Rwanda: Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) education projects in Kiziba camp      

To view a video on JRS vocational training to Congolese refugees who have been living in exile in nearby Rwanda since 1996 http://www.jrs.net/news/index.php?lang=en&sid=4231

 

 

Fast Facts about Africa

• Population     910,571,130
• Population over 15 years old who can't read     40%
• Economic growth      4.6%
• Elephant population      500,000 (approx)
• Inflation rate        8.4%
• GDP     $2,092,300,800,000
• Unemployment       10.5%        [ Source: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/africa]

What is a Vulture Fund?
These organizations work like circling vultures that patiently wait to pick up the remains of a rapidly weakening debtor and later claim huge interest repayments through litigation. According to Jubilee - UK, currently, there are at least 40 lawsuits by ‘Vulture Funds’ against poor countries. Donegal International Limited, an incorporated company by Debt Advisory International LLC (DAI) of Washington area of the US is the Vulture Fund suing Zambia. More from Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection website, Lusaka, Zambia and Wikipedia.

 

Tanzania

• Full name: United Republic of Tanzania
• Population:   41.5 million (UN, 2008)
• Capital:    Dodoma (official), Dar es Salaam (commercial)
• Largest city:    Dar es Salaam
• Area: 945,087 sq km (364,900 sq miles)
• Major languages:   English, Swahili
• Major religions:   Christianity, Islam
• Life expectancy: 51 years (men), 54 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 Tanzanian shilling = 100 cents
• Main exports: Sisal, cloves, coffee, cotton, cashew nuts, minerals, tobacco
• GNI per capita: US $400 (World Bank, 2007)
• Internet domain: .tz
• International dialling code: +255      [Source: BBC]