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Nov. 13th, 2008 02:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smg01Hungry for a Better Life
"Food shouldn't prevent somebody from having his dreams being realized."
I just finished reading the above linked story about youth soccer in Ghana. So many heartbreaking choices, where making a team really can be the difference between a life of desperation and one of promise.
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On a related note: the United States is a signatory of the Millenium Development Goals. In difficult times, it may be tempting to reduce funding for these kinds of programs. I hope that we don't do that. Beyond the simple humanitarian reasons for striving to increase food security across the globe, doing so also creates a more secure environment for all of us--from first world to third world.
"Food shouldn't prevent somebody from having his dreams being realized."
I just finished reading the above linked story about youth soccer in Ghana. So many heartbreaking choices, where making a team really can be the difference between a life of desperation and one of promise.
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On a related note: the United States is a signatory of the Millenium Development Goals. In difficult times, it may be tempting to reduce funding for these kinds of programs. I hope that we don't do that. Beyond the simple humanitarian reasons for striving to increase food security across the globe, doing so also creates a more secure environment for all of us--from first world to third world.