Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Level 6
ANALYSE
Level 7
EVALUATE
Level 4
DESCRIBE
Level 5
EXPLAIN
COMPLETED?
Level 8
COMPLEX
UNDERSTANDING
TASK: YOU HAVE 2 WEEKS TO WRITE UP WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT ABOUT GHANA TO SHOW WHAT YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD AND TO
EXPLAIN HOW GHANA CAN BE HELPED!
RESOURCES: YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN SOME SOLUTIONS TO EVALUATE AND YOU CAN CARRY OUT EXTRA RESEARCH IN ORDER TO
FIND OUT HOW BEST TO HELP THEM.
YOUR LEVELS ARE BELOW AND USE THE STRUCTURE ON THE NEXT PAGE TO HELP.
Introduction (Why is Ghana poor? Add statistics here and any information you have learnt about)
Paragraph 1: Trade (Why is world trade unfair think back to fairtrade or use Geog 3 textbook or resources on website,
what can be done to solve the problem?)
Paragraph 2: Debt ( What is the problem with Debt? Use the information sheet attached / own research, what can be done
to solve the problem?)
Paragraph 3: Aid (How can Aid help look at water aid as an example, can you find other example? How can this help / not
help? What else can be done to solve the problem?
Conclusion (What is the best way to help Ghana?) Explain your answers clearly with evidence and data if possible
Possible Solutions
Large Scale schemes
When a country invests a lot of money into a large
Governments are in charge rather than local
E.g. the Akosombo dam
Does not always benefit people who
Small Scale Schemes
When a small amount is invested in to
Local people have a say.
project.
people.
live in small remote villages.
a small project.
WaterAid projects in Tanzania, India and Ethiopia are helping vulnerable communities take these first essential steps in
escaping the stranglehold of poverty and improving their lives.
Debt relief works!
Taken from the Make Poverty History website
http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_autumn2002/focuson/index.html
In Benin, 54% of the money saved through debt relief has been spent on health including rural primary health care and HIV
programmes.
In Tanzania, debt relief enabled the government to abolish primary school fees, leading to a 66% increase in
attendance.
After Mozambique was granted debt relief, it was able to offer all children free immunisation.
In Uganda, debt relief led to 2.2 million people gaining access to clean water.
Fair Trade
Lucy Mansa is a cocoa farmer who makes her living by growing and selling
cocoa beans. She lives in a small village in Ghana called Fenaso Domeabra.