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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Burundi 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 *** Burundi
has been experiencing unpredictable and extreme weather patterns due to
climate change. The heavy rains, high winds, and dry spells have caused
floodwaters that have destroyed homes and livelihoods, and landslides are a
constant threat. Over 114,000 people in Burundi have been displaced by
climate change-related disasters, and the trend is likely to continue,
impacting harvests and causing further displacement. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The
World Factbook - Burundi U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/by.html [accessed 10
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/burundi/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Burundi
faces several underlying weaknesses – low governmental capacity, corruption,
a high poverty rate, poor educational levels, a weak legal system, a poor
transportation network, and overburdened utilities – that have prevented the
implementation of planned economic reforms. The purchasing power of most
Burundians has decreased as wage increases have not kept pace with inflation,
which reached approximately 18% in 2017. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $700 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
93.6% industry:
2.3% services: 4.1% (2002 est.) Unemployment
rate: N/A Population
below poverty line: 64.6% (2014 est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 548
deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 40.1
deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 66.7 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 80.3% of
population Physicians
density: 0.1
physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 57.4% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 7.6% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Burundi borgenproject.org/category/burundi/ [accessed 24 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. ~
Accessible Energy In Burundi borgenproject.org/energy-in-burundi/ ~
Energy Access For Poverty Eradication In Burundi borgenproject.org/poverty-eradication-in-burundi/ ~
Maternal Health In Refugee Camps In Burundi borgenproject.org/maternal-health-in-refugee-camps/ ~
Improving Healthcare In Burundi borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-burundi/ ~
9 Facts About Cholera In Burundi borgenproject.org/9-facts-about-cholera-in-burundi/ ~
The Dire State Of Rural Poverty In Burundi borgenproject.org/rural-poverty-in-burundi/ ~
Ingenuity In Burundi’s Health Care borgenproject.org/ingenuity-in-burundis-health-care/ The
World Bank in Burundi www.worldbank.org/en/country/burundi/overview [accessed 16 April 2021] In
Burundi, the World Bank financed projects aim to boost economic growth in
order to reduce the poverty rate, by improving human capital and promoting
social inclusion. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Burundi-ECONOMY.html [accessed 24 January 2021] Burundi's
is an agricultural and livestock economy with over 90% of the population
engaged in subsistence agriculture. Since
1993, ethnic tensions and ongoing violence have severely disrupted the
economy, bringing the government's economic reforms to a halt. Over
300,000 people since 1993 had been killed in Burundi's civil war. Sanctions
imposed by neighboring countries on Burundi have stunted the economy,
although a regional trade embargo was lifted in 1999. Nearly one in ten
adults are infected with HIV/AIDS, and medicines are in short supply. All
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