This is a picture of a typical Nicaraguan house. The houses are ill constructed and are not good. Many of the houses that were in Nicaragua were destroyed and the Nicaraguans are to poor to rebuild them. It is unforgivable to give help to a struggling country like this one.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Nicaraguan House
This is a picture of a typical Nicaraguan house. The houses are ill constructed and are not good. Many of the houses that were in Nicaragua were destroyed and the Nicaraguans are to poor to rebuild them. It is unforgivable to give help to a struggling country like this one.
Nicaraguan Soccer
This a picture of a couple of Nicaraguan children playing soccer. Even though the country is extremely poor it has a chance of getting out of poverty and improving their standard of living with a little help.
Nicaraguan poor cartoon
This is a cartoon of a poor guy and showing that he has no money. This relates to Nicaragua because the country is extremely poor and needs help from other countries. It is unforgivable to not give any help.
Unforgivable
Op-Ed
Poverty in Nicaragua Must be Reduced
By Eric Gallager
Nicaragua is stricken with poverty. About 80% of Nicaraguans live in poverty. This has not been helped by natural disasters such as Hurricane Felix, which ravaged the country in 2007. The political turmoil that is going on has also worsened the economic state in Nicaragua, although it is not as bad as the fighting between the Sandinistas and the Contras that took place in the 1980s. As the economic leader of the world, the US has the moral responsibility to help peoples in need such as the Nicaraguans. Some people may try to dissuade you from helping Nicaragua by telling you that Nicaragua has a socialist leader, Daniel Ortega, and that Nicaragua is receiving aid from Iran. However, these facts do not and ought not detract from the fact that Nicaraguans are still human beings in need of our aid. Local churches such as Wesley United Methodist Church have been sending assistance to Nicaragua, yet it has not been enough. We need to lobby our government to increase foreign aid to Nicaragua. The government also needs to make its foreign aid figures clearer so that readers can easily see how much aid each country is getting. This money would be part of the humanitarian foreign aid part of the budget and could be taken out of the military foreign aid part of the budget. In the meantime, while waiting for Congress to take action, you can look up more information about Nicaragua online. There are also many organizations that help Nicaragua that you can find online to which you can donate money.
By Eric Gallager
Nicaragua is stricken with poverty. About 80% of Nicaraguans live in poverty. This has not been helped by natural disasters such as Hurricane Felix, which ravaged the country in 2007. The political turmoil that is going on has also worsened the economic state in Nicaragua, although it is not as bad as the fighting between the Sandinistas and the Contras that took place in the 1980s. As the economic leader of the world, the US has the moral responsibility to help peoples in need such as the Nicaraguans. Some people may try to dissuade you from helping Nicaragua by telling you that Nicaragua has a socialist leader, Daniel Ortega, and that Nicaragua is receiving aid from Iran. However, these facts do not and ought not detract from the fact that Nicaraguans are still human beings in need of our aid. Local churches such as Wesley United Methodist Church have been sending assistance to Nicaragua, yet it has not been enough. We need to lobby our government to increase foreign aid to Nicaragua. The government also needs to make its foreign aid figures clearer so that readers can easily see how much aid each country is getting. This money would be part of the humanitarian foreign aid part of the budget and could be taken out of the military foreign aid part of the budget. In the meantime, while waiting for Congress to take action, you can look up more information about Nicaragua online. There are also many organizations that help Nicaragua that you can find online to which you can donate money.
News Article 2
Third World Country Struggles to Rebuild after Devastating Hurricane
By Alicia Conn
Nicaragua has never truly been a wealthy country. Between a civil war that began in the late 1970’s that overthrew a United States backed dictatorship, and two natural disasters occurring once in 1998, and again in early September of 2007. Hurricane Felix which occurred four months ago, wiped out the fields which Nicaragua needed to maintain a steady economy because most of their economic income is from agricultural exports such as coffee, meat, tobacco, and sugar cane.
The Somaza family ruled the country with the support of the United States between 1937 through the Sandinista revolution in 1979. The Sandinista’s were defeated in an election held in 1990 as per the peace agreements that were made to cease the fighting. Peace brought a little relief to the citizens of Nicaragua, the rate of inflation decreased, the amount unemployed also saw a significant drop in numbers, and some economic growth. But that didn’t last very long as Hurricane Mitch hit in 1998 and destroyed both homes and lives. According to BBC News, the storm killed thousands and left 20% of the population of Nicaragua homeless, as well as causing billions of dollars worth in damage.
Hurricane Felix struck in early September of 2007. More than 40, 000 people have been affected and 9,000 homes were destroyed either in the actual storm or the flooding that followed in its wake. Sandinista President Daniel Ortega promised to rebuild all of the houses that were demolished by the disaster and the U.N. called for $48 million dollars in aid to repair all of the damages caused by the rath of the Hurricane for the areas of the region that had been hit serevely, particularly Nicaragua. The United States and the European Union donated a combine total of $2.53 million (USD).
Over 160,000 people were suffering immediately after the storm because many communities were stranded. Of the total 133 deaths that occurred during the storm, 130 of the them took place in Nicaragua.
President Ortega has said that he wants to restore the damages to historical buildings in order to increase the amount of tourism to Nicaragua. Since the fields that have traditionally used to grow crops were destroyed in the flooding caused by Hurricane Felix, Nicaragua is choosing to rely on tourism to rebuild its economic status. Nicaragua needs more monitorial assistance to get back on their feet. They can do it but they need our help to do so.
By Alicia Conn
Nicaragua has never truly been a wealthy country. Between a civil war that began in the late 1970’s that overthrew a United States backed dictatorship, and two natural disasters occurring once in 1998, and again in early September of 2007. Hurricane Felix which occurred four months ago, wiped out the fields which Nicaragua needed to maintain a steady economy because most of their economic income is from agricultural exports such as coffee, meat, tobacco, and sugar cane.
The Somaza family ruled the country with the support of the United States between 1937 through the Sandinista revolution in 1979. The Sandinista’s were defeated in an election held in 1990 as per the peace agreements that were made to cease the fighting. Peace brought a little relief to the citizens of Nicaragua, the rate of inflation decreased, the amount unemployed also saw a significant drop in numbers, and some economic growth. But that didn’t last very long as Hurricane Mitch hit in 1998 and destroyed both homes and lives. According to BBC News, the storm killed thousands and left 20% of the population of Nicaragua homeless, as well as causing billions of dollars worth in damage.
Hurricane Felix struck in early September of 2007. More than 40, 000 people have been affected and 9,000 homes were destroyed either in the actual storm or the flooding that followed in its wake. Sandinista President Daniel Ortega promised to rebuild all of the houses that were demolished by the disaster and the U.N. called for $48 million dollars in aid to repair all of the damages caused by the rath of the Hurricane for the areas of the region that had been hit serevely, particularly Nicaragua. The United States and the European Union donated a combine total of $2.53 million (USD).
Over 160,000 people were suffering immediately after the storm because many communities were stranded. Of the total 133 deaths that occurred during the storm, 130 of the them took place in Nicaragua.
President Ortega has said that he wants to restore the damages to historical buildings in order to increase the amount of tourism to Nicaragua. Since the fields that have traditionally used to grow crops were destroyed in the flooding caused by Hurricane Felix, Nicaragua is choosing to rely on tourism to rebuild its economic status. Nicaragua needs more monitorial assistance to get back on their feet. They can do it but they need our help to do so.
News Article
Horrible Destruction, But Recovering
By Grant Nolan
On September 4, 2007 a category five hurricane smashed its way through the poverty stricken country of Nicaragua. Hurricane Felix was upgraded to a level five hours before making land fall. Many of the residents of Nicaragua live in hard to reach areas throughout the country. About 11,000 Miskito Indians in the isolated areas did not evacuate before the storm. Officials had trouble getting to the remote areas, but did manage to evacuate more than 31,000 according to the regional army commander Col. Carlos Edgar Meja of the 115th Infantry Brigade. Also, nearly 80 percent of Nicaraguans live below the poverty level, many in ill constructed homes which were destroyed by the hurricane and are now homeless.
The storm killed 133 and 130 of those were living in Nicaragua. After the storm ended, the Government of Nicaragua declared the coast of Nicaragua a disaster area. The hardest hit of the country was that of the Miskito Cays. It was completely destroyed. The storm was affected 40,000 people and also has destroyed 9,000 houses.
Even though Hurricane Felix was so devastating, there are many relief and recovery efforts. The United States has sent 1.17 million USD in assistance and the European Union sent 1.36 million in assistance. Daniel Ortega, the president of Nicaragua, visited some of the hardest hit areas and promised all of the houses to be rebuilt. The country is trying to get back on its feet and pull itself out of poverty, but is being affected by frequent hurricanes and blackouts.
The Iranian government is providing support by spending $120 million to build a hydroelectric plant which will help out with the frequent blackouts. The Iranian government is also spending $350 million dollars to build an ocean port and building 10,000 houses for the Nicaraguan government. The ocean port is being built to enhance the badly weakened economy.
The economy, even though badly weakened, is a growing free-market economy. The country’s main source of revenue is agriculture such as coffee, meat, shellfish, sugar, tobacco, cattle, and gold. The country is trying to renovate its economy into one based upon tourism. The tourism economy will bring the country into a more stable period. Nicaragua is trying to use it natural environment such as volcanoes and beaches to attract and ancient cities as the main reform. The beaches are among the finest and unsettled in the Americas.
The country is trying to fix up ancient cities such as the former capital of Granada. Officials are remodeling up mansions and churches that have been abandoned for years. Monuments are being polished and new restaurants are and hotels are opening. The cities are trying to attract people and are advertising themselves as a cheaper Costa Rica. The hurricane has put a massive set back in the recovery, but many countries and organizations are helping out.
By Grant Nolan
On September 4, 2007 a category five hurricane smashed its way through the poverty stricken country of Nicaragua. Hurricane Felix was upgraded to a level five hours before making land fall. Many of the residents of Nicaragua live in hard to reach areas throughout the country. About 11,000 Miskito Indians in the isolated areas did not evacuate before the storm. Officials had trouble getting to the remote areas, but did manage to evacuate more than 31,000 according to the regional army commander Col. Carlos Edgar Meja of the 115th Infantry Brigade. Also, nearly 80 percent of Nicaraguans live below the poverty level, many in ill constructed homes which were destroyed by the hurricane and are now homeless.
The storm killed 133 and 130 of those were living in Nicaragua. After the storm ended, the Government of Nicaragua declared the coast of Nicaragua a disaster area. The hardest hit of the country was that of the Miskito Cays. It was completely destroyed. The storm was affected 40,000 people and also has destroyed 9,000 houses.
Even though Hurricane Felix was so devastating, there are many relief and recovery efforts. The United States has sent 1.17 million USD in assistance and the European Union sent 1.36 million in assistance. Daniel Ortega, the president of Nicaragua, visited some of the hardest hit areas and promised all of the houses to be rebuilt. The country is trying to get back on its feet and pull itself out of poverty, but is being affected by frequent hurricanes and blackouts.
The Iranian government is providing support by spending $120 million to build a hydroelectric plant which will help out with the frequent blackouts. The Iranian government is also spending $350 million dollars to build an ocean port and building 10,000 houses for the Nicaraguan government. The ocean port is being built to enhance the badly weakened economy.
The economy, even though badly weakened, is a growing free-market economy. The country’s main source of revenue is agriculture such as coffee, meat, shellfish, sugar, tobacco, cattle, and gold. The country is trying to renovate its economy into one based upon tourism. The tourism economy will bring the country into a more stable period. Nicaragua is trying to use it natural environment such as volcanoes and beaches to attract and ancient cities as the main reform. The beaches are among the finest and unsettled in the Americas.
The country is trying to fix up ancient cities such as the former capital of Granada. Officials are remodeling up mansions and churches that have been abandoned for years. Monuments are being polished and new restaurants are and hotels are opening. The cities are trying to attract people and are advertising themselves as a cheaper Costa Rica. The hurricane has put a massive set back in the recovery, but many countries and organizations are helping out.
Friday, January 18, 2008
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