Personal Narrative: The El Salvadorian Village

I found myself in the dirt, my face baking in a dark hut with light peeking through the cracks, trying to form the fat tortillas with my hands in the way my new friends had taught me. This is beautiful I thought. I got to stare human vulnerability in the face and step into what it was like to try and survive in it. The El Salvadorian village I was in had enough corn and resources to almost comfortably provide for the community, even though the area was so remote. It was a moment of the challenge and also the hope of humanity. Today, about a billion people on Earth woke up and didn’t know if they would be able to have at least a cup of food. My stance on this problem is that they shouldn’t have to. That they will not always wake up unsure, …show more content…
It is access and availability to food that is the problem. The first reason why people do not have access to food is because there are no local grocery stores or small shops nearby. They can’t decide one day that they need a power bar and just walk over to the store. Another reason why people are having trouble getting access to food is transportation costs. Some places the World Food Program has to fly a helicopter over the area just to get proper resources to the village. Or if gas is too expensive or an embargo has been put in place, massive shortages can ensue. Another reason why access to food is difficult is the lack of storage facilities. Some countries it rains so much that dry storage is non-existent. Dairy products, meats, and eggs cannot be stored in the proper conditions so the population of that area is deficient in minerals like calcium and iron. Unstable markets are also hard on local farmers because the spike in prices are unreliable. Environmental vulnerability is another factor in getting food to the people who need it. Maybe the soil has no nutrients and is always dry, making it very difficult to grow any produce. These are just a couple of the many reasons why food is inaccessible to millions of