Category: Africa
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The World of Seven Billion
National Geographic has a fascinating interactive map on its website that gives some valuable socio-economic perspective. The World of Seven Billion
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Sewing Her Way Out of Poverty
New York Times: Sewing Her Way Out of Poverty I came to Kenya partly to help make a PBS documentary about empowering women as a way to lift families and communities — men included — out of poverty. And I promptly met a prostitute-turned-businesswoman who epitomizes that theme. … … In Jamii Bora, Jane was…
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Saving African Rhinos: A Market Success Story
PERC: Saving African Rhinos: A Market Success Story By Michael 't-Sas Rolfes In 1900, the southern white rhinoceros was the most endangered of the five rhinoceros species. Less than 20 rhinos remained in a single reserve in South Africa. By 2010, white rhino numbers had climbed to more than 20,000, making it the most common…
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It’s thrilling: the rise of Africa’s amusement parks
Global Post: It's thrilling: the rise of Africa's amusement parks What Africa's booming middle class really wants is a roller coaster. … At least eight theme parks have opened or are scheduled to open in West Africa alone since 2000. The region’s roller coaster tycoons — some foreign, many local — brave one of the…
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How 28 poor countries escaped the poverty trap
Poverty Matters Blog: How 28 poor countries escaped the poverty trap Zambia and Ghana are the 27th and 28th countries the World Bank has reclassified as middle-income since the year 2000. … The World Bank did its annual assessment of poor countries last week. Low-income countries are those with average gross national incomes (GNIs) of…
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Neema. The Newest PCUSA Congregation in Kansas City.
How a Bible Study of 6-8 people started in 2003 becomes the first Swahili-English speaking-chartered church/congregation in Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). (Source)
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Shoot an Elephant, Save a Community
The following graph comes from Mark Perry at Carpe Diem. Perry is referencing this article, Shoot an Elephant, Save a Community. … Like many environmental groups, PETA is all about the "anti." In this case, it is anti-hunting. Its supporters rally against causes with easily identifiable "bad guys" such as corporations and hunters like Bob…
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Space photos lead to stunning discoveries in Egypt
The Star: Space photos lead to stunning discoveries in Egypt Images from a satellite perched hundreds of kilometres above Earth have fused modern technology and ancient wonder, leading to discoveries that experts are hailing as some of the great archeological finds in a century. “Seventeen lost pyramids!” exclaimed Kathlyn Cooney, an assistant professor of Egyptology…