Political unrest causes starvation in children | | | | recent years due to global warming droughts are |
| and cause them to go for days without food. War | | | | prevalent and entire families struggle to put food on |
| has also caused poverty for children in many African | | | | the table for their children. |
| countries. | | | | 5. |