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=Africa Country Research=

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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 || Uganda ||
 * Population size || 30,262,610 ||
 * Per capita GDP || $1,454 ||
 * Main exports || Coffee bean/ Coffee ||
 * Main imports || Pharmaceuticals ||
 * Resources || copper, cobalt, limestone, salt ||
 * Main ethnic groups || Baganda, Banyakole, other ||
 * Primary religions || Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim ||
 * Unemployment rate || NA% ||
 * Infant mortality rate || 65.99 deaths/1,000 live births ||
 * Life expectancy || 52.34 years ||
 * Literacy rate || 66.8% ||
 * Human Development Index (HDI) || Low, shows the quality of life ||

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. After my research on the country of Uganda, I have found out that they are a mid-sized country, who is in desperate need of medical, economic, and food help. They have many of their people dying because of malnurishment and disease. Their unemployment rate is so low that they do not know what percentage of the population is without work. If [|The Hunger Project], continues to help Uganda, than they may soon be fixed and continue to become a developed country. 1. How long has the organization been in existence? 32 years

2. Who founded it? Werner Erhard, John Denver, Bob Fuller, Joan Holmes, Dana Meadows and Roy Prosterman

3. Where is it headquartered? Toronto, Ontario, Canada

4. What is its purpose? To feed the hungry people of rural areas of Africa

5. Does it provide assistance just to Africa, or is it active around the world? No, they work in 4 different continents, a total of thirteen countries

6. Which problem(s) is it addressing in Africa? Hunger, malnutrition, and therefore the death rate

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

8. How does the organization raise money for its efforts? They receive donations from people who are willing and caring worldwide

9. What is your organization's budget? Not Findable

10. How much of the money it collects for Africa is used for overhead (expenses)? 39% of The Hunger Project's money goes to Africa, this is the highest percentage of any country or region that the 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? The Hunger Project has been getting great reviews, people are very happy with their work, even the people that have a computer by an area that was recently helped have spoken about how happy the people are 12. How would you rate your organization's efforts? Has it done "a good job?" The Hunger Project has done a great job, I would rate my organization a 9/10 13. Do you think donating money to your organization is worthwhile? Donating to The Hunger Project would a very smart and good investment, I hope that you do donate to The Hunger Project