The uneven distribution of resources worldwide, with extreme poverty evident in large parts of the continent of Africa for example, makes me evaluate the most effective and efficient means of rectifying such problems. It appears that the western world’s solution of providing resources such as food and clothing is only exacerbating the situation. This invariably leads to the further multiplication of people, for example on the continent of Africa which the provision of resources cannot keep up with. This results in a continuing cycle of poverty and starvation which only sustains the problem.

A co-ordinated effort of people from developed countries lending their skills and expertise to local communities within these impoverished areas, such as in house building, obtaining clean water, securing food, family planning and contraception, in the short and medium term would enable such communities to thrive in the long term, reducing extreme poverty and starvation.

Ryan Kelly

Armagh City

Ireland