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I am Richard Stearns (President of World Vision), I represent a Christian based organization that send funds to the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia) that is relieving famine. I represent Ethiopia located in the Horn of Africa. In Ethiopia they experience extreme drought which makes it hard for farmers to grow crops to feed the people, the livestock, and to trade. The population is 91,195,675 and the majority of these people are between the ages of zero and fourteen. The percent of children underweight at the age of five or below 34.6%. Obviously this statistic is a huge factor in my job and something that I wish to change. Most exports are precious metals and their imports consist of food and machinery. The imports that go into Ethiopia are one of their survival lines. My previous occupations consisted of being the Vice President for the Franklin Mint, then I went to Lenox Collections where I was President. Later, in 1998 I became President of World Vision. I wrote a book about exploring your faith in Christianity. Christianity Today supports our cause and lift us up with their positive words. Girma Wolde-Giorgis is the current President of Ethiopia. This man was the manager of the Import and Export Enterprise and was the Commissioner of the Peace Programme. He obviously followed trade and wanted to promote peace in his doings. He would wish to help our cause. Mari Kuraishi is the Co-Founder and President of the GlobalGiving Foundation and this foundation focuses on building shelters, providing food and aid, training people in the workforce, and providing an education for children. This foundation would promote what we are doing because they are doing something similar to us because they also provide food. The organization Action Against Hunger would also support us in our stand against famine. They are an organization that was started in 1979 and have the purpose of stopping famine and providing clean water. They are another non-profit organization that would support us because we are all working towards the goal to stop malnutrition. My organization is a positive influence in the Ethiopia’s lifestyle. Ethiopia is ranked thirty-eighth in the event of safety and rule of law. This means that they are on the lower side of the spectrum for their accountability, personal safety, and national security. This is not only a reflection on the people but also on the government. If those three categories were payed more attention to and were changed for the better, we would be looking at a different Ethiopia. In the U.S. we are very well rounded in our national security, personal safety, and our accountability. This provides us with a vision of how it is there and how it should be. I mark up well with safety and the rule of law because I live in the United States and this gives me hope for Ethiopia. As a Christian I have firm beliefs in human rights and human equality. I was also very high up and active in jobs which gives me a different perspective of government and the right to choose your government. My life could have been very different if our election system wasn’t what it is. Ethiopia ranks thirty-sixth on the Participation and Human Rights chart. This may be because they can’t always speak out about their views and they aren’t always equal. I understand by working in the work force, that inequality can happen but it can also be stopped. The United States definitely has sustainable economic opportunity because everyone in our country has the ability to start a business and manage their finances. As President of my organization I make it easy for the people in my company to achieve their economic goals because I provide them with a job. They came to work for me but they could have worked anywhere else. I was also given this fair economic opportunity throughout my years and that’s how I made the decisions I had. I’m able to access electricity, have a cell phone, and enjoy flights wherever I may go. Ethiopia is on the higher side of the spectrum and this means that they do have good opportunities economically and can access some things that others in Africa can’t access. When it comes to human development Ethiopia is average compared to other countries in Africa. They don’t have that access to clean water, fresh food, and steady working hospitals but in some areas their education is somewhat strong. The human development around me would be labeled very high on the spectrum. Our country and myself have become very developed with our resources and have ran with them. I support my community and people across seas in Ethiopia to try and raise their score of human development. At stake is five million dollars. Thirty dollars can feed a child for a month, think of how much food could be given to children with five millions dollars. Children are dying everyday because of malnutrition and this can be changed. At World Vision we feel that it is our duty to feed the hungry and it’s also what we feel God has put us here to do. This money could change and save countless numbers of lives. Ethiopia deserves this money because their government isn’t giving them food and they’re in a bad place geographically. Even if they wanted to, they can’t plant seeds every season and just have them dry out and die and receive no food from this. In order to live, you must eat. It’s simple. These people aren’t but I would hope to change that. I need this five million dollars to save lives and to bring relief to a situation that is filled with worry. 

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