The Future Of Humanity Does Not Lie In America

The future of humanity does not lie in America, nor does it lie in the other, well-developed world powers. The future of humanity lies in the hands and hearts of the less developed countries. The global population growth rate is around 1.8%, with the bulk of growth coming from Latin America, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. According to statistics released by the United Nations, within the next seven years, India is expected to surpass China as the most populous nation on the globe. Within the next fifteen years, the world’s population is expected to reach 8.5 billion, the majority of which will be concentrated in less developed countries. Growing populations will mean a host of problems for these nations. From water and food accessibility

I see a world in which technology is used as a way to inspire and vastly improve the lives of all. Whether through GMO crops, new vaccinations, or simpler water purification, technology has the potential to enhance the lives of many and better the world as a whole. Specifically, this would involve advances in public health and education. The STEM field is constantly evolving, incorporating new knowledge and technologies in order to most effectively address the issues of the moment. For the most part, its evolution has matched in pace with the world, in some aspects it still is lagging. Too much of our STEM field currently resides in the developed world. This problem will be solved through the expansion of STEM education. Education is indubitably the most important aspect in broadening the STEM field and reaching sustainable global solutions. Not only is it one of the most effective means to slowing population growth, but it will allow for a more collaborative field. Going back to the old proverb, “give a man a fish he’ll eat for a day, teach a man to fish he’ll eat for a lifetime,” the developed nations must be responsible for more than simply providing aid to the less developed world. They must be responsible for teaching the less developed world how to solve their own problems and better

I plan on pursuing a career in either environmental or chemical engineering, but I do not foresee myself working solely in a lab. I want to start my own nonprofit organization. People in developing countries need to have more exposure to the STEM field and better accessibility to education. The cure to AIDS or our next energy source may currently lie in the mind of a child who only goes to school twice a week and will never attend college. The aim of my nonprofit would be to enhance education within developing countries and make STEM a key part of the curriculum through hands on activities that would impact the community. The ultimate goal of this is to foster an early interest in engineering and related fields while showing children the direct effects these fields have on their world. Ideally, the organization would go on to support these children through higher education and the beginnings of their actual