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=**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/ Storyboard 3.4 Bibliography 3.4
 * Name of country || Sudan ||
 * Population size || 39,379,358 ||
 * Per capita GDP || $2,086 ||
 * Main exports || oil, cotton, and sesame ||
 * Main imports || foods, manufactored goods, refinery, and transport equipment ||
 * Resources || iron, copper, chromium, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, and gold ||
 * Main ethnic groups || Black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, Foreigners 2%, and other 1% ||
 * Primary religions || Muslim and Christains ||
 * Unemployment rate || 18.7% ||
 * Infant mortality rate || 62 deaths/1000 births ||
 * Life expectancy || 56 male/59 female ||
 * Literacy rate || 71% male/52% female ||
 * Human Development Index (HDI) || .521, which is pretty low because out of 177 countries they are 147 . ||

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. As I was researching I found that Sudan needs a lot of help in many areas especially in medical help because of the very harsh and long lasting civil war. One thing I found interesting was that even that there is a very harsh war but there are still almost forty million people are living there. Sudan also needs economical help, nutrition help and food help, and they are very behind in development but one of the reasons they are behind is because of the civil war. Sudan is overflowing with resources so if somehow the war stops this country can turn it around with a lot of help. My point is Sudan needs help everywhere. As you research your “Aid to Africa” organization, be sure to consider the following:

1. How long has the organization been in existence? 1971

2. Who founded it? French doctors and journalist.

3. Where is it headquartered? 333 7th Avenue, Second Floor New York, New York 10001-5004

4. What is its purpose? Provides aid in nearly 60 countries to people survival is threated by violence, neglect, health care, and natural disasters.

5. Does it provide assistance just to Africa, or is it active around the world? Its active all around the world in nearly 60 countries.

6. Which problem(s) is it addressing in Africa? Violence, health care, malnutrition, and natural disasters.

7. Does it provide assistance to just one or several countries in Africa? Many doctors and volunteers go to the countries bring supples and help the people out.

8. How does the organization raise money for its efforts? They have people give money and they also have fund raisers.

9. What is your organization's budget? They spend most of there money on the medical and health care issues around the world.

10. How much of the money it collects for Africa 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? It has been getting great reports for example they won the Noble Peace Prize in 1999. 12. How would you rate your organization's efforts? Has it done "a good job?" I think they have been doing a great job and there efforts have been seen. 13. Do you think donating money to your organization is worthwhile? For sure, because they use there money very wisely and they have been doing it so long they know what to do.