Insecurity In Mozambique

According to UNICEF, “Food insecurity affects more than 800,000 people, or more than 4 percent of the population. About 40 percent of children under the age of five suffer from stunting as a result of chronic malnutrition” (Background: Issues facing children in Mozambique). Stunting means to prevent from growing or developing properly. Mozambique, a country in East Africa rich in culture is hoping to diminish their food insecurity problem and cease the constant battle being fought against stunting. Mozambique covers 799,380 km2 of land with 13,000 km2 of that land covered by water. Mozambique has lost seventy percent of their forests. Mozambique has a total population of 27.22 million people and the population growth rate is approximately 2.5 …show more content…
With a strong education system the country can prosper. The children and youth of the nation are going to soon be running the world, so they all must be educated. Mozambique does not have a strong education program. UNICEF reports the male literacy rate of ages 15-24 is 79.8 percent and the literacy rate of females 15-24 years of age is 56.5 percent. The internet is only available to a select few people, only 4.8 percent. Internet is where people can look up questions that they may not know the answer to and is one of the most powerful ways to gain knowledge. Just that one difference between Mozambique’s education makes a huge difference in the education compared to other countries and the development of their …show more content…
The diseases in Mozambique kill off many people every single year and it is just getting worse, the water is contaminated and the living situations in Mozambique are not ideal. The main issue though is education, because without education people will not know how to cure diseases or improve the living conditions. The first thing that must be done is to educate the youth with what the elders already know and the new information that they are going to teach the elders. Once education is taken care of then everything else will follow. Education is the starting ground and the children of today are our future, so how do we expect to make any progress if we do not educate them. In conclusion, Mozambique needs to emphasize to their whole country the importance of education in their country and finishing school. This will then lead to more educated people who will be able to help with the many other issues facing Mozambique