This is a wonderful example of how some people are desperate for houses. In this video you see the one group of people trying to teach the people in the less developed place how to make bricks and build houses. It is like an old saying: "Give a man a fish, and he will eat tonight, teach a man to fish, and he will eat forever." This is completely true. In the video they are teaching the people how to build bricks and then houses, they are not building the houses for them. That is the important part, the people will now be able to build houses forever! This also teaches the people, who may not have proper education, that things aren't just going to be done for them, they have to work to achieve success.
One of the reasons that the peole teaching the others how to build the bricks and houses is that they want to try and encourage leadership. They are hoping that someone or some people will try and take charge and help and guide and encourage all the others who are building their own homes. The people will also have a sense of accomplishment after they have built their home, as they have not just been given it, they have worked hard to build their own home.
I think that this Reconstruction and Developmet Program (RDP) is very good, they are helping others (like the ones in the video) to produce thousands and thousands of homes a year, we might think that it isn't really making a difference, but it is, even if we only start to notice the difference in 10 years time. Overall, I think that this is a very good thing, peolpe are being provided a home, but they are building it themselves, so they are learning lots of new skills.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Activity 1: Development
1. Development is the progression
and advancements in technology, economics, globalization, etc. Development to one person may be
considerably different to another person’s development. For example, a poor
persons development might mean being about to put a roof over their head, where
a rich man’s development may be getting faster internet or a nicer car.
2. The country’s GDP, HDI, the
average life span, the number of infant deaths per 100 births and the number of people recieving education.
3.
Developed Countries
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Less Developed Countries
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Higher HDI.
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Have generally low GDP’s and HDI’s.
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Greater average life span.
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Have fewer medical institutes and hospitals.
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Better infrastructure.
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Higher employment rates.
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Have lower average life spans.
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4. “LEDC” means
“less-economically developed countries” and “MEDC” means “more-economically
developed countries.”
5. 1. Yes there is, they are all African countries.
5.2. The reason they are all African countries is that
African countries are generally much less developed that other continents like
Europe. Also there are much less hospitals and medical facilities and things like medicine aren't always freely available.
5.3 The countries are all Africa countries, they are all in
heavily infested malaria areas and a lot of the children there are born with
AIDS.
5.4 Subsistence farming is where the farmer grows
crops and food to provide only for himself and his family, there is not a lot
of food leftover to sell.
5.5 They rely on having a good rainfall, fertile
land, the weather to be good. They also need to make sure that they have enough
surplus left over to sell and make money for things like rent, medical
treatment etc.
6. Sustainable development is a pattern of growth in which the use of
resources aims to meet human needs while maintaining the enviroment so that these needs can not only be used
now, but in the future.
7. Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Goal 2: Achieve
universal primary education.
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women. Goal 4: Reduce child mortality rates. Goal 5: Improve maternal health. Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other
diseases. Goal 7: Ensure environmental
sustainability. Goal 8: Develop a global
partnership for development.
Thursday, 19 January 2012
What Is Development?
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