Helping Children in Africa

There are many ways of helping children in Africa Ilike Swaziland it has been said that children even
will highlight just a few below. Read on until the endcollapse in classes because of hunger making it hard
and you will realize how easy it is to help.for them tom learn or concentrate in class.
Helping them through EducationMost children do not have the necessary skills to
This is every child's right but African children aregrow their own food, their parents die when they
deprived of this right because of many reasons. Withare still too young to learn the art of growing food.
the right education children are well empowered toSome of these children do not have an idea where
face the challenges they life brings to them. Thetheir last meal will come from and live on donations
importance of education among children can never beand handouts. Help to provide food security for
over emphasized. Education is a promise of a betterAfrican children will ensure that there are no more
future, which can break the poverty chain in families.children who die because of hunger.
Through offering ProtectionHelping children in African through providing Shelter
African children get exposed to numerous harsh livingMore and more of Africa's children are homeless
conditions from time to time. They are vulnerable tomost probably will live the rest of their lives in the
abuse, rape, kidnapping, having their rights ignoredstreets if there is no help for them. Every child
etc. Their own parents abuse some of the childrendeserves to grow up at home but this is possible for
and laws are sickeningly lenient in dealing with thechildren who do not have parents to give them a
offenders.home. Help in the form of halfway homes or
Although legislation alone is not enough to ensure theorphanages are one of the ways to give the children
children are safe and protected but it can play aa home environment.
major role and send a message to any would beIt is expensive for the already struggling economies
abuser. Children should not find themselves in theof Africa to do this they need help. The land may be
streets having no one to take care of then especiallythere as construction sites but there are no
after their parents die. I strongly believe that anyresources for the construction and the running of
child, no matter his or her background and origin,such facilities. Another way to help African children
should be protected from harm's way.have shelter would be to use the land that they are
Foodleft with by their parents to construct houses where
As a basic necessity for any human being to live it isthey can live and call home. This way they do not
necessary that children go to bed having eatengive up their ancestral land with all the resources
something than going for days without food andthere.
some even die of hunger. In most African countries