I don't know if it's the properties of the soil in africa, but it seems like they struggle to build and maintain roads there, as soon as rain hits it becomes a mud mess (i presume) , decent roads are a MUST if African countries plan on improving to the next societal level. Seems like every foreign aid institution and volunteer are more concerned about starting at the wrong end of the ice cream. Sure helping the people is important, but they are creating a never ending loop of foreign aid for the continent. And by that i think the people there suffer even more.
@@coffeepot3123you ever wonder if that "never ending loop of foreign aid" is by design? As in, do you wonder if there is any incentive to keep African countries and people poor, encourage internal corruption, political instability, and to encourage extremely extractive economies that allow foreign multinational corporations to extract raw materials and natural resources duty free, with extremely cheap labor? And those who fight against this system are often killed through foreign-backed coups or straight-up assassinations? And to continue the idea that Africans are helpless, and to show that these western nations are doing all they can to help, they donate billions in foreign aid for food and medicine that provides nothing more than immediate relief for awful conditions caused by this extractive economy rather than long term solutions? Fortunately, this system is changing internally but it is an incredibly difficult fight to regain back autonomy over our land. You raised a very good point and it is good to question how we got this way and how we get out of it.
I think they must have adapted themselves to the point that things become "just the way they are supposed to be". Without that adaptation, it is impossible to live reasonably long under that sort of endless stress day in and day out. That happens to millions of other human beings throughout the world.
That still really isn't the point what these people need is education about safe sex but because of religion condoms arent used & every one should have the right to reproduce. There are some animals that's their whole goal of existence is too mate & reproduce so I think your point is mute
@@Rob17Cotton of course, Everyone has The Right to Choice. Good luck with the reproduction and generating more and more Shit without Any chance for an everyday life... minuteman... It is Complete bullshit to compare Humans with Animals in this case, and if they behave like animals they are Not Humans! Because of the environment here on RU-vid and the lack of expressions - Your Comment and My response are Really Right, Truth - Your Truth and My truth obviously are Completely opposite, and we both have Zero tolerance for the other side, But I must say it - Yes, it is Ricght and Choice for Everyone and RESPONSIBILITY if crate new Life, and YES Im against Any kind of force to forbid people with sterilization for do it. Let's put the point here, I think it is fair for both sides because, without this note under the line, my comment sounds aggressive and without respect.
the birth rate here is too high with the minimum salary level too low.. a family must plan carefully, with many children it really makes things difficult..
So why do they have so many children? Because they want them, or because they don't know how to control their production? I also understood from the video that men can have more tha one wife over there, right? If so, then things are even worse.
Watching from unopened shocking and when and how can something be done to support and assist these people?buy them a new truck, how noble yes but on what rfoads to drive it, go in build roads for them but WHO? And when?as it is, our wold is just starting to awake to animal welfare, abat about people ? paled and at a loss. May the good lord help them and us….
I lived in Tanzania for two years and it was humbling to the core… Its sickening how many people complain and take for granted living in the USA… They dont even know what a hard life is.
@@chicagogyrl4846 no one in the US has a life as hard as these people do. being poor in the US is nothing compared to how these people live. my family was poor growing up, my dad had to use the bus to get to work until i was 12 because using a car for work was completely unaffordable
@@chicagogyrl4846 I do too? Im saying alot of people in the USA take for granted everything we have.. People there spend their whole day working to just eat at the end of the day. A mom i met there spends 13 hours a day in a greenbean field bent over..
@@Rootiga It's not about "Who has it worse", every country's population has its own problems, and then with further challenges from family to family, someone may have running water, electricity and a flat screen but it doesn't mean they live better than others, because financial issues are a constant threat to all people, it's called maslow's hierarchy of needs, look it up.
Africa should not have been colonized in the 1st place, many of these countries have an abundance of mineral resources which are enough to elevate their standard of living, but no, thanx to their former colonial masters and their corrupt multi national companies, these countries see very little income coming their way,
There WAS a railway, from Conakry to Kankan, built by the French at the beginning of the 20th century. But they wanted to be independant, and when the Russians were there, they were only interested in extracting bauxite, so they used the railway for that purpose. I travelled through Guinea-Conakry in 1988, using taxi-bushes (4 years after the death of the dictator Sekou Touré), and in many parts of the country, it was still Middle Age. Earlier it was the gem of French West Africa.
I'm from India and it's true. Many times benefits of Colonisation is completely ignored and now you can't even say any single good thing about colonial government.
@@nisargjani8050 This is the good result of colonial governments; where do you think the resources are going? France and other colonial empires are still extracting anything they can. Also, colonialism in Africa was slavery; they didn't come to build or improve life for the natives; they saw them as savages with gold and diamonds they could use. During colonial times people had to give the food they farmed to Europeans for free. So no, there's nothing positive about colonialism for us, and it's disgusting to even suggest there is and not sorry for people who think like you if they feel attacked. I was born in Guinea and didn't live there because of these poor conditions, and I was shocked to see this because my region is developed due to our immigration. Europe did nothing for us; we worked hard to build roads and modernize our region. This region of Guinea is the poorest, even though most presidents/dictators are from there.
@@Lilyrose23 The resources paid for the upkeep. Now the African nations are corrupt and the resources pay for their corruption and soon nothing because there will be no infrastructure
@@Lilyrose23 Slavery was already deeply established in Africa prior to the arrival of the colonists. The trans-Saharan slave trade dwarfed the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Thanks for showing us what life is in some African countries. It is very sad that leaders from these poor countries sit with others in AU meetings and discuss lofty issues while they cannot deliver a simple safe road. Sometimes foreign aid makes African countries more poorer unless it comes in form of tangible materials like medicine or other specific service.
I feel like crying just watching this. If you know their history you'd know money as we know it was made from African gold called guinea. Europe milked these countries for their gold and now they are left alone. They gained nothing from the rich natural reserves on their land
@randomvideoshere6540 yes, we know how guilty the colonialists are BUT at this point, we are doing it to ourselves. It doesn't have to be this bad. The government can make a road but they are criminals.
@@randomvideoshere6540 it is true europeans did not do any favors, but the issues were here long before and after. south africa was the most invested into and it has completely fallen apart in the last 20 years
That wee 5 year old (though he looked much younger if I’m honest) and the pain behind those despondent eyes; just about broke my heart as he sanded that box 💔 Those eyes were already clearly resigned to their fate; lying about their life’s goals because they know there’s nothing else for it. I just wanted to take him and hug him and never let go 😭
[22:45] When I see the way many people live in places like this, I am so grateful for all the opportunities and comforts that come with living in a 1st world country. But I have a hard time feeling sympathy for people like this man who has EIGHT freaking children and TWO wives to feed, clothe, house, educate and generally support. This man brought eight innocent human beings into the world to live a life of poverty and malnutrition due to a steady diet of corn flour soaked in dirty water.
My same thought every time I watch one of these. They are nice people, but every single time, they are at the bottom of the poverty line yet still have minimum 4 children
Watching things like this make me so thankful that I was born in Australia, life is so cheap in some countries but it is still so unaffordable for so many 😢
Dont be too hard on us, life in africa is a challenge but its interesting, these shortfalls always bring us closer in solving our problems, unlike the west where entitlement is the norm, African resilience is a life lesson for those in better places 🙏
Hats off to these people for surviving in such arduous conditions. May God bless them. Such a different mentality in the US, where everyone complains about not having enough, and its entitlement culture.
You're wrong. Not everyone complains. Actually only a small percentage complain and those are the one's getting the most for doing nothing because everyone else is working hard to support them. Maybe you're one of the one's doing nothing and so you have plenty of time to complain.
The US also has massive poverty problems, legal slavery, awful working conditions, terrible workers rights, no sick days, massive problems with racist policies, racist police, racist power structures, racist courts etc etc etc, people aren't complaining because life is good, you dingleberry.
Always the same story in Africa, they all wanted independecy and thought they would be better off, now they are rich in resources but exploited by their own national leaders. Happens all the time.
You seriously think they're independent? European neo-colonialism is very much a thing. Besides, those corrupt leaders are more often than not put there by Western powers and if by chance a non-corrupt leader gets elected they simply get assassinated, look at what happened to Thomas Sankara for example.
It's true that many challenges in Africa and elsewhere are often human-made. If governments could focus on serving the needs of their citizens, especially the less privileged, it could indeed contribute to making a better place. The potential for positive change is significant.
Whenever I have the slightest hint of being unhappy with my life in America where I have a house, cars, and a job that pays very well, I’ll think of the poor souls all throughout Africa and I will stop feeling sorry for myself at once. I really despise the corrupt governments in, essentially, every country on the continent of Africa. It is impressive how the people persevere, though.
One wife is 50, and the other is 21??!! 😂🤣. Why in the world did the 21 year old marry this man who could be her father and who has so many kids??!! 😂🤣
At a Point i thought Ghana was Bad but after watching other countries I've realised that Ghana is far Better. At least Acessing Rural Areas is not that Difficult
As sad as it looks it's no surprise these families live in poverty with that many children in one family, besides the unreliable government. The poor are the ones with the maximum no. of children. It's crazy. Breaks my heart to see those little boys working.
In our African culture having many kids has nothing to do with money, it's a culture. Richbor poor! Infact millionaires have more kids! You won't understand it. Kids have nothing to do with this. Nwoko is rich and has more kids than these people. Let's talk about other things leave kids out because you won't get it. Even though our generation is different we are simply stepping away from the culture for different reasons. For me it's because I already have many nephews so I feel like I can have few kids. And later in life!
In one of my country culture they believe it's not good to have your kids with one woman, it has nothing to do with money or status it's a belief. So men from those tribes even with 20 kids will still go have one or two kids with another woman. Reason is ifnthis woman has a health or spiritual issue, you'll still have kids from another woman. A man is nothing without kids and so is a woman and in such a case the man always seeks to have kids outside his marriage. Even though it's a double edged sword, it can't be out on status, it's their culture. Many wealthy men do it and women know that their husbands have a kid somewhere. That's how they live in that tribe. Stop assuming you know everything about people be open minded. Am too travelled and I have learnt it from my journeys. My mother is well to do and our father a successful soldier- but she has 10 of us! Again, my dad has a kid else where and it's ok! All educated, travelled and living well, is it about poverty too? We've had the best education the world could offer! Educate yourself about things before commenting. Am currently enjoying culture in the Asian Pacific and I feel embarrassed when my people misjudge the way they do things because most times it goes back to their cultures!
Truth is, your children are slaved by parents, sold as slaves to others, cannibalized, ritually sacrificed, sexed, beaten, uneducated, starved. You call this tradition and culture! You are not fooling anybody!
I know these people have children for an old age security , but eight children and two wives , while not having the means to feed them all is ridiculous. It seems to be an African thing though ; and probably the reason for this never ending misery and wars because life is so cheap .This guy making these kids who will never see an orange in their short lives fabricate their own coffins is utterly depressing. A tiny few do well out of this suffering ofcourse. *And* the churches who seem to have a jolly time there , who forbid birth control .
I live in Eswatini. Desperate poor as well. But there is no child exploitation here. I cannot believe that children are mistreated like this. It is a blot on humanity. The people in the USA who say they cannot survive on their social grants should say thanks every day for their easy lives. BUT there is one thing I can say - people must stop having children in these poor countries - in 80% of cases the fathers abandon the mothers and children to their fate. I see it first hand here where I live.
I love the part where he forgets about the microphone and the camera, and assumes no one else in the world can speak they're language. Q. do you like being a carpenter. Teacher: you should say you love it. Child: I love it. WoW, teach you are such a sneaky sneaky person. No one will ever catch you for child exploitation... (assuming someone where to do something about it. Sadly though if they did that would probably destroy the kids future and make their families lives even harder. Not to mention the kid would likely then die of starvation, or become criminals)
