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People and Demography
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2 PART 1 People and Demography The population of all Africa was estimated at million people in 2000 and it rose to million inhabitants in 2010, which means an average annual growth rate of 2.3 percent. The population of the African region is low compared to the Asia developing regions (Asia DVG) ( million) and the Developed Regions (DVD) ( million). However, its growth rate between 2000 and 2010 is almost double that in other parts of the world, including the Asia DVG (1.2 percent), and Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC) region (1.2 percent). The growth rate observed in Africa between 2000 and 2010 is above the world average (1.2 percent) and significantly higher than that of the DVD (0.4 percent). In the African region, the high population growth rates are recorded mainly in Central Africa (2.7 percent) followed by West Africa and East Africa (both 2.6 percent) and the region of Southern Africa (2 percent). North Africa has the lowest population growth rate (1.6 percent). (Table 1, Map 1, Chart 2) Africa s population represented 13 percent of the total world population in 2000 and this share increased to 15 percent in 2010, an increase of two points within ten years. This population is unevenly distributed among different regions of the continent. Indeed in 2010, the population distribution was skewed in favor of West Africa (30 percent) because of the large population of Nigeria. This was followed by the East African region (27 percent), the regions of North Africa (16 percent) and Southern Africa (16 percent). Central Africa remains the least populated region (11 percent). CHART 1: Fertility rate (2010) births per woman Africa Source: World Bank (WDI) Asia DVG LAC Metalink: P1.DEM.UN.WPP.FER.TOT, p. 239 DVD World The age distribution reveals the extreme youth of the African population. In 2010, 40.3 percent of the population in Africa was under 15 years of age, while this age represented only 26.8 percent of the population for the world. In Africa, the very young are a high percentage in all regions except northern Africa, where this population is 29.3 percent. In the Asia DVG and in the LAC region, the population of youth under 15 years old is 26.3 percent and 27.9 percent, respectively. However, this part of the population is lower in the DVD (16.6 percent), where there are a large number of people over age 65 (15.9 percent), almost equal to the youth population. (Chart 5) Essentially, much of the global population growth has taken place in least developed countries (LDCs), predominately in poor urban areas and slums. Urbanization rates in LDCs reached 4 percent per annum in the last decade. Allied to rising urbanization is an increase in population densities. Fertility rates (as of 2010) showed that women in the African region have, on average, 4.6 children during their childbearing years. This rate is higher than the world average of 2.5 children per woman. Asia DVG, DVD and LAC regions have fertility rates below the world average. (Chart 1) This high fertility rate underscores the importance of empowering women through education and promoting family planning, especially in Africa where population growth rates are currently the fastest. Approximately 215 million women in the poor countries who would use contraceptives lack access to them. At the same time, there are contexts in which poverty can be a reason for high fertility, given the role of children in providing a labour force for the household and support for the elderly. 6
3 PEOPLE AND DEMOGRAPHY MAP 1: Population p.a. growth (%, ) < > 3 Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.DEM.UN.WPP.POP.TOT.GR20, p
4 PART 1 Furthermore, in the African region, the crude death rate is highest (11.4 per 1000), compared with 8.2 per for the world average. This high crude death rate is most pronounced in sub-saharan Africa, where it is 15.7 per for the Central Africa region, 13.7 per for the Southern Africa region and 13 per for the West Africa region. In contrast the North Africa region has recorded the lowest crude death rate which contributed to reduce the average rate in Africa. CHART 2: Total population ( ) World Africa LAC DVD Asia DVG Moreover, in 2010, Africa was the continent where life expectancy at birth was the lowest (57.3 years). This low overall level of life expectancy is mainly attributable to the position of the sub-saharan Africa region, where in the Central Africa region and Southern Africa region, it was 49.3 and 53.3 years, respectively. It should be noted that in the North Africa region the life expectancy level is 72.9 years, which contributes to the improvement of this indicator for the entire continent. For both life expectancy and crude death rate, the situation in the North Africa region is similar to that of developed regions. million people In 2011, people in LDCs characterized by high fertility rates had an average life expectancy of 58 years, some 20 years less than their counterparts in developed countries. Nevertheless, this average is a significant increase over life expectancy in 1990, which stood at only 50 years. Improved access to clean water, better nutrition, better living and working conditions, and greater access to health services can account for the increase. These factors, in addition to raising life expectancy, have led to the decline in infant mortality rates, that nevertheless remains high in Africa. In 2010, more than half of Africa s population made a living from agriculture. This proportion of the population is highest in sub-saharan Africa where it is 55.2 percent of the total population. For Asia DVGs, LAC regions, DVDs, and the world as a whole, these proportions are relatively low, at 27.9 percent, 15.8 percent, 4 percent and 38 percent, respectively. In the East Africa region, 71.6 percent of the population is engaged in agriculture, which contributes to making this proportion higher for the whole of Africa Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.DEM.UN.WPP.POP.TOT, p. 246 CHART 3: Total urban population ( ) 3000 World Africa LAC DVD Asia DVG The agricultural population in Africa has grown faster than in other regions: 1.5 percent in Africa and 1.4 percent in the sub-saharan Africa region. The average growth rate worldwide is about 0.3 percent. Conversely, agricultural population is declining in the DVD and in LAC regions and shows very low growth (0.6 percent) in Asia DVG. The North Africa region has seen a negative growth rate in contrast to the situation in sub-saharan Africa. million people Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.DEM.UN.WUP.POP.URB, p
5 PEOPLE AND DEMOGRAPHY MAP 2: Population density, people per sq. km of land area (people, 2010) < > 110 Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.DEM.UN.WPP.POP.DEN, p. 245 CHART 4: Rural/urban population p.a. growth ( ) CHART 5: Population, share of total (2010) African country Developed country Population 0-14 Population Rural (%) % Urban (%) 0 Africa Asia DVG LAC DVD World Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.DEM.UN.WUP.POP.URB.GR10, p. 250 Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.DEM.UN.WPP.POP.AGE.YNG, p
6 PART 1 Women in agriculture Increasing women s access to land is crucial in order to fight hunger and poverty. However, gender disparities in land access remain significant in most countries, regardless of their level of development. Chart 6 shows that in all developing regions, little space is given to women in agriculture. In sub- Saharan Africa, for example, women represented about 15 percent of agricultural holders in The proportion was almost the same as in South & Southeast Asia. This situation is worst In the Northern region of Africa, where women represent only 5 percent of agricultural holders. In Western Asia, this proportion is similar to that in North Africa. However, efforts have been made in the LAC regions to increase the share of female agricultural holders to 20 percent. (Chart 6) In a small number of countries, the female share of the agricultural labour force (i.e. total number of women economically active in agriculture divided by the total population economically active in agriculture) is higher than 55 percent. These countries are Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Mozambique and Rwanda, which have the highest rates. Female share of the agricultural labour force ranges from 45 percent to 55 percent in Cameroon, Chad, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It ranges between 35 percent and 45 percent in six countries: Botswana, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Mali, Morocco and Nigeria. In countries such as Egypt, Senegal and South Africa, female share of the agricultural labour force varies from 25 percent to 35 percent. It is very low (less than 25 percent) in Algeria and Niger. (Map 3) CHART 6: Share of male and female agricultural holders in developing regions (2005) 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% SSA North Africa Female Source: Gender and Land Rights Database Metalink: P1.RES.ILO.GEND.HLD.FM, p. 239 S.&S.E. Asia Male West Asia LAC Improving women s property rights in Burkina Faso would increase total household agricultural production by about 6 percent, with no additional resources simply by reallocating resources (fertilizer and labour) from men to women. FAO estimates that equalizing access to productive resources between female and male farmers could increase agricultural output in developing countries by as much as 2.5 percent to 4 percent. 1 According to the World Bank, If women farmers were to have the same access as men to fertilizers and other inputs, maize yields would increase by almost one-sixth in Malawi and Ghana. And eliminating barriers that discriminate against women working in certain sectors or occupations could increase labour productivity by as much as 25 percent in some countries. 2 1 FAO. The State of Food and Agriculture, FAO Women in Agriculture: Closing the Gender Gap for Development. FAO, Rome. FAO, IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), and ILO (International Labour Office) Gender Dimensions of Agricultural and Rural Employment: Differentiated Pathways out of Poverty. Status,Trends and Gaps. FAO, IFAD, and ILO, Rome. 2 World Bank World Development Report: Gender, Equality and Development. World Bank, Washington DC. 10
7 WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE MAP 3: Female, share of the agricultural labour force (%, *), * No Data < > 55 Source: World Bank Metalink: P1.RES.ILO.LAB.GEND, p
8 PART 1 Land and water resources After the DVD, the African continent has more land than Asia DVG or the LAC region. The agricultural land in 2009 comprised pastureland (30.6 percent), arable land (7.6 percent) and permanent crops (1.0 percent), for a total (39.2 percent) higher than world levels, in which agricultural land represents 37.6 percent of total landcover, as pastureland (25.8 percent), arable land (10.6 percent), and permanent crops (1.2 percent). This means that Africa has devoted more agricultural land to pastureland than the rest of the world but less to permanent crops and arable land. However, the Asia DVG has more agricultural land (51 percent of landcover) and devotes more agricultural land to permanent crops and arable land than the Africa region. But Asia DVG has the lowest amount of arable land per person, at approximately 0.1 hectares (ha) per person. The arable land in Africa is 0.2 ha/person; this is equal to the world average, but remains below the average for the DVD, which is twice that amount (0.4 ha/person). (Table 3) The area in hectares per person of arable land is gradually declining in the world. This indicator is very low in Asia DVG, and is still decreasing. In Africa it was approximately 0.3 ha/person in 1990; it experienced a gradual decline and stabilized at around 0.2 ha/person in In the LAC regions, it is slightly above that of the Africa region and shows the same downward trend. The DVD level is far above levels in the developing regions. However, after just over 0.5 ha/person in 1990 in the DVD, the area of arable land has diminished to the level of about 0.4 ha/person. (Chart 7, Chart 8, Chart 9) Within the African continent, the highest areas of arable land (greater than 0.3 ha/person), are located in two zones. The first zone is formed by Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sudan and Togo. A second zone is located in Southern Africa, represented by Zimbabwe. The lowest areas per person of arable land, less than 0.15 ha/person, are located mainly in Botswana, Côte D Ivoire, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Madagascar, Mauritania, Sierra Leone and Somalia. (Map 4) CHART 7: Arable land ( ) World Africa LAC DVD ha/person Source: Statistics Division (FAOSTAT) Metalink: P1.RES.FAO.ESS.LDAQ.ARL.SHP, p. 235 Asia DVG 12
9 LAND AND WATER RESOURCES MAP 4: Arable land (ha/person, 2009) < > 0.3 Source: Statistics Division (FAOSTAT) Metalink: P1.RES.FAO.ESS.LDAQ.ARL.SHP, p
10 PART 1 Three areas of Africa have a significant potential for renewable water resources. In 2009, they were characterized by a level of renewable water resource above m 3 /person/year. The first zone is located in West Africa and includes Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The second is located in central Africa, formed by Cameroon, the Central Africa Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon. Madagascar is the third zone. In contrast, some countries, such as those primarily from North Africa on the one hand, and the sub-saharan African countries including Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Kenya and Rwanda on the other, have only a very low level of renewable water resources. Indeed, their renewable water resource is below m 3 /person/year. (Map 5, Chart 10) CHART 8: Agricultural land area (2009) million ha Arable and permanent cropland Pasture land Chart 11 shows that the total area equipped for irrigation is very weak in Africa compared with the Asia DVG region. Indeed for about 400 million ha of arable and permanent cropland, half of this area is equipped for irrigation in the Asia DVG region, whereas in Africa, for roughly 300 million ha, less than 20 percent is equipped for irrigation. In the LAC regions, the arable and permanent cropland equipped for irrigation is also weak, as it is in Africa. (Chart 11) Africa Asia DVG LAC DVD World Source: Statistics Division (FAOSTAT) Metalink: P1.RES.FAO.ESS.LDAQ.ARPCL, p. 235 CHART 9: Arable land potential (2009) 800 million ha SSA Near E. and N.Africa South Asia East Asia L.A. Ind. countr. Source: Agricultural Development Economics Division Metalink: P1.RES.FAO.LAN.ALP, p
11 LAND AND WATER RESOURCES MAP 5: Water resources, renewable per capita (m 3 /person/yr, 2009) No Data < > Source: Land and Water Division (AQUASTAT) Metalink: P1.RES.FAO.NRL.WTRpc, p. 248 CHART 10: Water resources, renewable per capita (lowest 10) (2009) CHART 11: Total area equipped for irrigation (2008) Rwanda Morocco Arable and permanent cropland Total area equipped for irrigation Burkina Faso Kenya Egypt Cape Verde Tunisia Djibouti million ha Algeria Libya m 3 /person/yr Africa Asia DVG LAC Source: Land and Water Division (AQUASTAT) Metalink: P1.RES.FAO.NRL.WTRpc, p. 248 Source: Statistics Division (FAOSTAT) Metalink: P1.RES.FAO.ESS.LDAQ.ARPCL, p
12 PART 1 Labour The employment to population ratio for all Africa is about 60.7 percent, nearly the same ratio as for Asia DVG and the LAC regions, which are at 61.5 percent for each region. (Table 6) For the DVD, it is about 55 percent, less than for Africa where it is a little above the mean world level of 60.3 percent. This ratio for Africa is explained mainly by the high ratios in East Africa and Central Africa. However, this indicator obscures the gender disparity. Indeed, while the employment to population ratio for men in Africa is estimated at 70.3 percent, the figure for women is only 51.3 percent. This same disparity is also observed in other regions, even in the DVD, where the employment to population ratio is evaluated at 48.9 percent for women and 62 percent for men. The gap is much larger in North Africa, where the proportions are 18.9 percent for women and 67.8 percent for men, indicating a gap of 49 points. In Asia DVG and the LAC countries, the gender gaps are also wide: 31 points and 27 points, respectively. (Table 6) Labour force participation rates are usually highest in the poorest countries. More people are employed out of necessity than by choice, as only a fraction of the working-age population can afford not to work. In these countries, low unemployment figures in conjunction with high labour participation rates are a result of large numbers of people engaged in vulnerable employment and many in working poverty. This holds true for many economies in sub-saharan Africa, where female participation rates are among the highest in the world. Map 6 shows that in countries such as Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania, over 75 percent of those employed work in agriculture, which means that employment in agriculture as a share of total employment is very high in these countries. This share varies from 60 percent to 75 percent in Cameroon, Kenya, Mali, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In Ghana, Liberia and Niger, 45 percent to 60 percent of those employed are engaged in agriculture. In Congo, Egypt, Morocco and Senegal, 30 percent to 45 percent of employed people work in agriculture. In Algeria, Gabon, Namibia and South Africa, employment in agriculture is less than 30 percent. (Map 6) The unemployment rate in Africa is very high (over 18 percent) in Ethiopia, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. It varies from 10 percent to 18 percent in Algeria, Botswana, Senegal and Zambia and from 6 percent to 10 percent in Egypt, Malawi and Mali. However, the unemployment rate is low between 4 percent and 6 percent in Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe, and very low less than 4 percent in Benin, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, and Madagascar. (Map 7) CHART 12: Gender employment to population ratio (2010) Male (%) Source: World Bank (WDI) African country Developed country Female (%) Metalink: P1.RES.WBK.WDI.LAB.EPRF, p. 238 CHART 13: Labour force participation rate by gender, ages 15+ (2010) % Africa Asia DVG Female LAC Male DVD World Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.RES.WBK.WDI.LAB.PTRF, p
13 LABOUR MAP 6: Employment in agriculture, share of total employment (%, *),* No Data < > > 18 Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.RES.WBK.WDI.LAB.EAT, p. 238 MAP 7: Unemployment rates (%, *),* No Data <4 Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.RES.WBK.WDI.LAB.UNFT, p
14 PART 1 Capital and investment Given its strong impact on welfare, investment is particularly important in agriculture: countries that perform best in terms of reducing poverty and hunger are also those that have achieved higher net investment rates per agricultural worker. However, there has been a global slowdown in the rate of capital formation in primary agriculture. While the rate grew annually at 1.1 percent in the period , the rate of capital formation was only 0.5 percent during This reduction was recorded in both developed and developing countries. As a consequence, in sub-saharan Africa and South Asia, regions where many countries experience the highest prevalence and greatest depth of hunger, the growth of the population active in agriculture has outstripped growth of agricultural capital stock. In Africa, a few countries have shown a positive annual change in agricultural capital stock as share of GDP in These include: Algeria, Libya and Tunisia in North Africa; Ghana in West Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea in Central Africa; Rwanda in East Africa; and Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe in Southern Africa. In contrast, countries with a negative annual change in agricultural capital stock as share of GDP (less than 20 percent) are mainly located in sub-saharan Africa. These countries are: Guinea, Mali and Niger in West Africa; Ethiopia, Sudan, and Tanzania in East Africa; and Madagascar in Southern Africa. CHART 14: Change in agricultural capital stock as share of GDP ( ) % World Africa LAC DVD Source: Statistics Division (FAOSTAT) Metalink: P1.RES.FAO.ESS.CAP.STK.SHGDP, p. 240 Asia DVG 18
15 CAPITAL AND INVESTMENT MAP 8: Agricultural capital stock (million USD, 2007) < > Source: Statistics Division (FAOSTAT) Metalink: P1.RES.FAO.ESS.CAP.STK.SHGDP.CH, p
16 PART 1 In 2000, the gross capital formation in Africa accounted for 19.6 percent of GDP; it rose to 24.1 percent of GDP in 2010, exceeding its corresponding share in the LAC region and the DVD. In 2000, this share was below the world average but it rose above the mean in 2010, which means that an effort has been made in investment and equipment in Africa. But compared with the Asia DVG, this effort is still insufficient. Indeed, for the Asia DVG region the gross capital formation represented 29.2 percent of GDP in 2000 and this share increased to 37.0 percent in (Table 9) Chart 16 highlights the share of components in capital stock (2007). It shows that, in Africa, the most important ones are livestock fixed assets, in first place, and land development, in second. These are followed by plantation crops, livestock inventory, and structures for livestock, machinery and equipment. The LAC regions show the same pattern, whereas for Asia, structures for livestock are most important and for the DVD, it is machinery and equipment. (Chart 16) Map 9 shows that net Official Development Assistance (ODA) received per capita is important in countries such as Congo, Eritrea, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia and Rwanda. Net ODA is less important in Angola, Côte d Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Nigeria, and South Africa, and of even less significance in North Africa. (Map 9) CHART 15: Foreign direct investment, BoP net inflows in current US$ ( ) billion US$ Source: World Bank (WDI) World Africa LAC DVD Metalink: P1.RES.WBK.WDI.FDI.INF, p. 239 Asia DVG
17 CAPITAL AND INVESTMENT CHART 16: Share of components in capital stock (2007) Land development Livestock fixed assets Livestock inventory Machinery and equipment Plantation crops Structures for livestock % Africa Asia DVG LAC DVD World Source: Statistics Division (FAOSTAT) Metalink: P1.RES.FAO.ESS.CAP.STK.LD.SH, p. 240 MAP 9: Net ODA received per capita, current US$ (US$, 2010) < > 90 Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.RES.WBK.WDI.ODA.PCP, p
18 PART 1 Inputs Herbicides were the pesticide most used in the world in 2007, followed by other types of pesticides, insecticides and, finally, fungicides. (Chart 17) Egypt, Tunisia, Kenya, Mauritius, and Libya are the heaviest users of fertilizer in Africa. Indeed, in these countries the consumption of fertilizer is greater than 30 kg/ha. Some countries, such as Angola, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Namibia and Niger, have consumed very little fertilizer: less than 2 kg/ha in (Map 10) Throughout Asia and in parts of Latin America, expanding seed and fertilizer use has been accompanied by corresponding investments in irrigation, rural roads, marketing infrastructure and financial services that have subsequently paved the way for dynamic commercial input markets. Developing such markets is vital for agricultural productivity growth, especially in sub-saharan Africa, where large commercial input enterprises have yet to emerge because of high transaction costs, risks, and the major economies of scale involved in producing, importing, and transporting inputs such as fertilizer. A key reason for the region s low input uptake is that it is generally cheaper to expand cropland in order to achieve production targets. As a consequence, chemical fertilizer usage is much lower in sub- Saharan Africa than elsewhere. Pesticides can increase agricultural productivity but when handled improperly they are toxic to humans and other species. Usage can be reduced through the practice of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which uses information on pest populations to estimate losses and adjust pesticide doses accordingly. Plant breeding also plays an important role in bolstering productivity by adapting cultivated varieties to local conditions and making them more resilient to biotic (e.g. insects, diseases, viruses) and abiotic (e.g. droughts, floods) stresses. CHART 17: Global pesticide usage (2007) 800 thousand tonnes Source: Statistics Division (FAOSTAT) Metalink: P1.RES.FAO.ESS.PES.INS, p. 242 Fungicides Herbicides Insecticides Other 22
19 INPUTS MAP 10: Fertilizer consumption, kilograms per hectare of arable land (kg/ha, 2009) No Data < > 30 Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.RES.WBK.WDI.FER.HA, p
20 PART 1 Infrastructure One of the key factors holding back agricultural development is the absence of adequate rural infrastructure. Improvements to basic rural infrastructure, particularly roads, electrification and storage are a prerequisite for agricultural sectors to thrive. Considerable synergies can enhance infrastructure. Investments in cold storage, for instance, are only viable with reliable and sufficient rural electrification. Likewise, investments in milling facilities must be planned along with adequate dry storage, electrification and feeder roads. Roads, storage and processing facilities together foster the creation of value chains that increase efficiency and minimize losses. To measure the quality of infrastructure, scores ranging from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) were assigned to each group of regions in the world in On this basis, Africa recorded the poorest quality infrastructure, with a score slightly above 2 while other parts of the world had scores greater than or equal to 2.5. The DVD had the highest score, followed by Asia DVG and LAC regions. However, comparing the poor quality infrastructure in Africa to global levels hides differences at country level. In fact, countries like Madagascar and South Africa in Southern Africa; Benin, Cote d Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal in West Africa; and Tunisia in North Africa all have scores above 2.4. In contrast, the poorest quality of infrastructure (scores less than 2) is seen in such countries as Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, and Zambia. (Map 11) In addition, Africa has less than 50 agricultural tractors per 100 square kilometres of arable land, whereas for Asia DVG, that number is about 150; for the LAC regions, it is higher than 100 and for the DVD, it reaches 300. This is clear evidence of the lack of agriculture mechanization in Africa. (Chart 20) Countries such as Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Niger, Zambia and Zimbabwe, have an overly long lead time to trade at least equal to 50 days. Burkina Faso and Sudan are in this category to a lesser extent. Some countries, such as Chad and Zimbabwe, have lead times to import well beyond 50 days. This situation impedes international trade in these countries. However their lead times to export are below the lead times to import as is the case for all countries in general. (Chart 18) In sub-saharan Africa, whether rural or urban, the electrification rate is very low in general, compared to the countries of North Africa and the global average. Indeed, Chart 20 shows that while the electrification rate of almost 100 percent was observed in North Africa in both rural and urban areas, this rate is below 40 percent and less than 20 percent for rural areas in sub-saharan Africa. CHART 18: Lead time to trade (2010) Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Congo, Dem. Rep. Cote d Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome & Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania, Utd. Rep. Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe days Exports Imports Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.RES.WBK.WDI.EXP.DAY, p
21 INFRASTRUCTURE MAP 11: Quality of infrastructure, score (1 = lowest to 5 = highest) (score, 2010) No Data < > 2.4 Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.RES.WBK.WDI.INF.IX, p. 243 CHART 19: Electricity access (2008) CHART 20: Agricultural tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land (2009) Electrification rate Urban Rural tractors % Africa North Africa SSA World Africa Asia DVD DVD LAC World Source: World Energy Outlook 2010 Metalink: P1.RES.IEA.WEO.ELEC.AC.ER, p. 237 Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.RES.WBK.WDI.TRA.SKM, p
22 PART 1 Macroeconomy Changes in the wider economy and macroeconomic policies affect the performance of the agricultural economy. Higher economic growth raises incomes and hence demands. Changing interest rates influence capital investments, land values and storage, while inflation affects input prices, commodity prices, real interest rates and land prices. Exchange rate fluctuations have an important bearing on international competitiveness and trade flows. Given the growing integration of the global economy, macroeconomic policies are playing an increasingly important role in determining the performance of agricultural sectors. After the subprime mortgage-linked banking crisis in the United States of America, sharp contractions in output, employment, investment and trade prompted governments and central banks around the world to respond swiftly, with an unprecedented array of monetary and fiscal stimulus measures. After expanding by less than 4 percent in 2010, global GDP growth in real terms was expected to slow to around 3 percent in With real growth in developed economies predicted to rise by a total of 2 percent in the current year, a prediction based on an expected 6 percent rise in the economies of developing countries. The recovery is mostly complete in all developing regions, with the pace of growth increasingly dictated by rapidly improving global trade, robust domestic demand and increasingly binding capacity constraints. The agriculture sector, buoyed by very high commodity prices, has demonstrated astonishing resilience during the global economic turmoil. In 2009, agricultural value added at the world level rose by 4 percent, in contrast to a 5 percent fall in global sector-wide GDP. In developing countries, the increase in agricultural GDP over this period was far more pronounced, at 8 percent. The GDP of all of Africa was estimated at USD billion in Africa has the lowest overall GDP in the world. Indeed in Asia DVG, GDP is more than eight times greater than in Africa; in the LAC region it is five times greater and in the DVD it is 26 times greater than that of the African region. The GDP per capita in the African region was USD in Compared with other world regions, it is two times smaller than per capita GDP in the Asia DVG, five times smaller than in the LAC region and almost 21 times smaller than per capita GDP in DVD. Taking into account the value added per worker in agriculture, African countries could be classified into three groups. A first group of countries has a value added of agriculture per worker higher than USD In order of importance, these are: Mauritius, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. It should be noted that Mauritius is far above the others, with more than USD value added per worker. This is followed by the group of countries in which the value added of agriculture per worker is between USD and 3 000; these include Algeria, Cape Verde and Gabon. Finally, the third group is composed of most other countries, with the value added per worker of less than USD (Chart 21) CHART 21: Agriculture value added per worker, constant 2000 US$ (2010) Mauritius South Africa Morocco Tunisia Egypt Cape Verde Algeria Gabon Namibia Swaziland Cote d Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Sudan Mauritania Seychelles Liberia Comoros Botswana Togo Gambia Kenya Angola Tanzania, Utd. Rep. Senegal Guinea Mozambique Zambia Ethiopia Uganda Lesotho Madagascar Congo, Dem. Rep. Malawi Zimbabwe Burundi Eritrea Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.MAC.WBK.WDI.AGV.PWK, p thousand US$ 26
23 MACROECONOMY MAP 12: Share of agriculture in GDP (%, *), * No Data < > 35 Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.MAC.WBK.WDI.AGV.GDP, p
24 PART 1 Burundi, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Togo in West Africa, Ethiopia in East Africa, and the Central African Republic, and Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa are the countries in which the share of agriculture in GDP is very important because it represented over 35 percent of GNP in However, for countries such as Angola, Botswana, Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zambia in sub-saharan Africa, and Algeria and Libya in North Africa, the share of agriculture in GDP was very low, less than 10 percent of GNP. (Map 12) Nevertheless, the growth rate of real GDP in the African region was 4.5 percent in 2009 and this rate improved in 2010, moving to 5.6 percent. Real growth in the African region remained insufficient in 2010, however, as the global average level in the world was around 6.9 percent. Asia DVG held the real growth record: from 6.3 percent in 2009, it grew to 8.8 percent in With regard to the LAC region, after negative growth in 2009, it reached 5.8 percent in 2010, representing a significant positive difference between 2009 and However, in the DVD, the growth rate remained low, with negative GDP growth in 2009 and weak growth of 2.7 percent in The real GDP growth in Africa in 2010 was more than 6 percent for Botswana, Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In contrast, it was very low less than 3 percent for some countries, such as Angola, Benin, Burundi, Côte d Ivoire, Eritrea, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, South Africa and Swaziland. (Map 13) Rising commodity prices, especially for food and fuel, combined with the rapid closing of output gaps and strong capital inflows, have contributed to an acceleration of inflation in many developing countries. While the extent of the increase and its underlying factors differ across countries, headline inflation approached 7 percent in mid-2011, representing about a 1 percent year-on-year increase. In the DVD, inflation rose to almost 3 percent in April 2011, allaying the fears of deflation that had begun to surface during the peak of the crisis. CHART 22: Monthly USD trade weighted index ( ) 2000 = Source: United States Federal Reserve Metalink: P1.MAC.USA.FR.EXR.MAJ, p. 246 CHART 23: Merchandise trade share of GDP ( ) 70 World Africa LAC DVD Asia DVG In 2010, the consumer price index was higher (greater than 10 percent) in Angola, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Sudan. This means there was inflation in these countries. Conversely, for countries in the West Africa Monetary Union and those of the Central Africa Monetary Union, the consumer price index has been less than 2 percent, which means that inflation in these countries is low. (Map 14) However, monetary authorities in many developing countries are responding to inflation pressures and the narrowing of output gaps by tightening monetary policy through increasing interest rates. % Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.MAC.WBK.WDI.MCH.GDP, p
25 MACROECONOMY MAP 13: Real GDP growth, % p.a. (%, 2010) No Data < > > 10 Source: World Economic Outlook Metalink: P1.MAC.IMF.WEO.GDP.RGR, p. 248 MAP 14: Inflation, consumer prices, annual (%, 2010) No Data <2 2 4 Source: World Bank (WDI) Metalink: P1.MAC.IMF.WEO.INF.PER, p
26 TABLE 1: Population and structure million people Population Age composition Agricultural population total growth (p.a.) between over total share growth (p.a.) million people % % % % million people % % NORTH AFRICA Algeria Egypt Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Morocco Tunisia WEST AFRICA Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Cote d Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo CENTRAL AFRICA Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Sao Tome and Principe EAST AFRICA Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia Sudan (former) Uganda United Republic of Tanzania SOUTHERN AFRICA Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles
27 TABLE 1: Population and structure (continued) million people Population Age composition Agricultural population total growth (p.a.) between over total share growth (p.a.) million people % % % % million people % % South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe AFRICA ECOWAS SADC COMESA UMA ECCAS IGAD CEMAC UEMOA CEN-SAD ASIA Developing LAC DEVELOPED REGIONS WORLD
28 TABLE 2: Demographic change and indicators Population rural urban density life expectancy at birth share growth (% p.a.) share growth (% p.a.) people per sq. km of land area Mortality and fertility death rate infant mortality total per 1000 per 1000 live births fertility rate % % % % people years people people births per woman NORTH AFRICA Algeria Egypt Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Morocco Tunisia WEST AFRICA Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Cote d Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo CENTRAL AFRICA Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Sao Tome and Principe EAST AFRICA Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia Sudan (former) Uganda United Republic of Tanzania SOUTHERN AFRICA Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique
29 TABLE 2: Demographic change and indicators (continued) Population rural urban density life expectancy at birth share growth (% p.a.) share growth (% p.a.) people per sq. km of land area Mortality and fertility death rate infant mortality total per 1000 per 1000 live births fertility rate % % % % people years people people births per woman Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe AFRICA ECOWAS SADC COMESA UMA ECCAS IGAD CEMAC UEMOA CEN-SAD ASIA Developing LAC DEVELOPED REGIONS WORLD
30 TABLE 3: Land availability Land area Share of land area Arable land total agricultural permanent crops arable pasture hectares per person million ha % % % % ha/person % growth (p.a.) NORTH AFRICA Algeria Egypt Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Morocco Tunisia WEST AFRICA Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Cote d Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo CENTRAL AFRICA Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Sao Tome and Principe EAST AFRICA Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia Sudan (former) Uganda United Republic of Tanzania SOUTHERN AFRICA Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa
31 TABLE 3: Land availability (continued) Land area Share of land area Arable land total agricultural permanent crops arable pasture hectares per person million ha % % % % ha/person % growth (p.a.) Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe AFRICA ECOWAS SADC COMESA UMA ECCAS IGAD CEMAC UEMOA CEN-SAD ASIA Developing LAC DEVELOPED REGIONS WORLD
32 TABLE 4: Water resources and irrigation Water resources renewable m 3 /person/yr m 3 /person/yr irrigation potential thousand ha total area equipped for irrigation thousand ha Irrigation % of equip. area irrigated by groundwater % of equip. area actually irrigated % % NORTH AFRICA Algeria Egypt Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Morocco Tunisia WEST AFRICA 997 Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Cote d Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo CENTRAL AFRICA 83 Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Sao Tome and Principe EAST AFRICA Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia Sudan (former) Uganda United Republic of Tanzania SOUTHERN AFRICA Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique
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Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) Australia is set to double staff numbers from 120 to 240 employees in South Australia over the next three to five years.
The announcement was made today at the official opening of CSC's A$12 million purpose-built Software Solutions Centre in Mawson Lakes positioning CSC as one of the largest information technology employers in the region.
CSC Australia president and CEO, Nick Wilkinson, said growth had been fuelled by an increased demand for high-level IT services primarily in the defence and natural resources sectors.
"We have a 30-year history in South Australia and aim to be an IT employer of choice in the region," Wilkinson said.
In South Australia, CSC has been involved in defence projects since the 1970s including JORN (Jindalee Over-the Horizon Radar Network), the Submarine Project, Nulka Active Missile Defence, Global Hawk and the Anzac Ship.
Over the years CSC has built a strong relationship with DSTO (Defence Science and Technology Organisation) and other South Australian based defence contractors such as BAE Systems and Saab Systems.
CSC's major commercial clients in South Australia include BHP Billiton and OneSteel. Other clients include Allianz, AMP, BlueScope Steel, Coles, Myer, and Rio Tinto.
The new Software Solutions Centre in Mawson Lakes is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, such as multi-network, fibre to the desk and voice over IP (VoIP) telephony systems. The new building also features hi-tech security systems, allowing a full-scope of IT services and software development work to be carried out for customers across different sectors.
The opening of the new centre in Mawson Lakes is part of CSC's national facilities campaign and follows the opening of similar centres at Macquarie Park in Sydney, Coniston Technology Park in the Illawarra and Subiaco in Perth.
CSC also plans to open a new campus in Docklands, Melbourne in 2009.
In Australia, CSC employs over 3,300 staff and last year achieved more than a billion dollars in revenue locally.
Globally the company reported revenue of $16.1 billion for the 12 months ended Dec. 28, 2007.

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Brandon Buechley is a Creative Writing major at Ball State University.
He recently took part in the New York Arts Program, where he worked with DAW Books, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House.
He also worked with the Manhattan-based Guerrilla Lit Reading Series.
We had the opportunity to talk to Brandon about his internship experience in New York City. Here's what he had to say!
Your English skills are valuable
The New York Arts Program accepts students with skills and passions in all the liberal arts, creative writing included. My English major was obviously a contributing factor in my acceptance into the program.
I was able to present a few pieces I've worked on in Ball State courses, showing the program coordinators what I had to offer.
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Participating in another MFTWSC Sketch Challenge; it's up to week #26 already! Which means, literally half the year is already behind us. (I'm still trying to figure out where the month of June went - it literally buzzed past me!) I'm also using this card for entrant into the July Guest Designer Challenge too ("Touch of Texture").
So here's the sketch I was to follow:
|This week's sketch challenge.
|MFTWSC #26 - Take Me Away...
|MFTWSC #26 - Take Me Away... (dimensional detail)
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At The McIndoe Centre, we have a team of orthopaedic surgeons who have chosen to concentrate specifically on foot and ankle problems. We do not currently offer joint replacements or complex spinal surgery; however, our team of specialists are happy to provide consultations at our hospital for these procedures.
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Disney/Pixar's Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales
As soon as my kids tried this game, they have been hooked ever since. Mater's Tall Tales is a great game for children and parents. This game has provided endless hours of enjoyment. My daughter is 6 and my son is soon-to-be 9. They really think this game is fun.
I've played this game with them and I must say, it's a fun time for everyone. My kids get really excited when they know dad is going to play with them. It's been a nice family activity to enjoy together.
I really like the 30 different levels and the way you can customize your car. My kids really like the rewards given out in coins. They enjoy purchasing new items for their ride. The graphics are vivid. The story is child-friendly. All in all, it's a great entertaining game.
Bottom Line - If you're looking for a fun game the whole family can enjoy, check out Disney/Pixar's Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales. I know we'll continue having fun playing it throughout the holiday season and beyond.
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(June 30, 2015) – The Boston Breakers announced today the signing of Australian forward Kyah Simon, pending receipt of her P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC). Per team and league policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
(June 30, 2015) – The Boston Breakers announced today the signing of Australian forward Kyah Simon, pending receipt of her P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC). Per team and league policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The 24-year-old from Sydney led the Australian Women's National Team to its second straight appearance in the quarterfinals at the FIFA World Cup Canada 2015. Throughout the 2015 Women's World Cup, Simon scored three goals, including two in a 2-0 win over Nigeria in the group stage. Simon scored the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Brazil on June 21 to open the knockout round.
This will be Simon's second stint with the Breakers. She played in Boston during the 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite season and throughout the 2013 National Women's Soccer League campaign. In those two years with the Breakers, Simon appeared in 30 games (23 starts). She scored 15 goals and tallied five assists in 2,120 minutes.
Kyah Simon in action for the Breakers in 2013 vs. Washington (Photo By Mike Gridley)
"I am delighted to be bringing Kyah back to Boston. She had a fantastic stint with us in 2012 and 2013, and if not for her injury, she would have continued as a Breaker," Boston Breakers general manager Lee Billiard said. "She has shown her sharpness and eye for goal during the World Cup, something we will benefit from in Boston upon her return from international duty. I am happy to have her back scoring goals in a Breakers jersey."
Simon's international career with the senior team began in August 2007, at the age of 16, against Hong Kong. She scored her first international goal in a win over Brazil at the 2008 Peace Cup.
Simon helped lead Australia into the knockout stage of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and scored two goals in a 2-1 win over Norway, which sent Australia to the quarterfinals. She was the first ever Indigenous Australian (male or female) to score a goal in a FIFA World Cup tournament.
In 2013 as a captain with Sydney FC, Simon won her second Grand Final. It was her third Grand Final appearance in five seasons of the W-League. Sydney beat the Melbourne Victory, 3-1, in the 2013 Grand Final. Simon scored one goal and had one assist in the win, earning Player of the Match honors.


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A Council Proposal
DAY 8 Evening
Mariana Stuart
After requesting the council members meet to me at the picnic table in front of Hanna's, I began my presentation.
"Lady and gentlemen of the Council. Because of the predators we've encountered on Alchibah and what all of us might be facing in the future. I highly recommend developing a militia designed only to protect the colony.
"It's doubtful that the full-grown Slizzard we've encountered is the only very large predator we will meet on this planet. To that effort, Sinopa is spending the next two days attempting to locate and identify at least the three predatory species that we suspect to be out there. Perhaps she will find more besides.
"To fund this endeavor, may I suggest we use the mandatory 30 hour training every Alchiban week, each 10 day period, to count as Public Service Hours for those who wish to volunteer. For those individuals that would like to explore or be in the field and that are unfamiliar with weapons; protection will need to be provided. I would suggest that any individual involved with the militia training, should be allowed to have those hours count as their Public Service Hours.
"Not everyone is a warrior," I continued, "We will need people that can handle making arrangements for supplies and logistics.
"Amateurs talk tactics. Pro's talk logistics.
"On this planet, there is one of us that the old U. S. SOCOM spent many years training for what we will need to survive. Besides being known at the 'Big Lug', he also is known at COL Andrew Stuart."


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Latitude: 52.5709 / 52°34'15"N
Longitude: 0.5129 / 0°30'46"E
OS Eastings: 570395
OS Northings: 299972
OS Grid: TL703999
Mapcode National: GBR P7B.Y6M
Mapcode Global: WHKR5.VMDY
Entry Name: Cobbles
Listing Date: 8 July 1959
Last Amended: 11 December 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1077745
English Heritage Legacy ID: 221703
Location: Stoke Ferry, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, PE33
County: Norfolk
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Civil Parish: Stoke Ferry
Built-Up Area: Stoke Ferry
Traditional County: Norfolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk
Church of England Parish: Wretton with Stoke Ferry
Church of England Diocese: Ely
14/48 Cobbles (previously listed as the
Cobbles including adjoining Office
8.7.59 premises)
House, now offices. Early C18. Brick, carstone and flint, rendered to facade.
Slate roofs. 2 storeys and dormer attic. Irregular bay system. Originally
2 doors, that to left now a sash window below fanlight. Panelled door to right
within fluted case and with 6-vaned fanlight below open pediment. Shop front
further right with door under fanlight. 2 other sashes complete ground floor.
4 sashes to first floor of C19 with glazing bars. Modillion eaves cornice
below gabled roof. 4 flat-headed dormers with mid C19 sashes. Internal south
gable stack and central ridge stack. 2 gabled cross wings to rear with
tumbling in gable heads. Interior. Doorway leads to barrel vaulted passage
terminating in inner door with fanlight. Main room with tongue stops to
chamfered bridging beams. Closed string staircase with moulded handrail and
square panelled newels. Butt purlin roof.
Listing NGR: TL7039599972
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Events and Facilities
We also have a smaller capacity room above our main stage which holds approximately 100 people, which can be used for a variety of functions from celebrations to presentations.
In addition, we have a kitchen area, along with three bars and a small VIP area upstairs. The venue has good links within the catering industry and can arrange for food service etc. as well as providing hot food for anyone at music events.
A brief list of various events and facilities we can host can be found below. If you have a new and exciting idea, why not contact us today and we'll talk about helping you bring it to life.
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Despite a three-day layoff from the Maryland District I 9-10 Tournament, the bats of the American Little League All-Stars did not become rusty.
American improved its record to 3-0 with lively bats when it beat Maugansville 11-3 on Tuesday night in a winner's bracket semifinal.
American will host National tonight at 6 in a battle between the only two remaining undefeated teams.
Amere Ware came through with three hits, scored four runs and drove in another for American. Anthony Morton drove in four, while C.J. Davis finished with two RBI and scored twice. Morton and Davis had two hits each.
"I'm happy," American manager Scherry Fearnow said. "The hitting impressed me the most about my team tonight. They're playing together as a team. Getting an early lead helped give our team a boost. Our players practiced hard. They worked hard during the whole game tonight. We're just able to score a lot of runs. All of them hit the ball."


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Safe Critical Care Project: Testing Improvement Strategies
Safe Critical Care Project: Testing Improvement Strategies
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- Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
- Central venous catheter insertion and maintenance
- Inventories (surveys)
- Intensive care unit (ICU) overview survey
- Provides a description of current critical care practices in Hospital Corporation of American (HCA) hospitals and ICU involvement in quality improvement
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- Collects information about hospital ICU infection control measurement, reporting, and practices.
- Safety attitude survey
- Assesses the perceived patient safety climate within ICUs
- Sedation and delirium survey
- Assesses current practices that will help the field of critical care identify steps for improving ICU sedation and delirium care
- Intensive care unit (ICU) overview survey
- Paper checklists
- Blood stream infection nursing checklist
- ICU rounding checklist
- Central venous catheter reminder labels
- Statistical process control
- How to guide - part 1
- How to guide - part 2
- Control chart template
- Control chart example
- Surveillance guides
- How to collect and monitor bloodstream infection rates
- How to collect and monitor ventilator-associated pneumonia rates
- Quality improvement
- Prework report
- Implementation plan and progress report
- Meeting agenda tool
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Mission & Values
Mindful of our Foundress' vision of Mary as the mainstay of the new-born Church and its support at the end of time' we, like Mary, support the Church in our time especially in its less privileged members, ministering among the people and sensitive to the many kinds of poverty - true to our founding apostolic charism we aim to be a reconciling presence of Mary in our time.
'Our Congregation is characterised by the desire to make the mystery of Mary in the Church the daily inspiration of its life and work not by the promotion of any particular form of Marian devotion'
(Constitutions 4)
At the heart of our mission as Marists is prayer, personal and communal. Our prayer enriches our communities and our apostolic ministry. With Mary inspiring Marist Mission we are encouraged to be women of prayer and action, praying for others and with others.
Our discipleship calls us to journey with Mary into a life full of hope.
In today's ever changing world with number of Religious generally decreasing, we Marist Sisters are no exception, and though fewer in number with courage and perseverance we share in the lives of our local people contributing to the growth of the kingdom of God in the society in which we live.


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The Abolethic Sovereignty
Iserna Sehina
Iserna's parents were both priests of Sarenrae and traveled carrying her word across the land. When her mother was getting close to giving birth they settled down in Riverhaunt and used their money and donations from the locals to help build a modest church which doubled as their home. They raised their only daughter to be one of the faithful and to one day over for them. Iserna's mother vanished when the girl was seventeen winters old when she went to lend aid to a caravan who had been attacked by wild beasts. Her father perished not much after that when he went searching for her; he fell to the claws of a beast out on the moorlands near their home. Left alone the girl kept the temple up as best she could and continued to lead sermons and help tend the population.


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Delhi: Drunk cabbie beats up woman trying to help another woman
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New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): In a shocking accident on the roads of Delhi, a woman was brutally thrashed in a crowded area by an alleged drunk taxi driver, on Thursday. In her complaint, the woman said that Ravi Verma, the taxi driver appeared to be intoxicated, and had driven his Swift Dzire car carelessly through the crowd. He then brushed against a scooter that had two women riding on it. When they protested, he stopped his car and tried to physically attack the two women. Seeing this, the complainant, who was driving her car, halted and asked the driver to leave the two-wheeler riders alone, after which he assaulted the woman. A CCTV camera captured part of the incident, and showed Verma getting down from his vehicle, running towards the complainant and punching her number of times before being stopped by people. Speaking to the media, the victim named Khushboo said that there was a woman on a scooty whom the taxi driver was continuously abusing. "I tried to intervene and save her but this taxi driver with a few of his friends started hurling abuses at us, after that he physically abused me as well and tore my clothes as well," she said. The victim further said that even after the police came, the accused didn't stop abusing and beating her up. "He beat me up in front of the police and abused me badly, even my friend was badly beaten," she said. On being asked what the Police are doing about it, she said that they are just assuring them and doing nothing else. "The Police is asking us to write a complaint and the rest they (Police) would see," she said, further alleging that that the Police are doing no interrogation. "Even after coming to the police station he was just abusing and the police are doing nothing about it. Instead they are asking us to be quiet, you don't say anything, and the Court will look into it," she said.(ANI)