Zambia

Unfortunately, however, the teachers there are only teaching them based off their memory and what they knew. It was sad to see students who value their education so highly, not receiving the education they deserved. My ultimate dream is to go back to Zambia, Africa and set up schools in villages and place well educated teachers there to impact these students lives. Think of how much the government and their society would improve if everyone received a proper education! However, my plans changed…

The victims must always know the safe areas in the house, beware of when danger is about to happen. Call the police for help, let neighbors, friends, family so, they can help. Always have a bag ready. There are several outlets that will help abuse victims such as, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, VAWnet: The National Online Resources Center on Violence Against Women. Additionally, there are shelters for battered women. A survey was done by the WHO a multi-country study on…

GDP per person. My observations reflect the concept because countries with higher income per person (such at The United States, Germany, or the UK) tend to have higher life expectancy rates than countries with lower income per person rates (such as Zambia, Afghanistan, or Nepal) over time. My observations also show that as the income per person in developed countries goes up the life expectancy rate goes…

In Between: An examination of three anthropologists’ moments of liminality Liminality is a term used in anthropology to describe a period of transition concerning social structure and understanding. Liminality consists of a pre-liminal state, a liminal period, and a communitas state. The pre-liminal state is characteristically defined as a time when events occur under specific conditions that start to press against an individual’s normal social structure and thought process. The liminal period…

it's a living hell. In 2000 war broke out in the DRC my family and I lost everything including many friends and family members due to war. We spent 2 years in the Congo moving from place to place for safety. But, in 2002 we went to refugee camp in Zambia where we lived for four years. While in refugee camp waiting to be rescued 3 of my sisters were raped and one of them gave birth to a boy who's now 11. These predicament situations are hard to talk about without dropping a tear. We spent 6…

talking about 5 themes of geography and how they are connected to my country. Mozambique is a country within Africa below the Sahara desert or the "Hot" desert. Mozambiaque is bordered by many different countries such as Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It aslo has marine boarders such as Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte Island (France). The absolute location of Mozambique is 25.9500° S, 32.5833° E. Mozambique has a tropical climate with 2 seasons. They have a wet season…

Humanity is constantly looking for ways to expand, whether it is in a state’s population our in the territory a state possesses. Even today, when humanity has begun to over fill the earth we continue to build giant skyscrapers and look to the stars for new territory. But this is not a new practice, when Christopher Columbus stumbled upon the ‘New World’ in 1492 this caused the western world to flood with excitement, this lead to countless states sending expeditions in an attempt to grab up as…

The Myth of The Economic Partnership Agreements As the contracts between the European Unions (EU) and African nations (AU), the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) creates a significant shift in the trading aspects within two parties, aiming at boosting the economic development in Africa and promoting the regional integration (“Economic Partnership Agreement with West Africa”). Regional integration covers the increase in economic, the institutional, and political linkages between the…

Over a summer during high school, I had the opportunity to travel to the country of Zambia. It was there that I was exposed to a completely different lifestyle. I have seen children dying from malnutrition. My ears have heard the shrieks and cries of babies suffering from malaria, because their parents simply could not afford the $2…

Americans overacted of Ebola shows fear affect people’s judgement and cause hysteria. A report from CNN stated “A middle school principal ...who went to his brother's funeral in Africa[Zambia] is now on a weeklong paid vacation. Because parents pulled their kids out of school…once they learned of the trip. Zambia, which has reported a total of zero Ebola cases” ( Mendoza, Ahmed 2014). Moreover, there were only eight confirmed cases in U.S who had direct contact with Ebola. Since Ebola is a…