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Georgia Performance Standards
• SS7CG3 The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts standard of living.
• a. Compare how various factors, including gender, affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan.
Essential Question • What things can affect if people can
get an education and the quality of that education in Kenya and Sudan?
Facts about education in Kenya and Sudan
• http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ke-kenya/edu-education
• http://www.nationmaster.com/country/su-sudan/edu-education
Sudan • Biggest problem for education: years of civil war • The UN estimates that 75% of children in southern
Sudan (including Darfur) have no access to education • National literacy rate about 61%, but 72% for boys
and 50% for girls • 2/3 of available $$ (which isn’t much) goes to boys’
education, leaving only 1/3 to girls’ education • Christian schools started by missionaries have been
closed by the government and Muslim schools have been opened in their place, which will have a greater impact on female education.
Sudan • Where there is access to education
(mainly in the cities), girls usually leave school at age 10 because many feel they only need to be trained in domestic skills.
• Parents of Sudanese girls thought that schools would corrupt the morals of their daughters
• Many girls who are allowed to go to school, mainly study the Quran.
Kenya • Kenya’s government has made
education a priority, spending 7% of their national budget on education
• Elementary school is free • About 85% of kids go to elementary
school, but only 24% go to high school and a mere 2% go to college
• National literacy rate about 85%-91% for boys and 79% for girls
Kenya • School attendance is much higher in the
cities • In rural areas, teachers struggle to
convince parents that education is important for girls-they still feel that girls don’t need an education, only need to prepare for marriage.
• Early marriages are common as they bring a dowry (money or gifts given by the bride’s family) to the groom’s family
• AIDS is a problem for education in both Kenya and Sudan because of the high number of orphans
Questions 1. How do the literacy rate for boys and
girls compare in Kenya and Sudan?
A. Literacy rate for girls are higher
B. Literacy rate for boys are higher
C. There is no difference
D. Literacy rates are no reported by gender
Questions 1. How do the literacy rate for boys and
girls compare in Kenya and Sudan?
A. Literacy rate for girls are higher
B. Literacy rate for boys are higher
C. There is no difference
D. Literacy rates are no reported by gender
Questions 2. Why is that happening? A. Very few schools have been opened for
girls in either country B. Girls have shown they cannot do
schoolwork as easily as boys C. Most girls in these countries have no
interest in going to school D. Traditional views say that girls should
be married rather than educated
Questions 2. Why is that happening? A. Very few schools have been opened for
girls in either country B. Girls have shown they cannot do
schoolwork as easily as boys C. Most girls in these countries have no
interest in going to school D. Traditional views say that girls
should be married rather than educated
Questions 3. What is one factor that has caused the
Republic of Sudan to pay less attention to education?
A. Civil war
B. Lack of interest
C. Education system needs improvement
D. No education beyond elementary school
Questions 3. What is one factor that has caused the
Republic of Sudan to pay less attention to education?
A. Civil war
B. Lack of interest
C. Education system needs improvement
D. No education beyond elementary school
Questions 4. Many of the girls that do go to school
in the Republic of Sudan are only allowed to study what subjects?
A. Military subjects
B. Religious subjects
C. Housekeeping kills
D. Languages and reading
Questions 4. Many of the girls that do go to school
in the Republic of Sudan are only allowed to study what subjects?
A. Military subjects
B. Religious subjects
C. Housekeeping kills
D. Languages and reading
Assignment Write whether these issues affect
Sudan, Kenya, or both
1. Shrinking education budget
2. Boys have a higher priority
3. Civil war disrupted schooling
4. AIDS orphans
5. Girls working at home, preparing for marriage
6. Christian schools closed
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