Education and HIV/Aids in Africa

Education and HIV/Aids in Africa 7th 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)

Education and HIV/Aids in Africa