Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Darwin's Nightmare Part II

Today we continue to watch the film about the effects of the Nile Perch on the community around the southern part of Lake Victoria (see the Map)
 
The face of Mwanza the southern part of the Lake) has changed a lot because of the fishing industry and we have seen a lot of the downsides (AIDS, street children etc.) Some people have become very rich because of the fishing and many others have got jobs but the eco-system of the Lake has been very badly affected and the dream of getting cash has taken many from the villages only to get HIV/AIDS in the fishing villages where he level of infection is very high.

Look at the following link
http://www.irinnews.org/report/61001/kenya-deadly-catch-lake-victoria-s-aids-crisis

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