PLN 4-1

I have recently read an article posted by The Nata Village called Natavillage.org gets invited to Geneva, Switzerland!! The Nata Village is a small village in Africa with a very devastating problem with HIV/AIDS which is very high in Africa but in this area especially. The rate of infection in Nata is higher then 37% and nearly 50% of all pregnant women there are HIV positive. Because of this pandemic, over 400 kids in Nata are orphans. This is a very serious problem and serious action needs to taken. This blog was set up to help bring awareness to people around the world and share the stories of people's lives in the Nata Village. In this particular post, it talks about how the Nata village bloggers got invited to Geneva, Switzerland to inform people about the Nata Village even more in depth. Many people donate money to huge organizations in Africa, but sadly, many times, the money doesn't go to the people who really need it like the Nata Village. Because of this conference, hopefully people will become aware of the tragedy there and hopefully more help will be available for them. We are very privileged in the US and many of us have never experienced anything remotely as tragic as people there do on a daily basis. We take so much for granted like school for example. Probably, most of the kids in the Nata Village don't have the privilege of obtaining an education while kids who are priviledged enough complain about attending school every day. I believe we all have to do the best we can to help the world become a better place for everyone and that we should not take things for granted because some people would gladly take what you have! People around the world should be informed on what is going on in the world today.