In your life time experience, has hope ever died? How does it feel when our hope is lost or shattered for a brisk moment due to a disappointment- whether we were turned down for a job that mean't everything; or just lost hope in our love life?
That empty feeling in the gut is horrible! Isn’t it? How can we live on a daily basis with no hope at all?
My country men have no hope! Sierra Leoneans and other Africans, help is on the way; do not give up. Keep trying, and find comfort in something, anything that can give you hope; but no “vein” hope.
Hope, life is full of hope, hope the pillow of life, but no vein hope.
Quote by Yandouba Monahan
To all my potential readers,
If you've never heard of Sierra Leone, it is the small country on the West
Coast of Africa, smaller than South Carolina. If you saw the movie “Blood
Diamonds”, this is the country and I am one of the war survivors who
Now that you’ve read my autobiography and visited my website at:
www.yandoubaglobalinitiative.org, you now know and understand what my
stance, objectives and goals are.
You now also know that I owe an obligation to those I left behind, those
whom I believe are quite capable but have no means of making life better
even if they wanted to; their corrupt government officials will not let or
allow citizens of Sierra Leone and other parts of Africa to advance or
emerge; but instead, being used for what the continent has while the people
suffer and suffer and suffer with no hope for the future.
You know, suffering can be alright if one has hope for the future, but when
one suffers on a daily basis for basic human needs such as nutrition and
My heart aches for those who are hanging in there; my heart aches even
more for those millions who got tired of waiting and are letting go every
second of the day. This keeps me going everyday as I must return and give
my fellow Africans a better life, give them hope, teach them basic
knowledge and skills.
Personally, I do not believe in HANDOUTS as most non for profits do;
because handouts are only temporary aid as the root of the problems will
From my personal experience, I know HANDOUTS do not work! They
only help feed a family or a person temporarily, maybe for a month or a
week or longer; but what happens after that? They need more and more…
What we need to do for Africa and Africans is create jobs, create factory
jobs, strengthen and regulate the agricultural sector, eliminate those
unpatriotic leaders; allow Africa and Africans to interact with the rest of the
world as a wealthy continent that it is. Educate the children of Africa to
interact and compete with the rest of the world as doctors, engineers, IT
professionals, lawyers, scientists, agriculturists; allow African children to use
One can only use critical thinking skills if one is healthy and have a "full
belly". Continuous hunger and starvation deteriorates the brain cells, physical
If you’re still reading this, I hope you believe everything that you just read;
and if so, please visit my website today and purchase a skin care product
that will enhance your inner and outer beauty and enhance someone's life
life to financial independence.
Our products are specially formulated by FDA approved labs in the U.S.A;
be selfish and treat yourself to a high end skin care product knowing that all
profits from YGI Skin Care will go towards creating jobs and building fallen
infrastructure in Africa; improving lives and standards of living that is not a
HANDOUT.
We will be accomplishing our tasks by recruiting volunteers and interns
from different colleges and universities in the U.S.A and around the world;
and in return, students will be awarded scholarships.
How better can it get? This is even better, as a YGI Skin Care user, you can
also nominate a student who cares for such cause and will like to take on the challenge to travel to Africa and do
extensive assessment; "it takes a village to raise a child", please join me…
Best,Yandouba Monahan
© 2009 All Rights Reserved YGI Skin Care TM
As we end the first week of August, the President of the United States is making progress with health care reform; the economy is lifting its head slowly; Wall Street is turning over; Real Estate (at least in Manhattan) is slowly smiling.
Those around the World in underdeveloped nations are desperately yearning for basic human needs such as clean water and reliable electricity.
All we see about Africa is some late night TV commercial from a non-for profit showing how weak and needy Africa nations are; and completely neglect to show how powerful Africa is and can be so much more.
Building permanent infrastructure in African nations is the first thing we need to do as positive political negotiations in the best interest of Africa will follow with the presence of patriotic leaders.
If you care deeply about Africa as I do; please visit my website and let's join hands to achieve a very challenging mission.
NO MORE HANDOUTS! STOP ENABLING AFRICAN NATIONS OF DEPENDENCY! THIS ONLY PROLONGS SUFFERINGS, NOT END IT!
www.yandoubaglobalinitiative.org
Why can't the sufferings end?
It is Tuesday July 28th 2009 as we count the days to end Global Poverty; in Africa especially. Africa can be so much more than it is today; donations being raised by non for profits has only given a temporary aid to African Nations. As many non for profits such as Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the temporary aids they provide is just not effective. The question still remains; as was asked by ONE.org in a recent interview with Bill Gates:
Paraphrasing: The fact that donations have to be given on a ongoing basis to African Nations; this simply suggests that there is something wrong. Meaning, it is not working. Why isn't China asking for donations as a means of basic human needs such as food and water?
And if agriculture is the largest means of economic development in most African Nations, if Africa is overflowing with natural resources, why can't they be as developed as China or U.S.A? Why are African Nations being constantly given donations? And if these donations worked, should not African Nations be the most developed in the 21st Century?
What is wrong in this picture? Is this how the world wants it to be? African Nations being the least when they can be the best? Who are their leaders and what are they doing in the interest of their countries? Do the leaders sit around and ask for donations as well? Yes they do. In a recent article, the Finance Minister of Sierra Leone was asking for donations that were promised; and he was quite disappointed that Co operations didn't do as they promised due to Global Economic hard times. As Minister Carew stated "We are begging them to give us what they have promised as we have based our programs on their promises." Please continue reading via link below:
http://www.news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_200510901.shtml
Are we thinking the same thoughts here? Why is a finance minister of a rich country beg for donations? A country rich in all natural resources...and what good are all the billions of dollars in donations? If these temporary donations worked, Africa will practically be the richest; even though they are technically the richest!
The question of the day is: What is wrong? Should non-for profits be giving temporary aid for clean water or build permanent reliable infrastructure? Africa has the resources to build itself without any donations from the outside world. No more temporary handouts! Africans can do it; let's help them creat jobs an build their fallen infrastructure; let's help educate women and children, let's give the children of Africa a chance to interact with the rest of the world as IT Professionals, Doctors, Chemists, Lawyers, Intellectuals, Sicentists, Economists, Agriculturists et al...
Africa can be so much more than it is today; please join me at: www.yandoubaglobalinitiative.org
Where are the resources? And when will Africans say enough is enough and yes we can? When will they start embracing self and national pride? This is the problem!
Please post your response to the questions below:
With the collapse of the mortgage markets and the economic turmoil taking place in the United States, welfare reform is not making news nor is it a high priority on anyone’s change list. Welfare Reform has never been more important than now. With rising unemployment rate and the number of individuals no longer eligible for unemployment benefits, will Welfare Reform come too late? How and why should Welfare Reform be made more of a priority?
Will the Wall Street Bailout and the proposed bridge loans to the United States auto companies’ benefit, put at risk, or have no effect on current welfare programs?
How could the current economic crisis benefit welfare reform?
How could the current economic crisis jeopardize any future welfare reform?
Federally funded and governed US welfare began in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. The US government responded to the overwhelming number of families and individuals in need of aid by creating a welfare program that would give assistance to those who had little or no income.
The US welfare system stayed in the hands of the federal government for the next sixty-one years. Many Americans were unhappy with the welfare system, claiming that individuals were abusing the welfare program by not applying for jobs, having more children just to get more aid, and staying unmarried so as to qualify for greater benefits. Welfare system reform became a hot topic in the1990’s. Bill Clinton was elected as President with the intention of reforming the federally run US Welfare program. In 1996 the Republican Congress passed a reform law signed by President Clinton that gave the control of the welfare system back to the states.
Continue Reading via the link below:
Source: http://www.welfareinfo.org/index.html
Please leave a comment and your ideas on how to imrpove the welfare system in the United States based on these two topics:
1. With the current state of affairs, what can state and local governments do to ensure that money from limited budgets are used properly and effectively towards Welfare; and to make sure that people who need assistance receive it?
a) How to get people off welfare in-order to end the un-productive cycle of dependency?
b) How to enhance quality control to reduce fraud against those who do not truly need welfare assistance?
2. What can the Federal Government do to guarantee permanent welfare reform in the Twenty First Century?
Please refrain from Bias and Inappropriate language!
Please read on about the horrible crime that took place in Mc'keesport PA....as I mentioned in my blog, this place needs some attention
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_re_us/baby_mystery
By RAMESH SANTANAM, Associated Press Writer Sun Jul 20, 7:54 PM ET
PITTSBURGH - A woman suspected of cutting open a pregnant woman's uterus and stealing the baby has been charged with homicide, unlawful restraint and kidnapping, police said Sunday
Andrea Curry-Demus, 38, of Wilkinsburg, is charged in the death of Kia Johnson, 18, of McKeesport. Curry-Demus is accused of taking the baby boy to a Pittsburgh hospital and claiming it was her own
In Pittsburgh, there's a small town called Mc'keesport, very depressed socio-economically. I have been blessed to visit many States during the primary election; but PA. stole my heart.
I left PA. disappointed for two reasons:
1. Because my candidate Barack Obama didnt win
2. I didnt want to leave the people I had just met and talked to one on one. They stole my heart; and all I did was cry because I was leaving....my new friends who opened up to me and told me their stories.
Stories that made me cry, made me feel sad, gave me more hope, the hope to continue community organization so these people with no voice in Society can be heard.
I became an Obama fellow and I was sent to Pittsburgh PA. I have come to make many connections and have learn that despite what the color of our skin is, we all just yearn the same things in life.
On July 27th I will be organizing a Platform meeting with an audience of 360 people in a small community home for elderly and disadvantaged youths.
Youths that need to get back to their communities to seek better living, learn responsibility and be independent. But, there's not much in the community of Mckeesport PA. Please read below about this town and join hands with me spread the word.
McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S., at the confluence of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Rivers and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 24,040 at the 2000 census. It is the 2nd largest city in Allegheny County behind only Pittsburgh.
Settled in 1795 and named in honor of John McKee, its founder. McKeesport remained a village until 1830 when coal mining began in the district. Large deposits of bituminous coal existed.
Demographics:
As of the 2000 census, there were 24,040 people, 9,655 households, and 5,976 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,806.9 people per square mile (1,856.4/km²). There were 11,124 housing units at an average density of 2,224.3/sq mi (859.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 72.40% White, 24.46% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.
Households: There were 9,655 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 21.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.01.
Age Distribution: The population was well distributed by age, with 25.4% under 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males; for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.8 males.
Income: The median income for a household in the city was $23,715, and the median income for a family was $31,577. Males had a median income of $27,412 versus $21,977 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,242. About 18.1% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.9% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
Join Hands with me today to get their voices heard!!
Yandouba Monahan from New York
