Hmmm. Looks to me like Africa has plenty of rainfall. I'm certain that its unevenly spread out but then so is North America's.
So it must be something else. Perhaps its the leadership and capital investment. Now I admit that the average African is somewhat powerless but Africans collectively have to take responsibility for their own situation. Call it bizarre but until there is a willingness to assume that responsibility the situation in Africa will not change. No amount of aid, good feelings, or positive karma, will change Africa's situation until they choose to change it.
And that is the lesson of life. Do something for yourself.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1329115/posts?page=15
That's the way life is, work and toil, and enjoy the fruit of the harvest.
There is absolutely no reason whatsoever that they can't get together and dig a well.
Even here up until after ww2, most wells were hand dug. Communies used to gather and provide sweat, not money when a new settler came and built a homestead.
Now it's simple, higher a drill rig, and pay through the nose for a well diggin' guy called Gus.
I guess these African governments for the last 50 years, since these relatively cheap rigs became widely available, can't afford to shell out a few measely bucks from the foriegn aid payments they recieve.
You see John Wheatly, wefare has never solved any problems, all it does is create a society of lazy, unmotivated people who just sit around waiting for the mailman to deliver the next check. I see this all over
the place.
Sure, there are those who truly need it, unfortunately their needs are being compromized by the millions who don't, but collect the easy money anyway.