Africa by Cher Ellis

Ethiopia

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Contemporary Africa Using 5 Essays

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AFRICAN HISTORY:

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The Sahara Desert: Hot Sands of Africa

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Nelson Mandela, South Africa's Revered Statesman And Anti-Apartheid Hero, Dies

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African Singers Use Music To Raise Ebola Awareness

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GHANA

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BOTSWANA

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MOROCCO

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South Africa

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Africa: Physical Geography

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HIV/AIDS: A Crisis in Africa

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Finding Safe Water in Rwanda

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Millennium Villages Project

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Millenium Villages

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Food For Thought: Nourishing Young Bodies and Minds in Sauri, Kenya

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The United Nations Millennium Project

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Jackson Attwood Nile River Facts

CherLamoureux — 2015-01-04 04:06:11 UTC

This article explains how the Nile river, found in africa and running through many countries such as, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kongo, and Kenya, played an imprtanr role in the early times of Egypt, and all of Africa really. It says how the Egyptians made good use of the river by planting crops and using it as a main water source. But it wasn't always the best use. I often flooded, drowning crops, or ran dry, causing famine and drought. But I also know from knowledge i already had, that the east side of the Nile was said to be a prosperous place while the west was full of death. The Egyptians often buried their dead on the west side of the river. So, we can see how the Nile river had shaped ancient Egypt, with many aspects of their lives relying on the river, and their actual lives relying on it. The Nile was an extremely important part of ancient Egypt.

Kaia-A Family Saving for the Future

2015-01-07 15:02:59 UTC

This article is really interesting because this woman in Kenya has a tree farm it's amazing because access to drinking water went from 7% in 2005 to 94% in 2010. She sells water to her neighbors to cover her own monthly water bill. She uses the nursery income alone to pay her kid's school fees.

It makes you realize how much we take water for granted. Great comment. Ms. Ellis

Emily Bentley

2015-01-07 15:03:55 UTC

Cameroon article

This article was about the basic facts of Cameroon. I learned that Cameroon is a very small country with very large population. I also learned that it is not just dessert, its rainforest too.

James

2015-01-07 15:04:09 UTC

South Africa

Tribes were established in South Africa in the 1400. One of the main languages in South Africa is Zulu. South Africa is twice the size of Texas and it's main exports are gold and diamonds.

Were you aware of their gold and diamond resources? Ms. E

Blake

2015-01-07 15:04:12 UTC

Kenya

The population is 45,010,056 .

The offical language is Swahili and English.

Millions of people go to Kenya to to see the vast savannas and the wide range of animals. The Kenya government has made more then 50 reserves for the animals . In Kenya there are some animals that are only in Kenya and there habitat is in the forest.

Izzy

macdougallia — 2015-01-07 15:04:13 UTC

African Singers use Music to Spread Ebola Awareness.

Though the global fear of Ebola has been minimized, the disease is still at large in West Africa. As of December 3, the disease has infected about 15,000 and killed 6,202. Some of Africa's best known musicians came together and wrote a song about Ebola prevention and was meant to educate listeners and give them hope.

Aryana- Kenya Artical

2015-01-07 15:04:55 UTC

The Kenya article was very interesting because it tough me a lot of facts. Some facts were that they have many elephants, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, hippos, rhinos. Also there are 6o different languages spoksen in Kenya. Another thing I learned is that school is free for kids but most kids don't have time to go to class so they don't go to school. One question I have is what is the name of the money they use. Also I want to know what there life spand is.

Devyn

2015-01-07 15:05:01 UTC

Nelson Mandela was 98 years old when he died. I think that he was a very inspirational person who did really great things for Africa. Nelson Mandela protested against the African government to end racism and poverty.

Eden-Clean water in Rwanda

2015-01-07 15:05:15 UTC

The article about getting safer water in Rwanda is really interesting because it shows how an organization is helping people in poor villages to get safe water so they can stop life threatening diseases. It also explains how much clean water helps with other things than your health such as economics and education.The organization is also teaching kids to get into a daily habit of washing their hands.y It's really important because it shows how lucky we are to have safe water.

Livi Water in Rewanda

2015-01-07 15:06:05 UTC

This is a article that expands your thinking on what we really have, we have education, water, sanitation, and employment. They have none of these. Organizations that helps the people in these countries with the important things to get them through, and help prevent child mortality.

Tyler Seeley - Sahara Desert

seeleytb — 2015-01-07 15:06:41 UTC

While reading this article, I found out that its landscape and sublandscape are very diverse, having subterranean water streams and mountains, volcanoes, and bodies of water.

I also learned that there are few living organisms, but there are many species of the organisms that live there (over 300 species of birds in the Sahara).

Grace L.-Water in Rewanda

2015-01-07 15:09:14 UTC

This article is about how people in Africa are eating sick and getting diseases because their water is not sanitary, and the hygene is not good. There is an organization called the Millennium Village project that is helping Africa install pipes to distribute clean water through out countries. They are also helping about half a million people become more sanitary, and teaching them how to use this clean water correctly.

Hannah Detter - Cameroon

2015-01-07 15:09:16 UTC

The article about Cameroon explained the general facts about this country. The main languages are French and English, although Cameroon is a remarkably diverse country. Cameroon has a triangular shape. Some animals there are screaming red and green monkeys while in the US we do not have those. The Waza national park is meant to protect many of the animals that live in Cameroon. The name "Cameroon" came from cameros, or pawns, that some explorers found in the 15th century in the Wouri River.

Carson

2015-01-07 15:09:58 UTC

Nile

While reading this I reaized how poor

the people in egypt were because it said that 50% of the population lives on the nile because there is not enough fresh water for everybody

Cameron Ternet- Ebola Singers

2015-01-07 15:10:12 UTC

I think it is great that people are using their talent to raise awareness for a world problem.

Ethan Fox

2015-01-07 15:10:26 UTC

In the article it told me about how kids and adults were suffering from poverty and it was happening to families all over that part of the country.They had to walk miles for water.It also said that people were dieing from childbirth and malaria everyday because they don't have enough things to help them.

Jack Tripp - kenya

2015-01-07 15:12:45 UTC

In this article I learned about all about Kenya including the history, nature, and geography

Peyton Burke

blankesk — 2015-01-07 15:13:15 UTC

While reading the article about Ghana I learned that the official name of Ghana is the Republic of Ghana. Ghana has a government style of a constitutional democracy. With a population of 24,399,838, the people of Ghana are packed in a country slightly smaller than the state of Oregon. They speak over 7 languages and there are over 50 different ethnic groups.

Grace-Kenya

2015-01-07 15:13:45 UTC

Kenya has 45,010,056 people living within its borders. Millions of people visit Kenya to see the African Savanna. They mainly go to see the animals like lions,hippos and other animals. The Kenyan government has made over 50 reserves for these unique animals. Kenya has mountains and plains much like Colorado. Kenya was a colony of the UK from 1920-1963. Also scientists think that Kenya is the original birthplace of humans because the bones of one of the earliest human ancestors ever found were discovered in Kenya's Turkana Basin.

nicholas mancuso

2015-01-07 15:13:50 UTC

I think that it would be pretty hard to live in this dessert because of the heat and also because the sand blows so much that it would be hard to find someware to live without being covered in sand bro

Kai - Crisis in Africa

2015-01-07 15:14:15 UTC

The article I did was about the poverty in Africa. There are 300 million people in Africa living off of less than a dollar a day. 1/16 women die in child birth. Every thirty seconds a child dies from Malaria. Also, people have to walk miles just to get things like safe water to drink and firewood for cooking.

Joseph/Nile River

2015-01-07 15:14:28 UTC

Before reading this article I didn't know anything about the Nile River now I am an expert!

Josh-Kenya

2015-01-07 15:14:36 UTC

Kenya is located in East Africa and has 45,010,056 people there. They have a republic government and the terrain looks like it is from the movie. The terrain includes savanna, forest, desert, swamps and mountains. There are 60+ languages and most people speak more than one African language. Also, scientist think that the first people were created deep in the Kenyan forest.

Ashley- Nelson Mandela, South Africa's Revered Statesman And Anti-Apartheid Hero, Dies

2015-01-07 15:14:37 UTC

I think this is a fantastic article about Nelson Mandela's life. He was so determined, had a lot of persistance, and what was most astonishing to me was how one of the presidents said he could get out of jail if he gave up trying to make it equal between races, but Mandela never gave up, he was determined to make it equal. Nelson Mandela's death impacted a lot of people because his story was inspiring and will go on for generation after us.

He was an amazing man. A true hero. I love your comment. Ms. Ellis

Cameron E - Water In Rwanda

2015-01-07 15:14:38 UTC

The article I read was about how an organization was helping african countries strengthen their economy and get fresh water. This is very important because many people die because they do not get enough clean water. Every dollar counts!

People helping people. Love it. Ms. Ellis

Rachel A- Sahara Desert Article

2015-01-07 15:14:59 UTC

I think it is interesting that Timbuktu is slowly being covered by sand and many houses are already below ground level. Strong winds are constantly blowing sand from place to place and therefore the landscape is always changing.

Gabby D. -The Nile River

2015-01-07 15:16:17 UTC

The Nile River is 4132 miles long. The Nile River is so long it spreads across 10 countries in Africa. In 2004 the White Nile Expedition was to travel from the begging to the end of the river, it took them 4 months and 2 weeks!

Zach S

2015-01-07 15:16:22 UTC

Nile River facts

The Nile River is believed to be the longest river in the world at 4132 miles long.

Leynie Backes -The Nile River

2015-01-07 15:20:05 UTC

I have a passion for Ancient Egypt, so I know quite a bit about the Nile. However, I did not know that the Heliopolis (now known as Cairo) was so close to the Nile. Also, I had know idea that it was 6650 kilometers, and that it flowed through so many countries!

Kayla McManus -The Nile River

2015-01-07 15:59:05 UTC

The Nile river is the longest river in the world 4,132miles long. I now know a lot more about the Nile River.

Ashley Lawson- African singers use music to spread Ebola awareness

2015-01-07 15:59:11 UTC

I think it is very good and important that people are trying to save people from getting Ebola through song which I learned in the article. Many Africans listen and play songs so they will most likely listen to the ones that the Africans made about Ebola. They are encouraging people to be aware of what they do daily so that they can save more people which is amazing. The Africans learned that many people are getting Ebola by not taking simple precautions which they mention in the song.

Liam S

2015-01-07 15:59:31 UTC

The Nile River

10 different places connect to it and its the longest river in the world at 4,132 miles long.

Josh Smith - Ghana

2015-01-07 15:59:53 UTC

The article about Ghana is about the history, nature, geography, and culture. The main languages are English, Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, and Ewe, and the population is 24,399,838 people. There are over 50 different ethnic groups in Ghana, each with their own customs and languages. Also, the Volta River was dammed in the 1960s and created Lake Volta, one of the Earth’s largest artificial lakes.

Vicente Acuña - The Nile River

2015-01-07 16:00:02 UTC

I used to not know anything about the nile but ever since i read this article I know so much about it.

Grace Chapman- African singers use music to spread Ebola awareness

2015-01-07 16:00:28 UTC

I think that raising ebola awareness is a very good thing because it makes people aware of what is going on in the world. I really like that they are singing about the awareness because it makes it more interesting and people probably find more interest in listening to what people have to say if its in a song.

Nick D - South Africa

devynevans7 — 2015-01-07 16:00:40 UTC

South Africa is the richest country in Africa and they have over thirty different ethnic groups. The capitol of South Africa is Pretoria. In 2010 the population of South Africa was about 50,500,00 people. South Africa is about 1,220,000 square miles in size. The first inhabbiters of South Africa were the Zulu and Xhosa tribes they inhabbited the land since the 1400s. In 1886 gold is discoverd in Johannesburg making the city rich. In 1910 South Africa became an independent nation.

Payton Brgoch- Finding Safe Water in Rwanda

2015-01-07 16:00:55 UTC

Without water there is several diseases and poverty. Around 2 million kids die under the age of 5 because of different deathly diseases that can be prevented by drinking safe water.

Braxton Myers

rowelljd — 2015-01-07 16:01:30 UTC

Cameroon

This article has gave me facts and info i have never known about Cameroon. The population is 23,130,708 the government is Republic and Major Languages are French and English. The rain forests in Cameroon are home to many different types of animals from monkeys to gorillas, they also have very many types of birds from small sunbirds to giants eagles and hawks. Approximately 250 ethnic groups speaking about 270 languages and dialects make Cameroon a very mixed country.

Jayden Archer - Nile River Facts

2015-01-07 16:02:11 UTC

The nile river is the biggest river in the entire world. You cam find it cross 10 countries including Kenya, Eritrea, Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. The nile is approximately 4132 miles olng or 6650 kilometres. There are over 40 million people in an area called the Nile Delta region. That is aregion of land where the nile is close by. The nile has many important events tied to the Bible. It is a very important river.

Samantha Ketter- African singers use music to spread Ebola awareness

2015-01-07 16:02:22 UTC

Even though in the majority of the world the fear of Ebola has minimized, it is still taking over most of West Africa. As of December 3, it had infected 15,000, of which had taken 6,202 lives. This was mostly because the locals were not aware of the precautions they were to take. To lower the numbers, the best-known African musicians came together to perform and record the song "Africa Stop Ebola". This song is about what the people can do to protect and take care of themselves. Another strong message in the song is for everyone to trust the doctors, that they know they are only trying to help.

Jacob Barnum- The Sahara Desert

2015-01-07 16:03:04 UTC

This article surprised me a lot. In the southern half of the desert it is very hot and dry, but in the northern half it can get really cold. The article said that there isn't a lot of rain but it also said that many people drown because of extreme flooding in the area. I also thought it was weird that only one quarter of the desert is made up of sand dunes. The reset is made up of mountains, lakes, and other landforms.

Rachel Cox- A Family Saving for the Future

2015-01-07 16:03:15 UTC

This article is about a woman named Jennifer who lives in Kenya. She grows little baby-tree saplings to sell to her neighbors, who plant the trees to help restore hilltops. She also sells clean water from her pipes. She uses the funds to pay for her own water bills, and to raise her 10 children. With her new income, Jennifer managed to buy a cow, a cell phone, new furniture, and four sewing machine! Water pipes help the community by giving people access to fresh water. In just five years (2005-2010), the amount of fresh drinking water available went from 7% to 94%! There is also a lower amount of malnutrition because more clean water allows more crops to be grown, therefore, more food to eat.

Noah Warren - South Africa

2015-01-07 16:04:55 UTC

South Africa is the richest country in Africa. Their most common products are gold,diamonds,metals and minerals. South Africa was first inhabited by the Zulu and Xhosa tribes. In1852 the british took control of Capetown on of the capitals of South Africa. South Africa became its own country in 1910. South Africa is home to more than 30 ethnic groups and there are 11 official languages. South Africa is also a fairly large country because it is twice the size of Texas.

Sarah B. - Kenya

blankesk — 2015-01-07 16:06:10 UTC

Millions of people visit Kenya each year to see its savanna and the animals that are in it, that includes: elephants, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, hippos, rhinos, and more. The population is 45,010,056 people. The main languages are Swahili and English. The main form of government is Republic. The official name is Republic of Kenya.

Ashlyn Smith- Finding Water in Rwanda

2015-01-07 16:06:17 UTC

In Kenya, people had to walk up to 15km to fill their jerry jugs up with water. They have to pay 10 Rwandan franc, less than one penny, to get 20 liters of water. I knew that lots of people around the world, not just Africa, had a hard time getting water, but I did not realize that you had to pay the GOVERNMENT to get something ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE! That, to me, seems highly unfair, people need water to survive, and the government found a way to get more money, by taxing them on the water they need to survive, the water they have to carry back to their houses.

Ally Lowe- Ghana

2015-01-07 16:06:28 UTC

I think that Ghana is a very important country and has many differences from the United States. Ghana is located in West Africa, and their "neighbors" are Cote d' Ivoire, Tongo, and Burkina Faso. Ghana is a small country and is slightly smaller than Oregon. Ghana has 6 National Parks and in Kakum National Park there are over 650 butterfly species and many different animals such as leopards, monkeys, and flying squirrels. Ghana's school systems are more advanced than many African countries, and children ages 6-12 go to elementary school. If they can afford it, the children will go to secondary school afterwards. Ghanain people also like soccer (the national sport) and built a soccer stadium in Accra (Ghana's capitol). Overall, Ghana has many great qualities and would be an interesting place to go to or live in.

Aimee M./ Nelson Mandela

2015-01-07 16:08:27 UTC

Nelson Mandela grew up in a country that used apartheid, a racial segregation. He spent 20 years leading peaceful protests about abolishing apartheid. In 1961 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to 5 years in prison after a protest. After 2 years of being in prison he was sentenced to life in prison. Nelson Mandela was sent to Robben Island after a couple years in prison. Robben Island was a place that was used to isolate political prisoners. After 27 years in prison Nelson Mandela was set free and became the President at age 77 in 1994. He abolished apartheid and later died in 2013 on December 5. He was a very courageous person and never gave up on his dream.

Jace V. Nile river fact

2015-01-07 16:08:31 UTC

I know very little about the Nile river. This article provides facts like it is 4132 miles long. It goes through 11 countries. Lastly there is over 20 million people living around the Nile delta.

Jackson Rowell- Millenium Project

2015-01-07 16:09:25 UTC

I didn't know that a goal for poverty this big even existed in Africa. In September 2000, the biggest group of leaders ever came together to institute the Millenium Project to stop poverty in Africa. Four of their goals are to get rid of extreme hunger and poverty, make primary education a standard, promote gender equality, and reduce child death rates.

Tafari Shambe--- Sahara Desert

2015-01-07 16:10:40 UTC

I think The Sahara would be a sucky place to live in. The hot dry climates can make it difficult to find drinkable water, though waterfalls are common.

Gavin Liljehorn: Kenya

macdougallia — 2015-01-07 16:10:45 UTC

Kenya took me by surprise in this article. This multi-region terrain can be hot, dry, wet, or cold. It has many regions such as tropical, deserts, savannas, and rain forests.

Harley L.- Botswana

2015-01-07 16:11:05 UTC

The official name of Botswana is , The Republic of Botswana. Botswana is a Parliamentary Republic and have about 2,155,784. Their capitol is Gaborone, they mostly speak Eniglish and Setsawna.

Gage Watton KENYA

2015-01-07 16:11:58 UTC

i connected enya to the slave trade on the posters yesterday because it was one of the biggest events in history for them as thousands of Kenyans were taken and distributed throughout many countries including the U.S.

Pretty neat to now see your connection show up in a real article! Ms. E

Lauren Lewis ~ The Sahara Desert: Hot Sands of Africa

2015-01-07 16:12:33 UTC

This article really gave me some interesting facts I would have never guessed about the Sahara Desert. One that really surprised me is that they have cold winters and two rainy seasons.

It is surprising. Most people think deserts are only hot! Ms. E

Nathan Clark/The Nile River

2015-01-07 16:14:05 UTC

The Nile River is about 6650 kilometers long which is 4132 miles. The Nile River goes through: Kenya, Eritrea, Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

Allie D'Alessandro/ Sahara Desert

2015-01-07 16:14:22 UTC

This article gave me some interesting facts about the Sahara desert. It stretches 3,000 miles across the Northern part of Africa. On thing that surprised me was that more than one quarter of its surface is covered in sand dune that can be more than 500 feet high. Not all of the sahara is hot and dry, the northern part is subtropical and has cold winters.

Makenna Nystedt - A family Saving for the Future

2015-01-07 16:14:56 UTC

This article really gave me a look at life. Here we have a very easy life style. In Africa they have to work to make the money to support a good life style for there children. Jennifer is a widow with 10 children. She owns a thriving green tree seedling business which has made her enough money to buy 4 sewing machines, a mobile phone, new furniture, and a cow. She also sells water to her neighbors to pay for her water bills. With the money made she has also put her children in school. Right now her biggest goal is to be able to make enough money to buy land and build a home so her family can move out of her husbands compound.

Devyn Evans

2015-01-07 16:15:19 UTC

i noticed that Kenya has lots of different culture . Like when they past down beliefs to their grandchildren by singing and telling stories and writing poems.Because we usually get our "history" through chain mail that is usually not true. also i noticed that lots of their sights to see are the savanna and jungles and ours are mostly towns and city's and mountains.

Jordan McDonald: Ghana

2015-01-07 16:16:54 UTC

In Ghana there first few years they attend school just like us.

Emma Mortimer Gahna

2015-01-07 16:17:43 UTC

I noticed that there education is very different from ours because they go to kindergarden for 2 years then they go to elementry from ages 6-12. The kids only go to elementry if there parents can afford it.

Isaiah Carpenter- Botswana

2015-01-07 16:18:10 UTC

I've seen thst most of Botswana is covered in grasslands which are filled with baobob trees some of which are over 2,000 years old. The elephants in Chobe are largest in body size and number oveer 120,000 lbs. Drouhgts are a problem in Botswana but rain oftne causes flooding.

James Fanelli-South Africa

2015-01-07 16:18:47 UTC

South Africa has 30 ethnic groups and has one of the most amazing wildlife. South Africa is the richest country in Africa and is 2 times as big as Texas. At least in 2010 the population is 50,500,000.

2015-01-07 16:23:34 UTC

Luke Lepzinski- Sahara Desert

2015-01-07 17:02:52 UTC

Sahara Desert is 3,000 miles and as high as 500 miles and hard to survive in the desert. Has only 5 inches of rain each year.

Woman saving for future- Molly Clausen

2015-01-07 17:05:15 UTC

A woman recovered from her husbands death in 2006 and has made a tree farm. With the money from her farm she can now get 4 sewing mechines, new furniture, a cow, and a water pump on her land. She can also afford to give her children a proper education and has beehives so she can sell honey. This artical is very interesting because it shows you how even though they have a very hard life, this lady and her 10 children can have a good and fine life, unlike others in Kenya.

Ashlyn Leebelt- Woman saving for future

2015-01-07 17:07:40 UTC

A woman recovering from her husbands death in 2006 has an amazing story on keeping a roof over her and her 10 kids head by making a tree farm. With the money from the tree farm she purchased a cow, 4 sewing machines, new furniture, and a phone. She also has the money to keep her kids in school. For her help she sells water to her neighbors to pay for her own water bill.

Emma Kirschbaum Ghana

2015-01-07 17:10:01 UTC

I learned that Ghana's school system is very unique, they go to kindergarten for 2 years, then go through elementary school for 6 years. Also, if families can't affoard this, their childrern go through secondary education, instead of elementary. Ghana has a far more advanced system than their African neighbors.

Abby Ferrin - Kenya

2015-01-07 17:11:34 UTC

I learned that in Kenya that music and story telling is a big part of their culture. Since there is so much culture in Kenya people normally speak more than one language.

Becca Rocco/Morocco

2015-01-07 17:12:35 UTC

Morocco is about the same size as California and it is one of the only 3 kingdoms left on the continent of Africa. Most girls don't receive an education and boys ages 7-15 have to go to school. Most large mammals have disappeared.

New Opportunities for Women in Egypt

CherLamoureux — 2015-01-07 18:41:43 UTC

Brenden Shoemaker-Millennium Villages Project

macdougallia — 2015-01-07 18:46:20 UTC

The Millennium Villages Project is a project to help some of the many towns in Africa Living in poverty. They plan on giving them high-yield seeds, fertilizers, medicines, drinking wells, and materials to build school rooms and clinics. They hope that they will eventually acheive self-rlience

Angelle Roen - Hiv/Aids

2015-01-07 18:46:21 UTC

Every country has been affected in some way. By the title you can tell that I am talking about Hiv/Aids. An epidemic is something we all have heard. But since Hiv/Aids is a very large problem it is called a pandemic. This topic is gaining more attention. A while back Magic Johnson came out and told everyone that he had Hiv/Aids. In 2003 40 million people who had Hiv/Aids lived in Africa. In Africa the population of women with Hiv/Aids is greater then the population of men. On the last note 11 million children with HIV/Aids are orphans because their parents died from Hiv/Aids.

Philip Walsh/HIV/AIDS

2015-01-07 18:46:30 UTC

HIV or AIDS can be very harmful to many countries and some people are afraid to even admit they have the disease. You may know Magic Johnson a famous basketball player. He got HIV/AIDS and wanted to help people overcome the disease and help prevent more people from getting the disease. Most of the people who have AIDS live in Africa. There are a total of 40 million people who have the disease and 2/3 of the people who have AIDS live in Africa. Most of the Parents in Africa have died by the disease and there children are orphans and may have AIDS. The orphans usually go to live with there relatives if there parents have died.

Evelyn Curtis-African History

2015-01-07 18:46:31 UTC

Siya Rajpal/African History

2015-01-07 18:46:40 UTC

Africa is said by some scientists that it was the birthplace of mankind. In 3,200 B.C. the Egyptian culture emerged near the Nile River. By 5,000 B.C. farming was common in North Africa. Around this time the Sahara Desert was fertile.

Ashlynn Perry - Ghana

2015-01-07 18:46:48 UTC

Ghana has a population of 24,399,838 and is slightly smaller than the state of Oregon. The official languages in Ghana are English, Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga. Ghana is located in West Africa and is between Cote D'lvorire (Ivory Coast) and Togo. Ghana is a Constitutional Democracy. The capital of Ghana is Accra. Ghana's landscape mostly consists of plains and low plateaus.

Darren Tran - Finding Safe Water in Rwanda

2015-01-07 18:47:01 UTC

In Africa there are lots of different diseases that can happen if there is no safe drinking water. In the world, about two million kids at the age of under five are dying from Pneumonia and Diarrhea.

Bre Summerlin/ Ghana

2015-01-07 18:47:01 UTC

Ghana is squeezed in between Cote D'lvoire and togo. The country ghana is just a little bit smaller than the state Oregon. There are just about 650 butterfly species in Ghana

Madison Radke/Ghana

2015-01-07 18:47:06 UTC

Ghana has a population of 24,399,838. There official languages are English, Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga. Ghana is located in West Africa and is in between the Ivory Coast and Tago. It is slightly smaller than Oregon the state. Ghana is mostly made of plains, low plateaus, and rain forests. The rain forests are mostly located near the west coast. There are six national parks in all of Ghana In one of the national parks named Kakum National Park they have over 650 species of butterflies. They set up the national parks to protect all the animals from things they can get harmed by.

Emily Fontenot - Finding Safe Water in Rwanda

2015-01-07 18:47:21 UTC

In Rwanda people are suffering and becoming sick because of the lack of fresh water. Without safe water there is more poverty and more disease, which affects them majorly. Also around the world children under the age of 5 or younger are dying of pneumonia. Though it could be easily prevented by drinking SAFE water. It is hard for them because they can not walk into there house and get fresh water from a sink like we can. Water collection also puts a huge burden on women and children

Padee: The United Nations Millennium Project

2015-01-07 18:47:27 UTC

The United Nations Millennium Project is a project that was made on September 2000 when the largest gathering of world leaders made the Millennium Declaration. The project was made to reduce exterme poverty. By 2015 the have been known as the Millennium Development Goals. The address povertey,hunger,disease,lack of adequate,shelter,and many other things. They have a total of 8 goals. One of them is to achive universal primary education. Another one is to reduce child mortallity. These are just two of their main goals for the future.

Jackson Warner- African Singers

2015-01-07 18:48:09 UTC

Carlos Chirinos and some other famous african singers wrote a nice song to help people prevent getting Ebola. The song shows people that you can trust the doctors and tells them not to touch or make contact with infected or dead patients. It also teaches people to practice proper sanitation. It is recorded in french and some of the indigenous languages.

Joe Ciardullo/Sahara Desert

2015-01-07 18:48:45 UTC

The Sahara Desert is hot and dry except for the northern part. It is subtropical so it has cold winters. There is not just sand there is also mountains like the summit Mount Koussi also Hundreds of miles of surface and underground water dot the landscape and sub landscape. In the 3.5 square miles of the desert live just 2.5 million people. The deserts climate has slowly gotten harsher. The Sahara Desert is a very interesting place.

Riley Ahrens/ Ghana

2015-01-07 18:49:03 UTC

The population in Ghana is 24,399,838. The main languages in Ghana are Akan, Moshi, Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga. The money in Ghana is called Cedi. Ghana is located in West Africa and is in between Coted'lovori. Ghana is a little bit smaller than the state Oregon.So that means Ghana is pretty small. There is six national parks in Ghana.

Pierce Posey - Sahara Desert

2015-01-07 18:51:09 UTC

Daniel Timmons- African Singers

2015-01-07 18:54:01 UTC

African Singers use music to spread Ebola Awareness.

Ebola has mimimized around Africa, the disease is still large in West Africa. As of December 3, ebola has infected 15,000 and killed 6,202 in West Africa.

Africa's best known singers spread hope and joy around the country and awareness.

Penita Miller-Finding Safe Water in Rwanda

2015-01-07 18:54:10 UTC

Finding safe water in Rwanda is very hard and already two million children under the age of five have lost their lives to diarrhea and pneumonia. They have estimated that $1 invested to help water sanitation brings good benefits at about $4 and $34. A project called the Millennium Village Projet has limited the non sanitation of water in Rwanda. and know they are working with about half a million people in ten african countries and it is a great help. when the project started more then 330 million new pipes have been installed and bringing to homes schools and clinics with safe water and is still helping to improve.

It makes you realize how much we take our clean water for granted. We will be studying the "Millennium Project" in a few weeks and now you will have some background information! Ms. E

James Lemons- Nelson Mandela, Dies

2015-01-07 18:54:29 UTC

Nelson Mandela was an amazing man who lived a life that led him to be a truly extraordinary man. Nelson Mandela grow up in a time and a place full of racial apartheid. He was a man who had many non-violent acts of defiance. He died at the age of 95.

Josh Huey/Nelson Mandela

2015-01-07 18:55:31 UTC

Nelson Mandela died December 5th, 2013, he was 95 then. He had been suffering lung infection for a very long time. He was born on July 18th, 1918 in Mveso, Transkei, South Africa. He was president of South Africa for 20 years.

He is very famous. Why is he famous? Ms. E

Evelyn Curtis- African History

2015-01-07 18:55:54 UTC

The history of Africa is very historical and how their culture developed. The early men came to Africa about 1.75 years ago and they developed to be aggressive hunters. They lived in caves and used fire for warmth. In 5000 BC farming was common in the northern parts of Africa and the Sahara sas a fertile area at the time

David Prado-HIV/AIDS

2015-01-07 18:58:00 UTC

HIV is a quick and deadly disease that is threatining people all around the world. It even affected celebrities such as Magic Johnson . Although it is a worldwide disease it mostly affects people in Africa. Two thirds of the 40 million people with AIDS live in Africa. Also 95% of people with AIDS live in developing countries.

Why do you think so many afflicted are in Africa? Ms. Ellis

Chloe Bash-Botswana

2015-01-07 18:58:23 UTC

Botswana speaks two languages english and setswana. The people of Botswana lived since the 14th century. Children there go to school for 7 years than go to secondary school for 5 years. Right about 17 percent of Botswana has been set aside for game preserves and national parks.

What is game? Ms. Ellis

Matthew/Nelson Mandela

2015-01-07 18:58:59 UTC

Nelson Mandela died at 95 years of age and after being South Africa's president. He rallied people for equal rights and for 20 years he did peaceful acts of defiance against racist policies. He was often put in prison. He was offered to be freed if he agreed to stop but Nelson wanted no conditions attached to him.

Julia Jakuboski- Sahara Desert

2015-01-07 18:59:09 UTC

The Sahara Desert is one of the most known places World Wide. The Desert is 3,000 miles long and stretches across the Northern part of Africa.

Jared Whitaker- Sahara Desert

rowelljd — 2015-01-07 19:00:02 UTC

The Sahara Desert is one of the most recognizable places. It stretches 3,000 miles across the northern part of Africa. The north part of the desert is subtropical and has frigid winters and two wet rainy seasons. The dry southern desert has 1 wet season and a mildly, dry winter.

Teah Aubrey-Ghana

2015-01-07 19:45:50 UTC

Population 24,399,838. Poeople speek english,akan,mosh,moshi,dagoma,ewe,ga.Ghana has 6 national parks. We try and help save there wild life because it is dwindling fast because lots of people are hunting. Elephnts leperds,wild buffalo, and antelope can mainly be found in Ghana's resorts. Over 50 types of ethnics all have costom langages. west part of africa is a anchent trade route. Portrugl,denmark,netherlands,Gemany, and Britain came to west afica for gold.Many different kinds of butterflys in Ghana.

Regan Kinner: African Singers Use Music to Raise Ebola Awareness

2015-01-07 19:45:55 UTC

Ebola is still in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. As of December 3, 15,00 have been infected and 6,202 have died. Some of Africa's best-known singers made a song to show people how to protect themselves. The song is called "Africa Stop Ebola". It was recorded in French because that is the main language. Some ways to prevent ebola are, don't eat uncooked food or bush meat, and wash your body often.

Rylie Flavin: African Singers use Music to Raise Ebola Awareness

2015-01-07 19:47:11 UTC

In Africa a group of their most known musicians have teamed up with researchers to create a song that is used to show people to trust the doctors, to not touch someone who is infected or died, and to practice good hygiene and sanitation. I feel this song could be helpful to those who are struggling. The song also used to educate people and raise hope for people in Africa. The song has been recorded in French, the main language spoken in South Africa, and many more. Which is helpful to those who don't speak the same language as the singers usually do.

Morgan Richey/ South Africa

2015-01-07 19:47:20 UTC

South Africa is home to more than 30 ethnic groups. The official name of South Africa is Republic of South Africa and the population is 50,500,00. The capital is Pretoria. Some of their languages include english, afrikaans, sesotho, setwana, xhosa, and zulu.

Jack Schmidt/ Nelson Mandela

2015-01-07 19:47:56 UTC

Nelson Mandela, the former South African president, passed away on December 5th, 2013 at the age of 95. He had been suffering from a lung infection for many years. Mandela was one of the most incredible humans to live on this planet.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

-Nelson Mandela

Sean Pelton HIV/AidS

2015-01-07 19:48:05 UTC

killed in 2002: 3,000,000

Med cost: 17,500per month

HIV/AIDS has spread through Africa and has infected the united states. Anyone can get HIV/AIDS. People of the United States have become more aware of HIV/AIDS when actors or sport players get HIV/AIDS. The people of Africa can't buy the treatment because of it costing a amount out of their price range. The UN and the EU has made a version of the treatment the country's of Africa can buy to give to their people treatment. In Africa parents of children have died making the kids orphans and they are having to be sent to other places in Africa.

Spencer Swapp - Sahara Desert

2015-01-07 19:48:09 UTC

The Sahara Desert It is one of the world's most recognizable place to live. The desert stretches 300 miles across the northern part of Africa. One-quarter of It is surface is and dunes. Some handful of mountains is found in the desert. With the summit being mout Koussi, at 11,204. the climate is vary hot and dry but the northern part of the desert is cold in winters and two rainy seasons

Madison Travis ~Ghana

2015-01-07 19:48:31 UTC

Ghana is also known as Republic of Ghana. They have 2 kinds of government, Constitutional Democracy and Tribal Government. I think this is a bit confusing but to each their own… Now to the fun part! The fluffy (And not so fluffy) animals! Ghana is full of animals. They have leopards, and elephants, and monkeys oh my! Anyways… They have LOTS of butterflies, wild buffalos, flying squirrels, crocodiles, and many many more. Education is good to have there. You would get 2 years of kindergarten and 6 years of elementary. Any higher education was harder to afford. Lastly their clothes are bright and colorful and farther out the men usually wear darker clothing that is more flowing. Thats what I thought was cool from the article about Ghana.

Sarah Sams / Millennium Villages

2015-01-07 19:48:35 UTC

Mackenzie Sweet: Ghana

2015-01-07 19:48:45 UTC

Ghana's population is 24,399,838 and its form of government is constitutional Democracy. Ghana is very unique in its own ways. I learned that there are 6 national parks and there are over 650 butterfly species in the Kakum National park. Also Children in Ghana began 2 years of Kindergarden at age 4 then 6-12 years old attend 6 years of elementary. Also I didn't know that Ghana's school system is more advanced than many of it's African neighbors.

Sachal Rana/ The Sahara Desert

2015-01-07 19:49:34 UTC

The Sahara desert stretches 3,000 miles across from northern Africa. The desert is very hot and dry, there are strong winds which blow sand from place to place. The southern desert has a rainy season and a mild, dry winter. The Nile river is in the Sahara desert. They get 5 inches of rain of year!

Corbin Doyle / Nelson Mandela

2015-01-07 19:50:02 UTC

Nelson Mandela died of his lung infection at the age of 95. Nelson grew up in a racial segregation. He was moved to robben island the jail and grew up in a ruff life

Jack Ohmart/ HIV/AIDS: A Crisis in Africa

2015-01-07 19:50:03 UTC

HIV/AIDS is a deadly diseases. In 1991 "Magic" Johnson announced he was HIV positive. Because of him and many other celebrities many people became aware of HIV/AIDS. This diseases happens mostly in developing countries such as Africa. This diseases is a world wide epidemic that everyone should know about. It is important to know about it because you need to make sure you don't contract this deadly diseases. As of 2003 over 40 million people contracted this diseases. HIV/AIDS is a very deadly diseases.

Bree Ferrin - Women Artisans in upper Egypt

2015-01-07 19:50:09 UTC

This artical is about women in upper Egypt and how they hand craft shawls for a living. Then later in the article it talks about the organization called Egypt Network for Integrated Development (ENID). So ENID helps women with their businesses. They train the women in painting, patchwork, beading, and glass casting. Then the paragraph explained how in total they helped 240 people. Also they took 10 people from Egypt including the begging person named Shaimaa to India to help improve their crafting skills. So in all the paragraph tells us about ENID and how it helps people.

Rachel Carroll: African Singers Use Music to Raise Ebola Awareness

2015-01-07 19:50:31 UTC

African singers write songs to let people know what is happening in West Africa. These songs are supposed to convey the importance of trusting doctors, not touching infected people or people who died from Ebola, and washing yours hands.

Daniel Tate / Sahara Desert

2015-01-07 19:51:02 UTC

The Sahara Desert is one of the world's most recognizable places and one of the harshest places to live.The desert is 3,000 miles wide! More than a quarter of the desert is sand dunes.Some can ever reach up to 500 feet tall.You can also find many mountains in the Sahara.Timbuktu is a very famous city in Africa and getting covered with sand day by day.The northern part of the dessert is subtropical and has cold and rainy seasons.

Hudson Kruse/ Ghana

2015-01-07 19:51:54 UTC

Ghana had a lot of information about there government and about there citys and there population and there languages I really think the Ghana page is a good reserch for there population and there government I say that this a good resores for this project.

Luke Toscano African History

2015-01-07 19:52:16 UTC

It has many facts of a lot of stuff like population facts although It does not have any war history facts but it is a good source for info. When I first went on at first I was confused but the subjects are on the top line.

Ryan Dow/ HIV/AIDS: A crisis in Africa

2015-01-07 19:52:50 UTC

HIV and AIDS has infected about 40 million people in the world, about 95% of all those people live in a developing country. There is not one country in the world that hasnt been affected with AIDS or HIV, every single country has been affected. One of the most common cases of HIV is in 1991 when "magic" Johnson (one of the best and famous basketball players) was tested for HIV and returned positive, this made people worried and alered about HIV and AIDS.

Madison Garcia / Africa's history

2015-01-07 19:53:11 UTC

there are many interesting things about Africa's history. One thing was that Africa as been recently been discovered as the first place of man to live. 1.75 million years ago early man

Andrew Sargent / The Sahara Desert

2015-01-07 19:53:54 UTC

Have you been to a desert with no food or water, well in the middle east in like Egypt or Africa there is a desert that moves from 3000 miles.

Jake gaston /Aids/HIV

2015-01-07 19:54:05 UTC

In 1991, "Magic" Johnson had been positive for HIV. Every country in the world has been affected by HIV/AIDS. Over 40 million people had HIV/AIDS,in 2002 3,000,000 people died from this deadly disease. Scientists also say that the number of people with AIDS is growing,not shrinking. Two-thirds of 40,000,000 people with AIDS are in Africa.

JOSH HEMPELMAN :) SAHARA DESERT

2015-01-07 19:54:28 UTC

The Sahara is a place that is as dry as a paper towel and it only rains 5inches a year and in the winter the northern parts have cold tempuraters.

TO BE CONTINUED..........................:D

James Downall/South Africa

blankesk — 2015-01-07 19:54:37 UTC

South Africa is home to more than 30 ethnic groups.South Africa is also home to some of the most amazing animals in the world.

Brady Meinhart- Nelson Mandela

2015-01-07 19:54:44 UTC

This article was about a South African man named Nelson Mandela. He wanted an independent South African country. He was passionate of this topic sense he was 16. He was sentence to prison for life because he lead a strike that went on for 3 days. When a new President came he was released and given a nobel peace prize

Logan Ciprick/Botswana

2015-01-07 19:59:39 UTC

Most of Botswana is covered by grasslands called savannas. The most common tree in Botswana is the baobab tree and some baobabs are 2,000 years old. Elephants in Chobe,Botswana are the largest elephants living in the world. About 17 percent of Botswana has been set aside for game preserves and national parks. Wildebeests, giraffes, jackals, hyenas, lions, and cheetahs are all natural sites in Botswana, But they’re population continues to decrease due to factors including hunting and farmers protecting their livestock.

THE END

Evelyn Curtis- African history

2015-01-07 22:20:32 UTC

The African history is very cultural and religious. The early men came to Africa about 1.75 years ago and became very aggressive hunters. They lived in caves and used fire to stay warm. In 5000 BC, farming was common in the northern parts of Africa from the stone tools made by the primitive men. The Sahara Desert was a fertile area during the farming in 5000 BC as well. In 3200 BC, the Egyptian culture of the Nile River began. Tools and weapons were made with bronze and the Egyptians started to build the great pyramids. There is much more to African history, and the history is still being made.

Siya Rajpal/Africa History

2015-01-07 23:40:14 UTC

Many scientists think that Africa is the birthplace of man kind mainly because of the human looking fossils found in parts of Africa. After that it is belived that humans became very agressive hunters. Like we all thouhgt they lived in caves and used fire to make wepons and stay warm. In 3,200 B.C. the Egyptian culture emerged near the Nile River. Then, in 5000 B.C. farming became common in North Africa. At this time, the Sahara Desert was fertile. Slave trade was then started in the 16th cetury. This happend because Europeans sold African Americans to the U.S. to gain a profit. Sadly, in some parts of Africa slave-like practices are still used.

Sarah Sams/Millennium Villages

2015-01-08 00:39:14 UTC

Radhika Iyengar is part of a project that is attempting to bring literacy to Africa, like Ghana, Nigeria, India, and Malawi. In most classrooms a teacher stands in front of the classroom while the students repeat after the teacher the whole time. Through a siries of tests he noticed a trend that most children can't read a simple text. In Mwandama Millennium Village of Malawi Radhika Iyengar started another learning program for children's educations. Most of the local children attended a government school, inside the classroom each student had a page with a letter in various sizes and a word with the letter inside it. The teacher had a copy of the page and would point to the letter and say the sound it made without doing the american pronunciation style of the letter's name, where something like "m" would become "EM". then the teacher would walk around and correct the student's pronunciation. This is what the Millennium project is trying to accomplish, learning based on science.

Morgan Preston

2015-01-08 16:33:25 UTC

Brady Meinhart/Nelson Mandela

2015-01-08 17:55:09 UTC

This article is about a South African man named Nelson Mandela. He wanted an independent South African country. He was passionate of this topic sense he was 16. He was sentence to prison for life because he lead a 3 day strike. When a new man became president, Mandela was released and given a nobel peace prize. This story tells me to never give up on what I believe in and to always push through. It was very inspirational.

Rachael Edwards :African singers song about ebola

2015-01-08 19:16:27 UTC

Ebola has taken a big part of the nation, and not many people know about it. Thats why African Singers are spreading awareness throu the music they make so people can know and try to stay away from ebola. And if someone goes to the doctors, the song teaches the people too trust the doctors who help them get better from whatever the are sick of. -Rachael Edwards