Mocha Club | I Need Africa More than Africa Needs Me

An interesting new campaign from the Mocha Club is called “I need Africa more than Africa needs me.”:

When I think of Africa, the following images immediately come to mind: Starvation. AIDS. Child soldiers. Genocide. Sex slaves. Orphans. From there, my thoughts naturally turn to how I can help, how I can make a difference. “I am needed here,” I think. “They have so little, and I have so much.” It’s true, there are great tragedies playing out in Africa everyday. There is often a level of suffering here that is unimaginable until you have seen it, and even then it is difficult to believe. But what is even harder is reconciling the challenges that many Africans face with the joy I see in those same people. It’s a joy that comes from somewhere I cannot fathom, not within the framework that has been my life to this day.

The Mocha Club works with:

• HIV/AIDs
• Orphan Care
• Child Mothers
• Sudan Regrowth
• Education
• Job Creation

Check out I need africa, find out how the Mocha Club works, or read the Mocha club blog.