There is a sad fact of this world that children everywhere are without proper shelter, nourishment and education. Usually they are depicted in third world countries however they exists even in america. It would only take a quick drive around Detroit [reminder keep your windows locked and don't stop, not even for red lights, the cops don't either] to see the poor conditions here too. While there are plenty of charities, I will not name them here, that take your money, cut some for themselves and then disperse the rest to children in need. While this is all great I do not think it solves anything.
In my opinion the most vexing problem facing this and future generation of the world is not global warming but overpopulation. The world at current consumption rates of every resource we have, would require and additional earth and a half. I think that means we are toast. Now, with all these children that essentially have nothing, abandoned, orphaned what have you, will ultimately lead similar lives their parents have. Overpopulating.
To be honest, I would rather my charity donations go to these poor areas to address the issue of population control and education rather than just sustaining the damned. These tend to be the areas where family from single parents hit numbers of 12 or more. This just stresses every inhabitants resources and it seems we can not do anything. I realize telling someone not to have children is removing a natural freedom. But it the responsibility of every human on this planet to leave it better for our future generations.
Hey, maybe the simplest thing to do, increase all space explorations and technologies so that resource harvesting on foreign bodies in the sky can become feasible.
