Statistics from a lecture we heard this morning:
"1 out of 7 people are starving
Poverty Line: 47.1% live on R322($48USD)/person/month
5.8 million people are living with HIV/AIDS
1 in 4 men admitted to rape (study done in 2009)
120 rape cases are reported every day
About 25% of the population is unemployed
Life expectancy: 49.3 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 44.8 deaths per 1000 births (The U.S. is 6.3 per 1000)
Interesting quote from a grassroots women’s movement for clean water sanitation: “Women without water and sanitation are as good as dead…and have no dignity.” "
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