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=**Africa Country Research**= Storyboard Bibliography In doing your research visit both of the following two websites to obtain information about your country:

http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_region.php?contid=1&wmn=Africa https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Definition of well being. Its Medium ||
 * Name of country || Sudan ||
 * Population size || 39379358 ||
 * Per capita GDP || 2,083 ||
 * Main exports || Oil, Natural Gas ||
 * Main imports || Manufactured Products, Food ||
 * Resources || Oil, Natural Gas, Precious Metals ||
 * Main ethnic groups || Black, and Arab ||
 * Primary religions || Sunni Muslim ||
 * Unemployment rate || 18.7 ||
 * Infant mortality rate || 62 Per 1,000 birth ||
 * Life expectancy || 57 ||
 * Literacy rate || 71%Male 52%Female ||
 * Human Development Index (HDI) || .526 Its looks beyond the GDP to a broader

Sudan is the tenth largest country in total area and is home to about forty million people and doesn't enough clean water in many places. As a result, Sudan has one of the lowest life expectancies,55, in the world, and one of the highest infant mortality rates. That is about 20 years lower than the life expectancy of the United States. With assistance from Save the Children, you can help save many children in need. Save the children construct and repair water yards, pumps and pipelines, build latrines and promote sanitation and good hygiene to thousands of people every month. They need help and we can help provide it.

As you research your “Aid to Africa” organization, be sure to consider the following:

1. How long has the organization been in existence?

Save the Children has been in existence for 77 years.

2. Who founded it? Eglantyne Jebb is the founder of save the Children.

3. Where is it headquartered?

The headquarters is located in the U.K.

4. What is its purpose?

The purpose is to create a lasting change for children in need in the U.S. and other countries around the world.

5. Does it provide assistance just to Africa, or is it active around the world? Yes it is active to many countries around the world.

6. Which problem(s) is it addressing in Africa?

In Africa they face sickness, starvation, and lack of education.

7. Does it provide assistance to just one or several countries in Africa?

They apply assistance to 10 countries in Africa.

8. How does the organization raise money for its efforts?

Fundraisers, and donations made by generous people is how Save the Children make money.

9. What is your organization's budget?

Save the children has a budget of $279,094.

10. How much of the money it collects for Africa is used for overhead (expenses)?

8% of of the money it collects, is used for overhead expenses.

11. Have the reviews of your organization's efforts been favorable or critical, i.e., what kind of a "report card" has it been getting?

According to the American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP), a non-profit orginization than reviews over 500 major orginizations, gives Save the Children an "A." Many other orginization have given this orginization 4 out of 5 stars.

12. How would you rate your organization's efforts? Has it done "a good job?"

I believe that this orginization is doing a very good job helping people in need all around the world 13. Do you think donating money to your organization is worthwhile?

Yes, donating money would be very worthwhile, I think that this orginization uses its money very wisely and for a good cause.