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1 Revision – A Case Study of an LDC - Malawi
L/O: Summarise the Malawian Case Study Revision Style

2 Malawi Originally known as Nyasaland, and ruled by the British from Joined with North and South Rhodesia to create Central African Federation. It became a republic in Ruled by Doctor Hastings Banda. Now a multiparty democracy.

3 What do I see..? HDI Rank 164/177 GDP per capita $646
Population living below $2 a day 77% Life expectancy male 40 years Doctors per 100,000 people 2 HIV/AIDS 17% Explain what you see, evoke passion through the statistics...

4 A multiplier effect of problems...
On the board talk through the multiplier effects of having a drought and emphasise the problems for Malawi. 40% of the population are in need to emergency food supplies.

5 What do these facts and figures relate to?
1 million 90,000 1 million. Less than 40 What do these facts and figures relate to? 1 million infected with HIV, 90,000 deaths a year 1 million orphans, ½ of them have HIV life expectancy less than 40.

6 Dense population 115 people per square km
Dense population 115 people per square km. High population growth rate -2.6% each year. 5.7 births per woman.

7 Describe and explain the trends on the graph...
Steps “4” success: Describe and explain the trends on the graph...

8 Playing devils advocate...
AIDS is a good thing for Malawi...justify this statement.

9 How can Malawi solve its problems?

10 Light at the end of a long tunnel??
Classified as a low income country as debts rose to 300% of its income. Eligible under the HIPC scheme but failed to meet conditions under the IMF. Recently £2 billion of debts scrapped. Now can begin to improve public service and welfare. Achieving the MDGs. Light at the end of a long tunnel??


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