The World We Imagine

You Can Change the World: Lucy Bell: 9780648748984: Amazon.com: Books

Growing up in a small country like the Dominican Republic and then coming to the USA made me realize the huge gap between a first-world country and an underdeveloped country. Access to healthcare, education, housing, and food which I see as things everyone should have access to is limited to none to a lot of people around the world. Growing up I always saw children working in the streets, kids who were unable to finish school, and people who lived in dire conditions. Reading this book and even keeping up with world news has allowed me to see the issues that need to be addressed. 


How can we make this world a better place, the world we imagine?


The issues I have mentioned above are things that people are aware of. However, due to the bubble we most times are in we are unable to truly see the issue for what it is. For example, homelessness food insecurity, and healthcare are huge issues in the United States, one of the most affluent and powerful countries in the world. Now imagine how this issue intensifies in countries that don’t have the infrastructure to fix them. We have great organizations that focus on addressing these issues. However, the most powerful ones focus on too many places at once. They also create a cycle of dependency on outsiders. This means that the issues they are facing are never truly addressed and a bandage is just being placed over it. 


What issues would I like to address
-Poverty
- Education
-Housing
-Food insecurity
-Healthcare 


I think these issues are the most important to me. I think I put poverty on top because sadly if you don’t have money you have limited access to education in other countries, your risk of facing homelessness is higher. In addition, if people don’t have access to money they can’t afford food or healthcare. 



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