A Possibility

Every day, twenty-five thousand children under the age of five die because they lack access to the things we hardly even think of as necessities. What if every middle-class family sponsored one child? Could that statistic disappear? By spending twenty or thirty dollars a month, an amount that barely takes a chunk out of most salaries, we could change a struggling world. There are roughly six to seven million families in Canada. That amounts to millions of children accounted for, and cared about. However, that is just Canada. If we include all other wealthy countries, the United States, England, France, Australia, Italy, China, and Japan, we could account for millions more. Not only would it help children overseas, but it would help children and families in our own country. Giving a small amount of money every month not only buys families necessities, but it can change a persons life and circumstances. Sponsorship money goes towards education, healthcare, and the mothers that risk everything to take care of their children. Educating adolescents in developing countries could be the beginning of a new generation, and new life overseas.

If reaching out to struggling children and families in impoverished countries seems so easy, why hasn’t this idea ever been taken seriously? Should the government impose a tax that requires every family making a certain salary to sponsor a child? If it was mandatory, could it help change the world? I believe it could, but no one sees the potential in this idea. To the government, there are more pressing issues to be addressed. Why isn’t bettering the world a priority? I realize this is only one side of the argument. However, I feel it is an incredibly valid point.