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Bibliography Script 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/


 * Name of country || Kenya ||
 * Population size || 37,953,840 ||
 * Per capita GDP || $1,800 ||
 * Main exports || tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement ||
 * Main imports || machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics ||
 * Resources || oil, natural gas ||
 * Main ethnic groups || Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12% ||
 * Primary religions || Protestant 45%,Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous 10%, Other 2% ||
 * Unemployment rate || 40% ||
 * Infant mortality rate || 56 / out of every 1,000 born ||
 * Life expectancy || 57 years old ||
 * Literacy rate || 85.1% ||
 * Human Development Index (HDI) || .521 HDI is the combined measure of standard of living. This is taken by your Life Expectancy, GDP and other factors to determine your standard of living. This number is fairly low but it is about in the middle so it is not an extremely poor standard but it isn't great. ||

Kenya is an African country that I believe is in need of assistance. The GDP per capita is very low and MANY people make that much money in a month of work. I believe that Kenya needs much economical assistance as well as medical assistance and job assistance. I can conclude this because the life expectancy is very low due to diseases through Africa that are unable to be cured in time. This indicates the need for medical assistance in Africa. I can conclude that Kenya needs job assistance because the unemployment rate is at 40% which is a very very high number of unemployed people. Because of this status I can conclude that Kenya needs job assistance. I also believe that Kenya needs economical assistance because of the low GDP per capita. Overall, Kenya is a fairly poor country and I believe we should help out the Kenyans as much as we can.

1. How long has the organization been in existence? World Vision was founded in 1950 so it has been around for about 59 years.

2. Who founded it? Dr. Bob Pierce founded World Vision to aid orphaned children during the Korean War.

3. Where is it headquartered? The US headquarters are located in Federal Way, Washington.

4. What is its purpose? The purpose of World Vision is to aid children in overcoming poverty and injustice. World Vision is a Christian organization that is there to help children in nearly 100 countries.

5. Does it provide assistance just to Africa, or is it active around the world? World Vision provides assistance around the world in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Europe, The Middle East, and Central and South America.

6. Which problem(s) is it addressing in Africa? World Vision addresses poverty and orphaned children in Africa. World Vision thrives on your "sponsoring of a child." You can sponsor an individual African child and pray for them and get updates on how they are doing.

7. Does it provide assistance to just one or several countries in Africa? World Vision provides care to 25 countries in Africa.

8. How does the organization raise money for its efforts? The organization relies on sponsors given by donors for specific children. Also, you can buy a goat, duck, chicken, alpaca, sheep, llama, pig, cow, and even oxen for a family in need. You can purchase seeds to send them and clean water that will be given to them. You can purchase almost anything from a business loan to a bicycle and a sewing machine.

9. What is your organization's budget? 979 million dollars

10. How much of the money it collects for Africa is used for overhead (expenses)? 13% of the money it collects is for fundraising and management

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? I, and a lot of the press, would give World Vision an A+ because they find out if there is a problem and then they are on top of it immediately to help. World Vision is a very worthy charity because they have spent their money wisely and are always there to help.

12. How would you rate your organization's efforts? Has it done "a good job?" I would give my organization a very high rating because I believe it has done a great job at responding quickly to any bad things that happen in a country. If I was in a needy country I would appreciate World Vision's aid.

13. Do you think donating money to your organization is worthwhile? I can trust World Vision with my money and I believe that it is worthwhile because with my money a child can be helped, a family fed, an education can be given, and an animal can be donated. I believe that my organization is very worthy and next time I donate money to a charity World Vision will be the charity to receive it.