Action Against Hunger

Why Minister in Ukraine When There Are So Many Homeless Here in the U.S.?

Unlike the United States and other western world countries, the homeless in Ukraine receive absolutely nothing from the government when they are left without food and a warm place to stay. There is absolutely no assistance available for actions against hunger. Being homeless in Ukraine and Russia is a hundred times worse than being homeless in Africa. How long can you survive without good shoes, a warm room, clothes, and hot food when it is minus 27 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 33 degrees Celsius)? That is why this past February 2012, about 41 homeless people froze to death on the streets of Ukraine - in a matter of only 6 days.

Unlike Germany, where a homeless person can get $15 EUROs per day, for being homeless to survive, and unlike the United States, where the homeless can get $200 in food stamps and other funds to help, in Ukraine there is absolutely no help available. That is why we stretch every dollar we receive to help as many as possible.

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