We all have a duty to give back to those who are less fortunate. Are we training our youth to be ungrateful and selfish? It’s very important that they know the impact of giving
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WASHINGTON — When 50 Cent announced that part of the proceeds from his new energy drink would be used to help fight hunger in Africa, some questioned whether his motives were genuine.
But the rapper says he’s making a difference, and since a visit to the continent earlier this month, he’s a changed man.
“It enlightened me in different ways,” 50 Cent said. “To actually see people under the circumstances that I saw was a totally different experience. I don’t think you can prepare yourself for that, no matter how many times you’ve seen the images.”
The rapper-turned-humanitarian flew to Kenya and Somalia with World Food Program earlier this month to witness the effects of hunger firsthand. He has a goal to provide one billion meals to hungry children over the next five years. Every purchase of Street King, an energy drink the rapper promotes and launched last fall, will provide a meal for a person in need through the United Nations’ program. So far, the rapper says he’s provided more than 3.5 million meals.