One of our former presidents, Jimmy Carter, has been leading the crusade against the Guinea worm with his non-profit the Carter Center since 1986. Back in 1986, it was estimated that 3.5 million people in Asia and Africa suffered from a parasitic infection of the guinea worm. The Carter Center's motto is "wage peace, fight disease, build hope." Clearly with the Guinea worm almost eradicated, the Center is definitely successful.
The first of the two links above is part of an interview Jimmy Carter did with NPR. The second link is a direct link to the Carter Center. Read the interview and watch the video about the Guinea worm. In a scholarly response, write a paragraph about the elimination of the Guinea worm. What do you think? How did Jimmy Carter help eliminate this horrible parasite? Finally, if you were a person with tremendous influence and an unlimited supply of funds, what would be your cause? What would you do to make your mark upon the world? How would you help make the world a better place? Why? If you can't think of a cause that you would like to support, can you give me an example of another famous person and their philanthropy. Answer all of the above questions in a paragraph with at least five sentences. Proper spelling and punctuation are expected. Also, please comment on at least one other classmates post.
