Poverty & healthcare teaching resources
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| Teaching in a primary school in Ghana | You are a teacher working in a primary school in rural Ghana. What challenges are you likely to face in your job? |
development; education; poverty | Geography: 1.7a, 2.1a, 3g Citizenship: 3g |
| Advising the government of Ivory Coast | You work for the World Health Organisation (WHO) advising governments in Africa. What steps might you recommend the government of Ivory Coast takes in order to develop a national health insurance scheme? | development; healthcare; poverty | Geography: 1.4a, 1.5a, 2.1d History: 3c Citizenship: 3g |
| Unrest and economic development in Ivory Coast |
You
are an economist working for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD). You have been asked to briefly summarise what effect the unrest of the decade has had on the economic development of
the Ivory Coast. |
development; economic activities |
Geography: 1.3b, 1.5a, 2.1d, 3h Citizenship: 1.3d |
| Looking for a job in Kenya | You are a doctor
working in Nairobi’s Kenyatta National Hospital. You want to find a new
job. Where might you look for work? Why? (It might help if you can
find out what is meant by ‘brain drain’). |
population & settlement; employment; migration; population density & distribution | Geography: 1.2a, 1.4a, 1.7a, 3g Citizenship: 1.3d, 2.2d, 3j |
| Living in one of Morocco's 'tin cities' | You live in one of Morocco’s ‘tin cities’. Where might you get water from to drink? |
development; healthcare; poverty; resources; water |
Geography: 1.5a, 2.1g, 3g History: 3c Citizenship: 3g |
| Surviving on the streets of Dakar, Senegal |
You are a child living on the streets of Dakar. What might your life be like? Describe a normal day. |
development,
poverty; population & settlement, employment, migration, population
density & distribution; population growth, urbanisation |
Geography: 1.5a, 1.7a, 2.1a Citizenship: 3g, 3h |
| Living in Soweto, South Africa |
You are a
black South African living in Soweto. In what ways has the country
changed since the end of apartheid? What changes do you think still
need to be made? |
development; inequality; poverty; population & settlement; employment |
Geography: 1.2b, 1.3b, 1.5a, 2.1g, 3g History: 1.3a, 2.1b, 3i Citizenship: 1.1c, 2.1a |
| Differences in healthcare in South Africa |
You
are a nurse working in Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. What
differences might you notice if you were to visit a clinic in a more
rural part of South Africa? |
development; healthcare; inequality; poverty |
Geography: 1.2b, 1.5a, 2.1a Citizenship: 3g |
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