Comments on: Does the “billionth African” mean boon or burden? http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/10/22/does-the-billionth-african-mean-boon-or-burden/ African business, politics and lifestyle Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:29:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Joseph Meaney http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/10/22/does-the-billionth-african-mean-boon-or-burden/comment-page-1/#comment-5695 Joseph Meaney Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:39:25 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=2220#comment-5695 We celebrate the 1 billionth African. I have seen 17 African countries so far and many are doing better than when I first visited them 5 years ago. The last thing Africa needs is more Westerners imposing population control on them. We celebrate the 1 billionth African.

I have seen 17 African countries so far and many are doing better than when I first visited them 5 years ago.

The last thing Africa needs is more Westerners imposing population control on them.

]]> By: Jane Roberts http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/10/22/does-the-billionth-african-mean-boon-or-burden/comment-page-1/#comment-5513 Jane Roberts Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:02:14 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=2220#comment-5513 I am cofounder of 34 Million Friends of the United Nations Population Fund, a grassroots movement for the women of the world through UNFPA. As their guest I was in Mali and Senegal in 2003. It was fairly obvious that there were great numbers of families with little access to family planning which to me is a great tragedy. There is severe hunger in Africa right now and it will be the continent suffering the most from climate change. I would hope that African countries and the developed world would put adequate resources into empowering women with education and reproductive health including of course family planning. People might want to look up www.34millionfriends.org. A good portion of our $4 million has gone for family planning. I am cofounder of 34 Million Friends of the United Nations Population Fund, a grassroots movement for the women of the world through UNFPA. As their guest I was in Mali and Senegal in 2003. It was fairly obvious that there were great numbers of families with little access to family planning which to me is a great tragedy. There is severe hunger in Africa right now and it will be the continent suffering the most from climate change. I would hope that African countries and the developed world would put adequate resources into empowering women with education and reproductive health including of course family planning. People might want to look up http://www.34millionfriends.org. A good portion of our $4 million has gone for family planning.

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