Welcome to Africa… colonialism, tradition, culture, war, political strife… all collide

Do Now How could education help improve Africa and its current problems? Explain your answer.

Information Africa Unit - last days on the Africa Unit Grades are being updated - more to be entered this week - progress reports

Current Events Liberia reopens border - ends the Ebola curfew - travel across border permitted Al-Shabaab - threatens mall attacks - Taliban calls for attack on Mall of America

Do Now How could education help improve Africa and its current problems? Explain your answer.

Colonization of Africa Reasons for colonization - imperialism of developed nations - exploitation of resources - desire for territory - spread of culture (religion) Results: - destruction of tradition - unstable and corrupt governments - genocide - broken economies

Many Problems remain Economic issues - infrastructure missing (roads, airports, etc…) - lack of access to technology (aids development) - debt (left from colonizers, no money) - one commodity (agriculture product or raw material) - lack of factories and manufacturing centers

Education Issues Money for Education - too much debt - no funding - no resources Conflicts - prevent schooling - destroyed system Brain Drain - the educated leave - go where money is

Africa: Health Crisis Cholera - bacteria infection - poor sanitation - lack of clean water severe vomiting and diarrhea If Untreated - generally fatal Crisis - Zimbabwe

Africa: Health Crisis Malaria - disease caused by mosquitoes - 90% of world cases in Africa Chills and fever - often fatal, untreated - drug resistant strains High infant mortality rate - other young children

Africa: Health Crisis Measles - lack of vaccinations - poor medical system - lack of resources Tuberculosis - respiratory disease Sleeping Sickness - caused by Tsetse Flies - brain swelling - Congo

Africa: Health Crisis AIDS/HIV - origins of disease from Africa million people in sub-Saharan Africa have disease Treatment - expensive - lack of medical expertise - requires world support

Africa: AIDS epidemic Education - about the spread of the disease - prevention HIV testing - more widespread Economic Issues - sick people can’t work - lack of workers prevent industrialization

TOTD and Learning Scale What effects do diseases, lack of education, and economic issues have on the development of Africa? How can the world help African countries develop and enter the “21 st Century?” Learning Scale: Rate your understanding of the objectives based on the learning scale.