Water and Food in Africa

Before delving into the issues of water and food security in Africa, I'd like to begin the first blog with a meditation on the film The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, a narrative about starvation in Africa. The main character, William, utilises his meagre knowledge to build a primitive windmill to pump water, even using his family's most precious bicycle, providing an oasis to his people. I could sense people struggling in Africa with water and a food, in irrigating their land to survive, and in their yearning for knowledge in the face of the famine.  The image of Africa has always been one of hardship in contrast to us, who enjoy access to resources. This reminds me of Wainaina's piece, where he critiqued the way that Western nations conceptualise Africa, urging us to abandon the preconceived notion that Africa is "backward" and instead draw the outlines of the romantic and evocative. In light of this, I would  write posts about the food and water situations and sh...