Im thinking about going to africa to save lives, can you help me?

I've been to about 14 countries in Africa and I can tell you that it's not what is portrayed on the news. You would have to look long and hard before you found anyone close to the brink of death. As a matter of fact, the way you pose the question reveals some condescension on your part, which I don't think is intentional. You will offend Africans if you go there thinking that there are many starving people. You would do better to allow them to become your friend, which they will want to do, and learn from their culture by talking to them. The only time I saw people who seemed truly to be suffering from acute hunger was in a city called Siko in southern Mali. You'll see a lot of scammers who pretend to be starving, but this time I could tell it was for real. So then, to answer your question directly, you can go to Siko, at the main long-route bus station, and you will probably find some of these kids there. They will not be on the brink of death, though. For that, you would probably have to get a special press p to get into such an area (Darfur, etc.)