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Carson Storyboard =**Africa Country Research**= 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/

fish, cement || motor vehicles, iron & steel, resins & plastics || gypsum, wildlife, hydro power || Male- 56.42 years Female- 56.87 years || Male- 90.6% Female- 79.7% || 1. How long has the organization been in existence? This organization was founded in 1919 right after World War I.
 * Name of country || Kenya ||
 * Population size || 37,953,840 ||
 * Per capita GDP || $1,800 ||
 * Main exports || Tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products,
 * Main imports || machinery & transportation equipment, petroleum products,
 * Resources || limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite,
 * Main ethnic groups || Kikuyu, Luhya, Luo, Kamba, Kisii, Meru, non-african ||
 * Primary religions || Protestant, Roman Catholic, Christianity, Muslim, Indigenous beliefs ||
 * Unemployment rate || 40% ||
 * Infant mortality rate || 79 per 1,000 births ||
 * Life expectancy || Total Population- 56.64 years
 * Literacy rate || Total Population- 85.1%
 * Human Development Index (HDI) || The HDI for South Africa is 0.674, which gives the country a rank of 121st out of 177 countries with data. The HDI provides a composite measure of three dimensions of human development: living a long and healthy life, being educated, and having a decent standard of living.

2. Who founded it? Activist Eglantyne Jebb founded it.

3. Where is it headquartered? It was established in England.

4. What is its purpose? Save the Children’s original purpose was to provide aid to the young survivors in war-ravaged Vienna. It now has grown worldwide and provides aid to children all over the world.

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

6. Which problem(s) is it addressing in Africa? In Kenya the major problem that Save the Children is addressing is violence. In Nairobi, the agency is developing a national child-protection training strategy and working to set up an interagency database for separated children with Kenyan government's Children's Department. In addition, it is establishing a safe play area for children who have taken refuge in Furaha Stadium and is distributing education supplies — including "school-on-your-back" kits — to teachers and students in Nairobi.

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

8. How does the organization raise money for its efforts? Save the Children raises money for its efforts by having fundraisers, taking donations, grants from countries, and child sponsorships.

9. What is your organization's budget?

10. How much of the money it collects for Africa is used for overhead (expenses)? 4% of the money is used for management and general. 4% is used for Fundraising. The rest goes towards program services.

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? Forbes Charity List- “91% Charitable Commitment American Institute of Philanthropy- “A” Charity Navigator- “Four stars”

12. How would you rate your organization's efforts? Has it done "a good job?" I would rate this organization very well. I think that hey are very committed to what they do and really try to save the children all around the world.

13. Do you think donating money to your organization is worthwhile? I think donating to this organization would most definentely worthwhile. Save the Children is a committed organization that has been around for a long time and can be trusted to use the money wisely. ||

After you fill out this form about the country you are researching, write a paragraph summarizing your findings about this country. Draw a conclusion as to whether this country is in need of economic (or other) assistance.

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Save the Children is an organization founded in 1919 after World War One with a main goal of saving children from the war. Now almost 90 years later, Save the Children is committed to saving as many children as possible all over the world.======

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Save the Children makes its money from fundraisers, grants, donations, and sponsorships. Blvgari has partnered with Save the Children to create a beautiful silver ring that you can purchase and $60 of the cost goes to Save the Children.======

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Save the Children works all over the world and in many countries in Africa. I chose to research their work in Kenya because there wasn’t a lot of information on it. Kenya wasn’t one of the original countries that was being taken care of in Africa. However, when violence broke out, Save the Children was there to help. It is really special when an organization expands their help to more people who need it. Helping Kenya is very recent for Save the Children. They began helping last February and continue to supply the children there with food, shelter, clothing, “school on your back”, and continue trying to reunite every child that fled Kenya with their parents.======

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Save the Children foundation was founded in 1919, right after World War I by activist Eglantyne Jebb. It was started in England to provide aid to the children who survived in war-ravaged Vienna. Now It provides service to children all over the world.======

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I chose to focus my studies on Kenya because Save the Children doesn’t do a lot of work there, but they made sure they were there when violence broke out in February of 2008. In Nairobi, the agency is developing a national child protection training strategy and is establishing a safe play area for children who have taken refuge, providing them with “school on your back” kits to help with their education. Kenya is a very poor country with a per capita GDP of only $1,800. Since the outbreak of ethnic violence, homes and schools have been destroyed, and almost 300,000 people had fled for their children’s, and their own, safety. Since Save the Children began working in Kenya, it has been better for the people, however, the continued threat of violence is still there. Kenya has a very low infant mortality rate and a low life expectancy, so anything we do to save a child can change the world.======

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People are taking notice to Save the Children’s nonprofit work. More and more people are donating even in these hard times. Bvlgari came out with a silver ring that donates $60 of the profit to Save the Children. This organization has been around for a long time and can be trusted to do the right thing. Every child deserves to live a good life without fear. Save the Children makes sure that every child gets that second chance and can be saved. Bibliography-====== Works Cited "Africa." __CultureGrams__. . __African Children__. . __Bvlgari Ring__. . __Children in Africa__. . "Government." __World Factbook__. . "Kenyan Violence Spreads." __Save the Children__. . __Map of Kenya__. . __Save the Children Ad__. . __Save the Children Enough Ad__. <http://www.straypixelstudios.com/portfolio.php?id=