Yemen after the election [Archives:2006/977/Community]
By: Ebrahim M. Ba Monger
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In a few weeks Yemen will have an election and whoever the president will be he has to take in consideration that our country is eager to be developed in various areas.
Education is the backbone of development. We want everybody in Yemen to be literate. Many schools and different specialist college need to be opened. Yemen hopes that in the near future nobody in Yemen will be illiterate. The health care should be given more attention.
We need to establish more hospitals all over the country. All types of drugs should be available for ordinary people; they shouldn't travel abroad to find cures.
It's the right time for Yemen to embark upon the green revolution, which will enable an increase in productivity of cereals. The challenge is to double productivity with lesser areas being available for cultivation. We need proper training and modern equipment for crop preservation and storage. We should make a shift from being a country which imports from outside to be a country exports its products.
We hope that Yemen can stand on its own two feet in the global economy. We need to establish more industries. The productivity should be increased. The industries should produce all that is necessary for our citizens.
Many steps should be taken to demolish greed and corruption. We need to enhance democracy and human rights. We can hope the free flow of information will prevent the situation getting worse. We expect a good shift in military power. Yemen needs to build a strong army to defend itself and stay a respected country.
Yemen's raw materials, human rights and good governance should not be trampled underfoot. When the path of the weaker aligns with that which is strong, a dynamic balance can be found between involvement in the outside world and nourishment in the home. We need to adapt to change to stay in race.
Yemen is big enough to embrace all its citizens and miss them too. Like the desert misses rain, like the eye misses the light after long darkness.
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