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Comm block 6 group 7
*see sidebar for site links (Brochures, Bibliography, etc.)
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Contact Info
| Group Members: |
E-mail: |
Phone: |
| Taylor Barry |
tlb4x@virginia.edu |
(860) 966-8787 |
| Chelsea Day |
cnd7b@virginia.edu |
(540) 746-6484 |
| Jack Eakin |
jwe5e@virginia.edu |
(615) 294-7353 |
| Avery Oldfield |
aeo7b@virginia.edu |
(804) 347-0900 |
| Andrew Straitman |
ajs7g@virginia.edu |
(302) 383-5343 |
Important Due Dates
March 24: Brochures
March 31: Course Project Proposed Organization
April 7: Annotated Bibliography
April 21: Cross Cultural Briefings
Facts about Mozambique
- Full name: The Republic of Mozambique
- Population: 21.4 million (via UN, 2007)
- Capital: Maputo
- Area: 812,379 sq km (313,661 sq miles)
- Major languages: Portuguese (official), Makua-Lomwe, Tsonga, Shona, Swahili
- Major religions: Indiginous beliefs, Islam, Christianity
- Life expectancy: 42 years (men), 42 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 metical (plural meticais) = 100 centavos
- Main exports: Seafood, cotton
- GNI per capita: US $310 (World Bank, 2006)
- Infant mortality: 102/1,000
- 5.3 children born per woman
- 1.3 million living with aids
- Minimum legal salary: 60 dollars per month.
- Devestating flood in 2003
- 88% of arable land is still uncultivated
- More than 80% of poor households live in rural areas
- More than two-thirds of rural Mozambicans are illiterate
- Portuguese is official language, and most Mozambicans speak English as a second or even third language
Links Concerning Poverty in Mozambique
http://poverty2.forumone.com/files/Mozambique_PRSP.pdf
http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/english/regions/africa/moz/index.htm
Guys, ruralpovertyportal.org is a great site....there is Mozambique specific stuff as well more region and world focused data/analysis
USE THIS!!!! this is a google map, click/select Mozambique and you'll get tons of facts/links
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html#Intro
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/mozambique_statistics.html
PDF Files Concerning Poverty in Mozambique
determinants of poverty.pdf
poverty in mozam.pdf
Links Concerning Global Poverty in General
http://www.commissionforafrica.org/english/report/thereport/english/11-03-05_cr_chapter_2.pdf
http://www.paris21.org/betterworld/setting.htm
Poverty Reduction Strategies
Maps of Mozambique (links to googleMap)
Video of Life in Mozambique, "A Day in the Life of Tambuzai - Experience Poverty"
Click to link to rural poverty examination of Mozambique
Mozambique Aid Organization Resources
http://www.villagereach.org/Last_Mile_Report_Spring_2006.htm#Expansion
http://www.technoserve.org/work_impact/locations/mozambique.aspx?gclid=CLfp_4LftZICFRFBFQodHwefRw#moreabout
http://www.africare.org/wherewework/mozambique/index.php
http://www.villagereach.org/MOZ_project.htm
http://esperanca.org/mozambique.html
TechnoServe Video
Our Chosen Aid Organization is TechnoServe
TechnoServe Video
Information about NGOs in Mozambique
http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=3939
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Comments (8)
Jack said
at 8:44 pm on Mar 12, 2008
Hey guys, I just noticed that another group in our block is doing Nicaragua. Also, I think doing the US would work but be quite a challenge. Any other ideas for countries?
Anonymous said
at 9:25 am on Mar 13, 2008
i agree with jack on the difficulty aspect...
Anonymous said
at 2:15 pm on Mar 13, 2008
i think we should do nicaragua...avery has some experience with the country and I don't think the fact that another group is doing Nicaragua is a bad thing, we'll just do it better.
thoughts?
Anonymous said
at 2:14 pm on Mar 17, 2008
Mozambique it is.
Anonymous said
at 11:02 am on Mar 21, 2008
hey guys- will you compile all of the world poverty info and send it to me? thanks
Anonymous said
at 5:36 pm on Mar 21, 2008
Hey guys, we were talking about doing different questions/issues for the 2nd brochure. have we figured out what those might be?
Jack said
at 1:12 pm on Mar 23, 2008
I am messing around with the site and moved all of our info from the "Peak Oil" presentation to its own page. I like the idea of keeping the front page to the basics and having several pages other than the home page. See you guys this afternoon.
Jack said
at 9:03 pm on Mar 23, 2008
Hey guys, I figured out how to compress the brochure to a manageable size while still looking good. It's on the linked page. Let me know what you think. I haven't messed around with trying to go places when you click on the image or anything like that. Since it is uploaded as two separate images, the easiest thing looks like its going to be linking to two different webpages or something else.
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