Mali and Niger Aid Flashcards
what happened in 2004?
IN 2004 subsistence farmers were hit with a double problem: severe drought
Plague of locusts
This virtually destroyed all their crops.
results?
3.3 million were at serious risk of food shortage. 800,000 of which are children.
What aid was given?
UNCEF: $270,000 to treat 14,000 malnourished children.
245 cereal banks were opened, loans of goats to enrich diet and twice a year vitamin supplements to all children.
UK: gave £3 million to world food programmes
Each 1 million was enough 200,000 for a month.(in 2005)
in 2006 the UK gave another £2 million in emergency aid to support the diet of families
Development aid?
Oxfam supported 48 primary schools on the border between the two countries in 2004 4053 kids went to school 1818 were girls (45%) .the ratio of books went from 1:5 to 2:3.
