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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Botswana in the early years of the 21st
Century. Some of these links may lead to websites that present
allegations that are unsubstantiated, misleading or even false.
No attempt has been made to validate their authenticity or to verify their
content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular interest to
you. You might be interested in
exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP,
for example. Perhaps your paper could
focus on life expectancy or infant mortality.
Other factors of interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to
basic services, etc. On the other
hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty
such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** In
October 2023. The country experienced a heatwave with temperatures ranging
from 36-42 degrees Celsius in most areas, including Central, Chobe, Ghanzi, Ngamiland, and
North-East districts. The Department Meteorological Services in Botswana
issued a heatwave advisory for the entire country from October 23 to at least
October 271. The
country experienced a cold snap in the same month, which is quite unusual for
Botswana. The temperature dropped so low that people could not walk during
the day. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Botswana U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.html [accessed 10
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/botswana/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Tourism
is a secondary earner of foreign exchange and many Batswana engage in
tourism-related services, subsistence farming, and cattle rearing. According
to official government statistics, unemployment is around 20%, but unofficial
estimates run much higher. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is second highest in
the world and threatens the country's impressive economic gains. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $17,000 (2017
est.) GDP – composition
by sector of origin agriculture: 1.8% (2017 est.) industry: 27.5% (2017 est.) services: 70.6% (2017 est.) Unemployment
rate: 20% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 19.3% (2009
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 144
deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 26.8
deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 64.8 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 96.9% of
population Physicians
density: 0.53
physicians/1,000 population (2016) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 82.8% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 60.7% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Botswana borgenproject.org/category/botswana/ [accessed 21 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living conditions
for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
6 Facts About Homelessness In Botswana borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-botswana/ ~
8 Facts About Healthcare In Botswana borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-botswana/ ~
Hunger In Botswana: Causes And Prevention borgenproject.org/hunger-in-botswana-causes-and-prevention/ ~
10 Facts About Sanitation In Botswana borgenproject.org/sanitation-in-botswana/ Mokubilo Village
Initiatives Flourish Kabelo Dipholo, The Voice, 10 April 2021 news.thevoicebw.com/2021/04/mokubilo-village-initiatives-flourish/ [accessed 11 April 2021] Manie Farm, a project operated by the Mokubilo Multipurpose Co-operative Society continues to
do well two years since it started operation. Funded
by Lundin Foundation, a Canadian non-profit making organization in
partnership with Lucara Botswana in 2018, the
project was started to address the malnutrition prevalence in the community. The
project is also expected to stimulate economic activity and improve
livelihood for many in Mokubilo and the rest of
Boteti rural areas. The
World Bank in Botswana www.worldbank.org/en/country/botswana/overview [accessed 16 April 2021] The
World Bank partners with the government to promote private sector-led,
jobs-intensive growth, strengthen human and physical assets, and support
effective resource management. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Botswana-ECONOMY.html [accessed 21 January 2021] Botswana
had the highest rate of economic growth in the world from 1966–1997
(averaging at 9.2%), after which it was adversely affected by the Asian
financial crisis. Economic growth was 7.7% in 2000; it had an inflation rate
of about 10%. Although Botswana had an advanced infrastructure with good
roads, communications, and dependable utilities, there was a general lack of
technical and managerial skills among its workers. High rates of unemployment
and poverty keep the country from fully sharing its economic success with all
its citizens. HIV/AIDS rates are among the highest in the world, with 38.5%
of the sexually active population (defined as those between the ages of 15
and 49) being HIV positive. This high prevalence rate is expected to force a
greater percentage of the population into poverty. All
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