Problems People Face in Developing Countries

Problems People Face in Developing Countries

In the world there is a north and south divide, also known as the rich

north and the poor south. If we look at our world we can see that

there are two extremes. The rich and the extremely poor. This is why

we as Christians should help them in order for them to live a good

life.

The poverty of the South itself is a great problem. Many nations spend

their money on items such as arms when it could be spent on many other

items that the country needs. The reason for their investment in arms

is that a lot of developing countries have political problems and

quite a number are at war. In England we put pressure on developing

countries such as Africa to buy our weapons from us. We make things up

such as 'the other countries around you have better weapons than you,

so buy ours and you'll be safe and you will be able to protect your

country' as a country we are trying to help people in developing

countries but when our government does this its like taking two steps

forward and three steps back.

The World Bank, which provides loans to these countries, expects it's

money returned along with interest charges and a lot of these

countries can barely afford to repay just the money loaned. In lots of

cases they borrow more money to pay off the first loan. It is a

never-ending cycle, which leaves these nations constantly in debt. An

idea, which has been suggested, is to cancel all debts and begin again

yet many are reluctant to do this. Christians can also seek to solve

this problem by supporting Jubilee 2000, this is when both famous and

ordinary people put pressure on the Government and try to get them to

cancel the debt of developing countries. This would help the countries

that are in debt and would try and teach them about how to deal with

their money and how not to spend it on weapons.