UNIT15

1	We have two hands.  Ideally, we use one hand to help ourselves and the other hand to help people around us.  Today, however, it sometimes seems that people use both hands just to satisfy their own needs and their own desires.
2	The famous Hollywood actress, Audrey Hepburn, devoted the final years of her life to UNICEF as a goodwill ambassador, spreading the message about the importance of the fight against world poverty.  On a series of UNICEF field trips, she participated in various projects in countries such as Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Sudan and Somalia.  Her speeches and interviews helped promote UNICEFfs work, and she successfully raised public awareness of the human suffering in the developing world, particularly that of children.  She really did use her gother handh to help her neighbors.
3	The world has changed a lot since Audrey died, but in some senses, it hasnft changed at all.  The serious problems of poverty and hunger remain unsolved in most Asian and African regions.  According to the latest UNICEF Annual Report, an estimated 10.5 million children under the age of five die of preventable or treatable diseases every year.  In developing countries, nearly 300 million children are faced with starvation.  To make matters worse, a large number of children living in developing countries do not even have safe drinking water, nor do they have adequate sanitation facilities.
4	It may seem impossible for one individual to take effective action on global issues such as poverty and hunger.  But once we are aware of what is happening in the world, it alters our outlook on life.  If we try to open our eyes to world problems as global citizens, and begin to help others in the community, we can then surely make a difference.  Isnft it time we tried to make the most of our own two hands?
