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Saturday 6 October 2012

Unit 4: Economic Development - S Sudan

The worlds newest country is desperate to develop. However, there are huge issues that are stopping this from happening. Here is a short new report on the challenges facing post-conflict South Sudan. South Sudan has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world, as only about a quarter of its people can read and write. Decades of civil war meant few people had the chance to go to school. The main university has just reopened but the contrasts with the gleaming lecture halls of the developed world are as stark as they can be.



Questions for discussion:

How can South Sudan improve literacy rates amongst its population?
Is it as simple as throwing money at the problem or is there a cultural issue as well?

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