Central Africa is the Region That Should Recieve the Most Help

"Why would 'many' people say that central isn't as deserving as other? May be it isn't if so many think that way." Central has the same problems as any other region. Many of the regions are recognized for having problems that stand out, but each region basically has the same problems. For instance, the Southern region is known for high HIV infection. However, every country in Africa has problems with HIV/AIDS infections. WHAT POLKA HAS SAID: "'Central Africa is a region with lots of suffering, and many do not recognize that.' This is true." "'You don't hear much about Central. Central DOES suffer, and many people look to the other regions.' This is true as well." "Also, Central Africa is a poor region and does need help" "...central isn't as deserving as other" "Central does suffer, but not as badly as others do" "If it was really and truely suffering like some of the other regions" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please make up your mind. "It is true, and the areas that are being publicised really are usffering and need a lot of help." You say 'areas that are being publicized'. Central isn't being publicized, and that's a reason why people do not recognize it. "No, we are debating on whether or not Central Africa should recieve the most help out of all the regions in Africa." You said before: "Also, Central Africa is a poor region and does need help, but should we really be focusing on which region recieves the most "help" instead of the important things such as how we can help them?" Once again, I am not sure if my opponent understands what we are debating about. "The Southern Region does have a better economy, but is this helping their region?" Yes, it is indeed helping their region. South Africa has the highest literacy rate, at 83% when the other countries stay around 50%. "I would like to ask you how much help is Central Africa receiving right now compared to other regions?" http://www.africaguide.com... The site above is a list of charities in Africa. There are about 2 directed soley on Central Africa. Here are a few maps of Africa, showing basic facts. You can see that Central doesn't seem to be doing too well in any of them. *http://i26.tinypic.com... can see that the Democratic Republic of Congo (part of Central Africa) is the only country that relies 100% on foreign aid. *(http://news.bbc.co.uk...) You can see here that the North and South are doing well, especially when compared with Central Africa. *(http://annansi.com...) You can also see here that the "worst" countries are around Central Africa. *http://img.thebody.com... Here you can see that not only Southern Africa suffers from HIV--have you noticed that many of them are in Central Africa? A chart containing some of the countries from the regions that you were mentioning that would need more help than the Central region: http://i26.tinypic.com... Some things I would like you to take a look at: *GNI per capita *Life expectancy *Under-5 mortality rank *Infant mortality rate (1990, 2005) _______________________________________________________________ Note: As for the deaths and births and such, it would not be accurate unless you receive percentages/proportions because of the differences in population. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My opponent has not coherently and clearly stated all of her reasons against Central Africa should NOT receive more help than other regions. She has provided several rebuts, but no coherent points other than "other regions are suffering more", which is not necessarily true. Note: Spell check has changed my life. (: