Blog 6- Pregnancy in Niger

In Niger, Africa there is a huge issue going on and the issue is that there are many children dying during child birth. The reason this is happening is because there are many women in Niger that are very independent and want to help others before helping themselves. This is a problem though because when the women give everything to their family they leave themselves out and end up starving themselves. When these women do not eat it is terrible for them because pregnant women actually need more nutrients than regular women who are not pregnant. In this article the writer tells about her idea of protein bars called MoBars. Her idea is to teach the women in Niger how to make these bars that contain all the essentials of a pregnant women. Many women in Niger do not trust outsiders and her idea is to teach them how to make these bars so they do not have to be given from outsiders.

This issue in Niger is a huge social issue because there are many children and women dying because they are not eating. This is an issue that can be solved and the girl who wrote this article gave a great idea on how to solve it. Not only does it help the women be able to get there nutrients, but it also gives jobs to many people. This issue is not only a problem in Niger though, but it is also an issue in many third world countries because there are many people who are starving. So this social issue needs to be something that is solved everywhere.