Is it normal to wonder why no one has no one made a charity that ....

Watching the adverts for UNICEF, oxfam, water aid etc ... I wandered, it may be a very blonde and stupid thought, but I wandered, why is there not a charity that travels around Africa, something similar to our portable breast screening units but that give the depo injection and contraceptive advice. They could do regular rounds to top up, answer general questions, and it would be completely up to the women in the community whether or not they take it. I see these babies and children dying and it makes me wander how devastating it must be for a mother to give birth to a baby that she knows will have a life of misery and pain. It is heart breaking. I'm absolutely not being cruel, racist or ignorant, I know people pick at little things and twist it into a rant. I just want knowledgeable answers so I can learn more on the subject and understand why certain things can/shouldn't happen.
Is this a normal idea?

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  • Faceless

    Thats a nice thought...
    *butters toast with nutella and forgets its existance*

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  • Avant-Garde

    This is a good concept, but cultural considerations must be made and the charity must have huge amounts of resources.

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  • Moneybagschest

    While this sound like a good idea I really do not believe this is why they have so many issues. I think the issue here might be rape. Feeding them is also useless since the bad tribes steal the reserves from the people that was thought to fed. So giving anything to Africa is a waste of time and money. What they need is a proper police force and soldiers to help keep everyone in line.

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  • coolio75650932

    Charity already made...has bein for the past thirty-forty years...but a wonderfull thought none the less... you sir(or ma'am) are a great person for actualy caring for those people!

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  • uglypeoplekill

    Because we have to much debt in America and already enough problems with that stuff here and we need to worry about the people here first not some girl in Africa.

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    • Jessikins1989

      Very true!

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  • joybird

    I have often asked the same question. In fact, watching everyone starve, I've often wondered where they even get the energy for sex and the women apparently only have 40 periods in their whole lifetime due to poor diet.

    The Catholic church does not allow the Catholic Christians eg. nuns, nurses, etc to encourage contraception :o( They would rather the children are born and die - which I personally believe is disgraceful!!

    There is a 5 year implant which would be even better for them!!

    The Pope needs to change the rules on this, fast!

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    • Jessikins1989

      Very true, that would be a miracle if the pope would review the rules.
      I didn't think about the implant, that would be a good idea.
      Thank-you for replying. :-)

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  • suckonthis9

    What a good idea. Why don't you talk to your friends and start such a charity?

    Wonder: rapt attention or astonishment at something awesomely mysterious or new to one's experience.
    Wander: to move about without a fixed course, aim or goal.

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  • Frosties

    This does already happen and has done for forty or fifty years. A woman I work with takes a three month sabbatical every few years and volunteers her time in Africa.

    It doesn't always work out, though. She often tells the story of having to demonstrate (without spoken language) how to use a condom. The way she conceived (no pun intended) of doing it was to give the villagers a demonstration by putting one on a stick.

    Apparently, many of her audience went on to practice safe sex by first putting a condom on a stick and then just having sex as they normally would.

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    • Jessikins1989

      Lol, oh dear, well it was a thought, but I suppose that society would have to change first and then full CONTINENT awareness would have to be given, I don't think that will ever happen in our lifetime.:-(
      Funny story though :-) x

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

    um... perhaps it's because... do you have any idea how big Africa is? It's a CONTINENT not a country.

    There's about 54 different countries there, and multiple languages spoken.

    and - most importantly - you cannot force birth control on someone. even if you claim it's for a good cause

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    • Jessikins1989

      Ok, ... um, if you read it, I did write that it would be obviously personal choice, you couldn't and wouldn't force it on anyone.
      Also I am aware of the size of Africa, thank-you, I wasn't saying the entire CONTINENT could be covered, it was just a thought.
      Maybe you should watch the way you write things and before you're so demeaning with your words, read things properly first.

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      • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

        i'm not here to sugar coat things for you. if you dislike being told the truth about how ineffective and costly such a plan will be... that's perhaps a personal problem.

        not to mention before you start deciding what to do for an entire continent... perhaps you should actually go there first.

        it's a bit narrow-minded to think that every part of the continent is just like what you see on those "for the price of a cup of coffee" commercials.

        not every bit of land is like that. i know cos ... i've been there.

        But in a way I'm not surprised either. Throughout history there have always been cultures that decided they knew better, using that excuse to run roughshod over other countries and cultures, forcing their ways on the peoples.

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        • lecitone

          Excuse me , but i think you're mistaking not all african countries are facing this kind of problems ,not every child in an african country is starving!!you've been there? I don't think so
          Otherwise you just forgot that there are Arab countries in Africa,ALgeria,Morocco,Tunisia ,Egypt... and believe me they have largely overcomes these problems.

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          • Jessikins1989

            I suppose it would be just in the areas affected with poverty and lack of resources, not the entire continent, it would be hard to separate between affected and non-affected though, as all areas whether developed or not will have parts where poverty is an issue.
            Unfortunately it seems it is no wander this idea hasn't already happened, it would be just too risky, controversial and a pretty gigantic task.
            Thank-you for your comment

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          • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

            um... yes i've been to the republic of south africa.
            there was poverty and riches in close quarters, but when it comes to development it looked a lot like England.

            although i believe your reply is a bit mistaken. I mean the facts are good but... i think you meant the OP and not me.

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        • Jessikins1989

          Ha, gosh you're a bit of a self riteous one aren't you, as I said, if you'd read my post properly, it was just a random thought and I was just asking if or why it hadn't been done, I wasn't asking for a geography lesson, I'm well aware of the fact it isn't all like the adverts.
          So thank-you for your wise non-sugar coated comments.

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          • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

            hey as i said... i don't have time to coddle or sugar-coat things.

            not all ideas are good ones. if it hurts your feelings to be told that your idea isn't good, perhaps it's time to start understanding reality.

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            • Jessikins1989

              Thank-you I understand reality, but the way you talk just shows everyone your ignorance, you obviously weren't raised well, perhaps you should read some books on basic diplomacy and respect for others.
              You can be wise and respected without slaying everyone and thinking you know all.
              Also, if you don't have time to be nice, then how do you have time to be ignorant?

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    I've been talking about this for years.
    Feeding them won't do anything for them unless we educate them as far as how to control their reproductive habits so that they won't give birth to... well... more starving children. Adding more children to the equation does not help anything and they can not help it, they don't know any better.

    The problem is that in many of those countries, things like contraceptives and abortion are illegal! Those volunteer companies are very diplomatic and must be very careful with their diplomacy with the government, those workers are lucky just to be allowed to be there to build their wells, feed their hungry and build schools... Those may be destitute countries but the AID organizations are just not powerful enough to have the option to not respect the law. Sucks, right? I'm sure there are better reasons but it's 420 so I'm not all here right now.

    I wish everyone was aware of and had access to better birth control.

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  • GuessWho

    The second problem is that they're lazy.
    You can't give them anything because the moment they receive enough to feed themselves, they'll never work again.
    Those living on government grants and charity food supplies don't even attempt to find a job. Their basic needs are catered for and they have no obligation to move up in society since they can get by without working.

    The best you can do is give them condoms and teach them how to use them. Something that some of the governments are already doing.

    But... Some of them intentionally produce more children to get more money from the government in the form of child grants for unemployed parents without considering the fact that a child grant cannot actually cover the cost of adequately raising that child.

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    • Jessikins1989

      Fair enough, I suppose that large scale awareness and helping everyone to understand the concept of safe sex would be a humungous job and just like the UK, it would never happen.
      Thank-you for your reply.

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  • GuessWho

    It's because Africans like to fuck without using contraceptives and/or thinking about the implications resulting in them giving birth to many children that they can't afford to raise properly.

    The best thing you can do is try to educate them, but many of them are arrogant and won't take your advice.

    The schooling systems are doing the best they can to educate the children, but that's only in recent years. And same problem: even at that age, they too are already too arrogant to take good advice.

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