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=CLARA AND MARYBETHANY'S PAGE! = =media type="custom" key="3711391"= =**storyboard 3.12** = Malawi research worksheet: //male:// 94.69 deaths/1,000 live births //female:// 86.35 deaths/1,000 live births //male:// 43.74 years //female:// 43.15 years //male:// 76.1% //female:// 49.8%
 * Name of country: Malawi
 * Population size (2008) –14 million
 * Per capita GDP: $80
 * Main exports: tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood, products, apparel
 * Main imports: food, petroleum products, semi-manufactures, consumer goods, and transportation equipment
 * Resources: limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite
 * Main ethnic groups and religions: Ethnic groups: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European Religions: Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%,
 * Unemployment rate: NA
 * Infant mortality rate: //total:// 90.55 deaths/1,000 live births
 * Life expectancy: //total population:// 43.45 years
 * Literacy rate: //total population:// 62.7%
 * Human Development Index (HDI): .437


 * Malawi: **

Malawi is among the least developing countries, It is in southeast Africa. With the population of 14 million, and with a horrific living condition, the death rate is increasing more and more. More than half the population of Malawi is below the poverty line. Malawi's population is decreasing dramatically from the disease Tuberculosis, which is a disease that is deadly to many people although many have lived through it. HIV/AIDS is also a deadly disease that has spread throughout Malawi. Diseases are a main issue for Malawi that tens of thousands of people die from and it needs to be fixed. Malawi is also prone to have natural disasters, such as drought or heavy rain fall. The life expectancy is an average of 43, which is due to the poor living conditions and a bad economy. Malawi is a diverse country with many different ethnic groups such as; Chewa,Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, and European. Along with ethnic groups there are even main languages in Malawi. Unlike the diversity with their ethnic groups and languages, there religions are in a small range with Christianity, and Muslim being the main religion but mostly Christian. Having a lot of different ethnic groups can lead to a lot of violence and conflict.   **Project HOPE:** Who is William B. Walsh? William B. Walsh is the founder of Project HOPE, he established this foundation when he first saw innocent people dying from harsh diseases and strong poverty. William started this organization in 1958. He started working with the U.S. Navy into transforming their hospital ship to the S.S. HOPE. Dr. Walsh gathered a medical team of 150 nurses and 100 doctors. The SS HOPE worked from 1960 to 1974 for a total of 14 years. The purpose of SS HOPE was to be available for any person in need of any medical assistance. The SS HOPE helped people and children with diseases from tuberculosis to HIV/AIDS. As SS HOPE grew older it also grew bigger with volenteers helping from around the world. As SS HOPE travels the word on a mission to help with medical care along with teaching people about their health and the people around them.

Project HOPE still travels around the world more efficiently by moving faster and helping more people each visit. When you contribute to Project HOPE your money is supplying people in poverty with education and health appliances. With the land based mission they can help in; Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, and Mozambique and those are just the countries in Africa. They also help in Russia, Central Eastern Europe, Asia, The Middle East, The Americas, and the Caribbean. Project HOPE is set apart from other project/ organizations because your money will not go to waste and research shows that for every year 92% of every dollar raised went to life saving programs and only 8% went to management and fund raising. Project HOPE served people in need of any assistance and do not discriminate against anyone for any reason. Project HOPE also provides equal opportunities for applicants for employment.

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Websites and Sources:  1)HOPE Department of Defense Partnership. 4 Mar. 2009 <http://www.projecthope.org/wherewehelp/hopenavyprograms.asp>. <span style="color: rgb(39, 42, 44);">__2)Health and Hope for Tomorrow__. <http://www.projecthope.org/>. __3)History__. <http://www.projecthope.org/ourmission/history.asp>. __4)Volunteering with Project HOPE__. <http://www.projecthope.org/joinhope/volunteer.asp>. __5)Voyages of S.S. HOPE, 1960-1974__. <http://americanhistory.si.edu/hope/02hope.htm>. __6)Africa : Malawi__. <http://www.projecthope.org/wherewehelp/africa/malawi.asp>. __7)Country Profile : Malawi__. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1068913.stm>.