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Guinea Bissau
Guinea Bissau is one of the five poorest
countries in the world.
Its population was over 1.58 million in
2008 and still grows.
Its capital city is called Bissau.
Portuguese is the official language but
African languages are widely spoken.
The Prime minister is Carlos Gomes Junior.
Guinea BissauIn 1999 58% of boys
and 32% of girls were in school. ( prep-year 12)
More boys are in school because they are considered more valuable than girls.
Once the boys grow up into men, they leave home with all their education and don’t come
back.
Girls usually stay at home cooking and
cleaning.
AustraliaAustralia is a
developed country.
Its population was over 21,874,900 in
2009.
The capital city is called Canberra.
English is the official language of Australia
Australia has 6 states and 2 territories.
The Prime minister is Julia Gillard.
AustraliaAustralian
children have to go to school for a minimum
of 10 years.
Only 1% of kids a don’t
got to school in Australia.
Boys are 30% more likely to
fail or drop out of school than
girls.
Girls are more likely to do homework.
Leena was born in Guinea-Bissau; she’s denied a lot
of very basic needs and suffers
very horrible circumstances. Leena has a life
expectancy of 51 years.
Emma is an educated child who is healthy and fit. Emma has never seen poverty or experienced
starvation.
Because Leena can’t have a thorough education she can’t get a well paid job. She is suffering from malnutrition and dehydration.
When Leena gets married and has children, her children have a high chance of disease and deformity.
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