global development

Question 1

How much do Ethiopian farmers earn per kg of coffee?

Answer 1

2–4 birr.

Question 2

How much does a cup of coffee cost in the UK/USA?

Answer 2

$2.90 (~25 birr).

Question 3

What’s the goal of Fairtrade?

Answer 3

Cut out middlemen, give farmers fair prices, and improve their quality of life.

Question 4

Name a company working with Ethiopian cooperatives.

Answer 4

Taylors of Harrogate with Oromia Cooperative Union.

Question 5

How does Fairtrade impact local communities?

Answer 5

Higher wages = better schools, healthcare, and food — breaks the poverty cycle.

Question 6

How much did the UK give Nigeria in 2016?

Answer 6

£263 million.

Question 7

What does the 5-Year MNCH Programme focus on?

Answer 7

Better birth attendance, immunisations, antenatal care — saves women and children.

Question 8

What NGO works in Nigeria and what does it do?

Answer 8

ActionAid – promotes girls’ education, tackles gender inequality, recruits female teachers.

Question 9

What was the HIPC Initiative?

Answer 9

Launched in 1996 by IMF & World Bank to reduce debt for the poorest countries.

Question 10

What happened in Zambia in 2006 due to debt relief?

Answer 10

Free healthcare introduced in rural areas.

Question 11

Why was this important?

Answer 11

65% of people lived on <$1/day. A health clinic visit used to cost more than a day’s income!

Question 12

What does Grameen Bank offer?

Answer 12

Small loans (as low as $20) to help people start businesses.

Question 13

Who are the majority of clients?

Answer 13

Women – 94% of borrowers.

Question 14

How many people does the bank support globally?

Answer 14

$1.3 billion lent to 2.5 million people; 7000 micro-lenders supported.

Question 15

What’s the wider impact?

Answer 15

Boosts rural economy, reduces gender inequality, empowers women.

Question 16

What’s the DRIP Project about?

Answer 16

Low-cost rainwater harvesting using tanks made from sun-baked bricks and waterproof cement.

Question 17

How many tanks were built?

Answer 17

700+ tanks, helping 7000+ people.

Question 18

What are the benefits?

Answer 18

Improved food security, more self-sufficiency, ability to grow fruit/veg, better nutrition.

Question 19

What is a sand dam?

Answer 19

A small dam built into a seasonal riverbed to trap and store water underground.

Question 20

What are the benefits of sand dams?

Answer 20

Clean water, less pollution, better crop growth, more kids in school (less time fetching water).

Question 21

How many are built in Kenya each year?

Answer 21

130.

Question 22

What do desalination plants do?

Answer 22

Remove salt from seawater to produce drinking water.

Question 23

Where are they common?

Answer 23

Australia, Japan, Spain, UAE, Kuwait.

Question 24

Why aren’t they used everywhere?

Answer 24

Expensive – mostly viable only in HICs.

Question 25

How much did Australia spend on them?

Answer 25

$13 billion — can supply 30% of water in 5 major cities.

Question 26

What fraction of young child deaths in Africa are due to malaria?

Answer 26

Over ¼ (25%).

Question 27

Besides death, what long-term impacts can malaria have on children?

Answer 27

Brain damage, convulsions, and reduced development/schooling.

Question 28

What % of Ghana’s GDP is lost annually to malaria?

Answer 28

1–2%.

Question 29

What does malaria do to Africa’s overall economic growth?

Answer 29

Slows it by around 1.3% per year.

Question 30

How much income does the average malaria-stricken family spend on the disease?

Answer 30

Over 25% of their income.

Question 31

How does malaria affect farming families?

Answer 31

They harvest only 40% of the crops compared to healthy families.

Question 32

How much schooling can be affected by repeated malaria infections?

Answer 32

Up to 60% of children's schooling.