Originally written in 2018…
With credits to the Ghana Institute of Journalism through Mr.Philip Atawura (one lecturer of a kind), I got to understand more about the world’s classifications in 1st,2nd and 3rd worlds. Something I had prior to this only always heard and read about.
Delving into this topic, one gets to understand that other countries are far advanced than others because they are able to;
i. Study, understand and solve the problems in their environment and
ii. Produce finished goods out of raw materials gained from nature which gives birth to massive industrialization coupled with urbanization and it goes on and on.
In the end, one realizes there are some practical measures to be taken in order to see change for the best.
Looking at how Europe for instance had to grab the pieces left from the damages of World War 1 and 2 to make the best out of themselves again, Africa, which has seen nothing like the world wars but happens to still be in the 3rd world category can do better.
When the journey to rebuild their countries began and Europe was growing steadily and eventually grew, they thought it wise to involve those of us in the third world.
This was around the early 20th century through to the mid and late 20th century and still in the 21st century.But what is the difference between these two periods; 20th & 21st?
Whiles a reversal to those times will hit us with highly primitive living standards which meant less integration; a forward movement to this current time and beyond gets us to higher levels of living (technological living) which directly has helped a lot in integration.
Today, people from these two distinct world categories (1st & 3rd worlds) are able to integrate highly and closely due to this same technology.
This same circumstance also means that whereas it was hard to learn from and exchange ideas on the best ways to move forward as a continent, it is far easier now and we all can attest to that.
From Facebook to WhatsApp and beyond, we get strongly connected to the minds, inspirations and motivations behind the “heaven” a lot of us seek greener pastures from; EUROPE.
But the question in the end is; how useful have we made this opportunity to ourselves? When today, the interaction with these advanced parts of the world have become very easy that we can learn and implement more? What are we doing?What are you doing to help take mother Ghana from where it is now to where we always dream of taking it to?
When will we not have borrowing of money as part of our budgets? Sometimes I wonder; ” so does the United kingdom, go round countries seeking financial aids like we always do?
Letters from a Citizen 