The Need for World Development

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The Need for World Development

In this section of my work, I will look at equality in the world, and

then whether or not we should be doing something to help or not, as

some forms of helping could result in chaos. Before answering this

question I will need to research and explain what world development is

and explain the first, second and third worlds. In this section of my

work I will also write about different charities and organisations

that I have researched and talk about their work to help less

economically developed countries to become more developed and

therefore more independent.

Not all countries in the world are as developed as us. There are many

countries in the world that are undeveloped, with no running water, no

food to eat and no medical supplies at all. These countries are known

as the third world. Our country has been developed and we have the

basic amenities available to us whenever we wish, and much, much more.

For this reason we are known, as well as other countries like America

as the first world. But in between the first and third world there is

also countries that are currently developing themselves, and slowly

joining the first world countries.

The first world also offers education to children, this education is

very important and is one of the main reasons why we are more

developed than those in the third world. There is a very famous saying

that says: 'Give a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach a man to

fish and feed him for a lifetime.' This quote is taken to mean that if

we donate food and clothing and materials for building, we are doing

good and helping people. But wouldn't it be much better if we could

help and teach these people to grow their own food, how to sew their

own clothes and how to create their own building materials. There are

many reasons why these third world countries are unable to develop

themselves. These factors include the third world dept, which I have

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