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65%
of the 780 million people in sub-Sahara Africa in 2008, are
still living in abject poverty. Barely surviving
on less than $1 a day.
This
is so because manpower in the region is grossly
under-utilized, resulting in overall poor economic
performance and therefore not yielding the jobs
required for the growing
population.
At
ICA, we have no doubt that wide-spread
micro-enterprise development is the required
solution now!
When micro entrepreneurs and farmers receive the
proper coaching; assisted in products and markets
development; provided the right amounts of
"seed money" in the form of a
revolving micro-loans, they will grow their
ventures and create the required new jobs.
Families
will earn fair wages, move out of poverty and take care of their children's needs in food,
housing, clothing, education, etc.
People in Africa do not need hand-outs. They are
seeking generous hands to help pull them up,
onto the ladder of
economic growth. We believe that the hands will come from men and women of goodwill from around the
world.
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