Call for Leaders to be honest about how Africa Aids the World

Here’s an interesting video from a UK-based organisation which brings a new perspective to the belief that the world generously aids ‘helpless’ Africa. According to their report, it is the rest of the world that benefits from and is aided by Africa more than the continent is aided by the world.

The organisation, Health Poverty Action, works to strengthen poor and marginalised people around the world in their struggle for health. In their latest campaign, they call on people in the UK and around the world to demand more honesty from their leaders.

“The facts about poverty and its root causes do not stop our political leaders telling us how generous we are to Africa. Of how much they care about doing something about it. And of how proud they are (and we should be too) of the amount rich countries give in aid. But the idea that we are aiding Africa is flawed; it is Africa that is aiding the rest of the world,” says a message on their website.

“It’s time our political leaders gave us an honest account and told us the truth about the world’s relationship with Africa.”

According to a Report undertaken by Health Poverty Action the “true story of Africa’s billion dollar losses” is that “the Global South is being drained of resources by the rest of the world and it is losing far more each year than it gains. Africa alone loses $192 billion each year to the rest of the world.

“This is mainly in profits made by foreign companies, tax dodging and the costs of adapting to climate change. Whilst rich countries often talk about the aid their countries give to Africa, this is in fact less than $30 billion each year.

“Even when you add this to foreign investment, remittances and other resources that flow into the continent, Africa still suffers an overall loss of $58 billion every year.”

According to their Report the money that Africa loses each year is over one and half times the amount of additional money needed to deliver affordable health care to everyone in the world. If the rest of the world continues to raid Africa at the same rate, over the next 10 years $580 billion will be lost by the African people.

Watch the video below and see links beneath it for more info and how to take action.

Watch Video: Honest Accounts? The true story of Africa’s billion dollar losses

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More Info

To take action if you’re in the UK: http://bit.ly/1jy09b8

To take action if you’re outside the UK: http://chn.ge/WcFLBS.

To read the full report: http://bit.ly/1mGn2Yw