Where's The Money At?

So far, Mariatu's journey to freedom has not been going so well. She has had to deal with violent and brutal rebel attacks, days without food, and a lack of hands. Now she has another situation on her hands (figuratively); she is pregnant with Salieu's baby. This has prevented her from doing most of the things she needed to do. The most important of these things would be begging in the streets, which is how she and her cousins made all of their money. This issue brings up one important question that many people have probably asked: Why should the victims of war have to beg for money in the first place? Freetown is the wealthiest and largest city of Sierra Leone, and they probably have lots of expendable income that can be used for good causes. For example, Freetown is home to National Stadium, which is the largest football (soccer) stadium in Sierra Leone and has a seating capacity of 45 000 people. When there are games, where does the money from the tickets go? Does it go to the government? Does it go towards the capitalist pigs that run the whole place? No one really knows besides the people that are getting paid. If those people would have put their brains to good use, they could have set up something like a charity event, where they would have a huge tournament and give all of the proceeds to the people running the refugee village, who would distribute the money equally amongst the refugees. "Money from bill", Alie continued, "will help us in the move to the new house." It is both disappointing and surprising that it has come to this level, where the refugees had to rely on money sent by people from other countries. Next time, maybe the government should step up and do something before civilians do.