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Global Poverty
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The Three Worlds First World Second World Third World
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What are the first words that come to mind when thinking about the Third World? The Third World
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Guess which countries were part of which empires in the past. Colony Empire AngolaGreat Britain CambodiaSpain EthiopiaThe Netherlands NamibiaGermany Pakistan France PhilippinesBelgium RwandaPortugal Surinam Zimbabwe Concepts of sustainability
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Angola - Portuguese Empire Cambodia - French Empire Ethiopia - Not colonized Namibia - German Empire Pakistan - British Empire Philippines - Spanish Empire Rwanda - Belgian Empire Surinam - Dutch Empire Zimbabwe - British Empire Answers
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Some of Britain’s Colonies Antigua Australia Bahamas Barbados Botswana Burma Canada Kenya Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Dominica Fiji Gambia Hong Kong India Ireland Jamaica Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritius Nigeria Palestine Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) New Zealand Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sudan Swaziland Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Uganda Solomon Islands
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How many people worldwide live on less than $1.25 a day? A.50,000 people B.300,000 people C.1.4 billion people D.1.9 billion people Global Poverty
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How many people worldwide live on less than $1.25 a day? Answer = C: 1.4 billion people Global Poverty
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How many school age children do not receive formal education at present? A.10,000 million B.700,000 children C.20 million children D.69 million children Global Poverty
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How many school age children do not receive formal education at present? Answer = D: 69 million children Global Poverty
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In sub-Saharan Africa (Africa’s southern countries) how many children die before reaching their fifth birthday? A.1 in 7 children B.1 in 20 children C.1 in 100 children D.1 in 500 children Global Poverty
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In sub-Saharan Africa (Africa’s southern countries) how many children die before reaching their fifth birthday? Answer = A: 1 in7 children Global Poverty
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How many women die each year from complications in childbirth? A.1500 women B.20,000 women C.350,000 women D.600,000 women Global Poverty
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How many women die each year from complications in childbirth? Answer = C: 350,000 women Global Poverty
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How many people worldwide have no access to clean drinking water? A.35,000 people B.900,000 people C.884 million people D.950 million people Global Poverty
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How many people worldwide have no access to clean drinking water? Answer = C: 884 million people Global Poverty
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How many people worldwide have no access to hygiene facilities? A.70,000 people B.800,000 people C.1.5 billion people D.2.6 billion people Global Poverty
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How many people worldwide have no access to hygiene facilities? Answer = D: 2.6 billion people Global Poverty
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Should we be concerned about the abject poverty seen in parts of the world? Do those who live in wealthy, developed countries have a responsibility to extend aid to developing countries? Discuss in your groups and record your answers. Global Poverty: Whose Responsibility?
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You work for the British Government’s Overseas Development Department. You have a budget of £100 million to divide between four needy countries. However, the roots of the problems faced in these countries are very varied. How would you distribute the money? Development Aid
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1.Cambodia 2. Ethiopia The Countries 3. Pakistan 4. Zimbabwe
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