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What is Africa?
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What Five Words Would You Use Describe Africa Today?
Write them on your sheet of paper and explain why.
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Does Africa Look Like This?
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…Or like this?
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What’s the Diff.?
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I say, I say…Where are we? Houston, Texas, United States
London, England, United Kingdom Nairobi, Kenya Johannesburg, South Africa
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If you said: 2 - London 4 - Johannesburg 1 – Houston 3 - Nairobi
You’re the skyline picture contest champion of the world. Congratulations…the check for your prize money is in the mail.
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Africa Is… Diverse The 2nd largest continent and 2nd most populace
Home to more than 1,000 indigenous languages The place of residence for 15% of the world’s people A place of over 800 ethnic groups
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Oh Thank You, Thank You, Thank You…
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Thank you, Part Deux
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But Africa Still Struggles
Colonialism and its effects Africa 1914
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More Struggles Poverty and hardships Corruption and genocide
50% of the population is in poverty Malnutrition, illiteracy ( >50% in many places), disease (HIV/Aids) Sub-Saharan live on less than .70 a day Corruption and genocide Rwanda and Sudan
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