Freezing

[Connemmara]

Just thinking of the homeless people tonight in the bitterly cold everywhere lying in cardboard boxes - none of their fault - just circumstances of their lives and no, not all druggies and alcoholics. I am not a holy roly by no means but my heart goes out to them tonight and all nights. It is so sad. I am in the comfort of my own home with central heating and it makes you appreciate what you have.

[Brinjal]

Corruption is Africa is more blatant I suppose. Africa is the richest continent with all the mineral wealth. People should not be living in hovels when $650 000 000,00 of diamonds are sold and not one dollar goes back Into the economy. When the president who has a European travel ban on him goes to the Vatican for the popes inauguration and stays in the via veneto hotel with his entourage.

[modeller]

My friend makes up tool kits of all sorts and gives them to people in Africa to enable them to earn a living but he told me they had to bribe 'officials '
from the government downwards before they got near the recipients and the recipients told him that after he had gone they also had to pay bribes to keep the tools and regular payments thereafter.

When you think the tools are supplied free , the transportation is paid for by us, the containers are given free as well and are turned into homes and the main people who benefit the most are the 'officials'. Is it any wonder the words African Charity raises a laugh.