Saturday, August 22, 2026

WE HAVE BECOME VERY GOOD AT SCROLLING PAST OTHER PEOPLE'S SUFFERING.

 


We see the photograph.

We read the headline.

We feel something for five seconds.

Then we scroll.

Another video.

Another advertisement.

Another joke.

Another piece of entertainment.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the world, a family is walking because their home can no longer feed them.

Somewhere, a child is going to sleep hungry.

Somewhere, a parent is trying to hide their fear from their children.

Somewhere, someone is being exploited because poverty has left them vulnerable.

We can't fix every problem.

We can't save everyone.

But perhaps the first step is refusing to become numb to the suffering around us.

Look. Listen. Learn. Care.

Because the moment human suffering becomes just another thing we scroll past, we've lost something ourselves.

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Friday, August 21, 2026

AFRICA DOESN'T HAVE A FOOD PROBLEM. IT HAS A FOOD ACCESS PROBLEM

 


The world produces enormous amounts of food.

Yet millions of people cannot afford enough nutritious food to live healthy lives.

The latest global figures estimate that 645 million people experienced hunger in 2025, while around 2.7 billion people could not afford a healthy diet.

And across Africa, conflict, drought, poverty, rising costs and weak access to food are colliding.

The tragedy is that hunger isn't inevitable.

It is influenced by decisions.

How food is produced.

How it is distributed.

What it costs.

Who can afford it.

And who gets left behind.

A world where some people throw food away while others go to sleep hungry should never feel normal.

 

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WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY ENOUGH, "CHOICE" BECOMES A VERY DIFFERENT WORD.

 

Recent reporting from South Africa's hunger crisis has documented people making desperate decisions simply to put food on the table.

Some sell possessions.

Some borrow.

Some depend on neighbours.

Some go without food themselves s
o their children can eat.

And some are pushed into situations they would never have considered if they weren't desperate.

That's something worth remembering when we talk about poverty.

Poverty isn't simply having less money.

Poverty can take away choices.

It can turn survival into the only goal.

And when survival becomes the goal, everything else becomes secondary.

  

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