Group+7.9

=**Africa Country Research**=

7.9Storyboard bibliography7.9 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/

Palm kernels, Palm oil, peanuts, poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs, fish), Natural gas, || Lebanese, Pakistanis, Indians, some descendants of Jamaican slaves who were in the Freetown area( capital of Sierra Leone) ||
 * Name of country || Sierra Leone ||
 * Population size || 5,500,000 ||
 * Per capita GDP || 700 ||
 * Main exports || Natural gas, electricity, oil ||
 * Main imports || oil, natural gas, electricity ||  ||   ||
 * Resources || Diamond, Iron, Oil, Agricultural imports ( rice, coffee, cocoa,
 * Main ethnic groups || 20 different African ethnic groups, some Europeans,
 * Primary religions || Muslim, Indigenous, Christian ||
 * Unemployment rate || N/A ||
 * Infant mortality rate || 156 per 1,000 ||
 * Life expectancy || 48 (MALE) / 49 (FEMALE) ||
 * Literacy rate || 47 (MALE) / 24 (FEMALE) ||
 * Human Development Index (HDI) || It is a measure of economic well- being. Sierra Leone's is .336 which is low. ||

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

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.

I think Sierra Leone is in need. They have good resources, but do not know how to use them. I think with assistance they could become a very well founded in terms of government. They do however need help getting the word out about the human rights in this country, because being located in Africa they probably have a history of many conflicts. Also I believe that women and children's rights in this country could be advertised more so that they can be helped. Also they have not been an independent country for long( since April 27, 1961) its government has not been very stable since. They have been on a series of political ups and downs from many military interventions, extreme brutality, and democratic rule since they became an independent country. They are not a landlocked country because its western side is surrounded by a body of water know as the Atlantic Ocean. They are not a very educated country as you can see from above and are a very poor country. Women are not suppose to be very smart, but more of the housewife type figure doing all of the jobs. Men are not very smart either compared to the rest of the world. They are also a very poor country as you can see from above. They could use alot of aid and could use as much support and help as they can get!

As you research your “Aid to Africa” organization, be sure to consider the following:  1. How long has the organization been in existence? Since October 11, 2001 when friends of the UN had a youth writing contest for ages 8-18 and three winners went to the UN headquarters in Geneva to receive their awards.

 2. Who founded it? Educator and school principle Mary Shuttleworth founded it.

 3. Where is it headquartered? Many of its large meetings are held at different UN headquarters around the world because they are partnered with the UN, but I do not think they have there own headquarters.

 4. What is its purpose? To teach young children and the youth of the world about human rights and how they are not being reached.

 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? It is addressing human rights all over the world and ways we can help make these rights affective, because now all over the world these rights are not being followed.

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

 8. How does the organization raise money for its efforts? Many fundraisers and donations from other organizations such as friends of the UN and UNICEF.

 9. What is your organization's budget?

 10. How much of the money it collects for Africa is used for overhead (expenses)? Alot of it but dome is used for supplies to teach about these human rights.

 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? <span style="color: rgb(26, 143, 20); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 12. How would you rate your organization's efforts? Has it done "a good job?" Yes I think it is doing a good job because it has expanded to all over the world and is really teaching youth about the human rights of the world.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 13. Do you think donating money to your organization is worthwhile? Yes because it is teaching kids about the horrible and bad things going on in the world and how to help.