Education and HIV/Aids in Africa

7 th Grade Social Studies

• SS7CG3 • The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts the standards of living.

SS7CG3

• SS7CG3a: • Compare how various factors, including gender, affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan

SS7CG3a

• Males: • • Attend school for an average of 10 years 90% literacy rate • Females • • Attend school for an average of 9 years 80% literacy rate

Kenya

• • Males: • 61% literacy rate Females: • 50% literacy rate

Sudan

• • In Kenya, males and females have a high amount of opportunities for education In Sudan, females have much less access to education than females in Kenya

Kenya vs Sudan

• SS7CG3b: • Describe the impact of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa

SS7CG3b

• • Of the 38,000,000 cases of HIV/Aids in the world, 24,5000,000 cases are found in sub-Saharan Africa The first cases of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa were reported in 1985 HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (1)

• • Transmission is more likely in Sub-Saharan Africa due to myths Life expectancies have dramatically declined • • Botswana (61 in 1987, 38 in 2003) South Africa (63 in 1992, 46 in 2003) HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (II)

• • Instability of African governments have led to more HIV/AIDS cases Anti-viral drugs (which cost between $10,000-$15,000 per year)are too expensive HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (III)

• Many sub-Saharan African nations have HIV/AIDS rates of 20% • Affecting economic growth HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (IV)

• Due to numerous civil wars across Africa, individuals with HIV/AIDS can be greatly affected: • There is a disruption in the distribution of medicine HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (V)