Facts and Statistics

Numbers at a Glance
 Over 14 million of the country's 27 million
people are below the age of 15.
 Approximately 6.9 million adults are
illiterate.
 40% of students have malaria at any given
time; malaria is a major cause of primary
school absenteeism.
 66% of children drop out of school during
their primary and secondary school years.
 Over 56,000 children under age 5 die each
year from nutrition-related causes.
1  About one-quarter of the population is
pr unable to secure adequate food for all or
part of the year
3 3- how can we help people in UGHANDA?
 National Poverty Rate (%): 38
 Life Expectancy at Birth (years): 52
 Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births):
67
 Children Under-5 Mortality Rate (per 1,000
live births): 136
 Adult Male Literacy Rate (77% / 15+)
 Female Literacy Rate (58% 15+)
 Population with access to an improved
water source (60%)
1-Read the statistics above and find out the
problems people in Ughanda are facing
2-Guess the meaning of the underlined words

GET involved
Get involved with Concern's......................events and
help transform the lives of the world's........................
people.
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As a charity, Concern Worldwide is always looking
for....................... There are many ways to volunteer &
– from internships and traineeships to opportunities
overseas and at home. There are also lots of ways to
volunteer ...................... Concern right here at home! Fill in the blanks with the words from
Check out these options:
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Street collections
organize your own .................raising with –poorest - to volunteer – charity
- fund – volunteering
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5- do you want to join CONCERN? Why?..................................................................................................................
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Topic 1: Peter lives in UGHANDA with his family. He witnessed the poverty
of many people there. He wants to help but he doesn’t know how. Write him
an e-mail in which you tell him how he can help
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Topic 2:use the information below to write a short advertisement to

encourage people to help Maria in Haiti :
Age: 7years old
She lost her parents last year in Haiti earthquake
homeless – starving – penniless.....

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