Social Issues In Sub-Saharan Africa

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Social Issues In Sub-Saharan Africa Past & Present

Imperialism Causes Effects on the People Hostile takeover by outsiders Like colonization but on entire continent Effects on the People Apartheid Damages Culture Total dependency Tension and civil wars

Poverty Causes Effect on the People Rampant (all over) 3 parts Hunger Money Not getting needs met Psychological effect of never getting out of poverty Effect on the People Hunger Unsanitary living

Cycle of Poverty

Hunger Causes Effect on the People Caused by poverty Solved by using genetically modified foods Effect on the People Famine/Starvation Eventual Death

AIDS Causes Effect on the People Virus that begins as HIV Effects the immune system Spreads due to lack of knowledge/no medication Effect on the People Destroys families Entire generation wiped out (population model)

Child Soldiers Causes Effects 120,000 to 250,000 child soldiers in Africa today Considered cheap and easy to control Males and female children Effects Psychological problems with children Families killed to cut ties

Genocide in Rwanda Causes Effect on the People Tribal War in 1994 Killing of Tutsi by the Hutu people Effect on the People 2 million Hutu fled = displacement 1 million deaths Outside ignorance; lack of involvement

Genocide in Darfur Causes Effect on the People Current in the Sudan Government refusal to admit its happening now Government attempt to get rid of ‘disloyal’ citizens Effect on the People Outside learned from Rwanda Death Displaced native peoples Split into 2 countries: Sudan & South Sudan

Infant Mortality Rate Causes Effect on the People Death of babies before age 1 More in Africa than anywhere else in the world Due to malnutrition; sick mothers Effect on the People Psychological: Mothers lose children

Women’s Rights Causes Effect on the People Role in the home No rights to protect self and/or body Part of culture Effect on the People Women feel hopeless, no choices Fighting back; changing the future

War Causes Effect on the People Civil Wars are Brutal Land disputes due to borders made by Europeans Effect on the People Injury/Death

Oil Causes Effect on the People Dangerous drilling Abuses the land Government does not help Effect on the People Death Dangerous to live in/by

Diamonds Causes Effect on the People Money made is used to fund military action Government does not help the people Dangerous extraction Effect on the People Injury/Death Forced Labor Live in fear

Assignment On separate sheet of paper – 10 sentences total. Must be complete sentences and grammatically correct. Must answer the following questions: Which problem do you think is the worst for Africa? What are the causes associated with this problem? What effects does this problem have on Africa? How would you fix the problem if you could do something for Africa?