South Sudan, A place one well remembered for its wide traveling freedoms and cattle keeping and trading cattle to help raise there beloved family’s. Now it is facing famine on the highest level. My heart brakes so much for the people of Sudan, I wish i was there right now to be able to help doing something. Id like to be able to set up a pop up kitchen or a food camp, Anything to help these beautiful people.
South Sudan is acknowledged to have some of the worst health indicators in the world, More than 90% of the population of South Sudan live on less than $1 a day. When i look at a place such as this one i feel extremely luck to have the life i have. It puts everything into perspective for me and i feel so much emotion and powerlessness for the Sudan people.
I just wonder how dire can the situation get until the international powers will do something about it. In my country (UK) i know many people who will say, well why should we help them lot, why should we?, whats the point?. Well to me there is every point, first off we are talking about human beings, people just like me and you, We are all part of this world and should always think about peoples needs especially those who will suffer from famine. I have deep resentment for (not the people them self’s) but for there feelings in that they think all aid funds should go directly to there own country before anyone else even if place like the UK are a trillion times better off than places like South Sudan. Its very remarkable that people feel like this. 7.3 Million people are at risk of famine by December 2014, This is catastrophic situation and im deeply worried about how many children and family’s will die through this tragic emergency.
Please read the latest UN Crisis Response Plan – http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/0_CRP-South-Sudan_Update-May-2014.pdf
I do not pretend to have the most best knowledge of the country or situation but im very sure i understand the impact it will have on the people and the country on a whole. So many family’s displaced, dying, frighted, lost and helpless…. it is just a poor displeasing time for our friends and people of this world. How is it possible this can go on when i have just had a worm shower, breakfast and sit down writing this on a comfortable bed, Its isn’t fair.
#SaveSudanFromStarving
Please take a moment to look through these charity’s and give what you can, I will be doing this because i want to do anything i can to help fight famine.
Save the children – http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/africa/south-sudan
Care international – http://www.careinternational.org.uk/where-we-work/sudan
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.
Carlton Douglas Kennedy 