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==1. Explain to your instructor why some countries in our world are called “developing” countries and why others are called “developed” countries.== | ==1. Explain to your instructor why some countries in our world are called “developing” countries and why others are called “developed” countries.== | ||
==2. Name ten developing countries and list two things that ADRA is doing in these countries that would fall under the description of “relief” and two things that would fall under the description of “development”.== | ==2. Name ten developing countries and list two things that ADRA is doing in these countries that would fall under the description of “relief” and two things that would fall under the description of “development”.== | ||
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+ | Rather than provide a list of countries and projects (which changes over time), we direct you to do research on adra.org where you can explore projects by region and country. | ||
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+ | Development projects are generally designed to make a long term impact in the developing area. Examples include infrastructure construction (roads, wells and water pipes, sewers, schools, hospitals etc), health programs, education (farming practices, healthy lifestyle, midwife training, basic eductaion and literacy), and microfinance (small loans to help people start businesses). | ||
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+ | Relief work is a much smaller part of ADRAs focus but also very important. Relief efforts usually follow some natural or manmade disaster. Relief could mean providibg emergency equipment (tents, water purification), clothing and food, or get emwrgency medical trwarmentssitance for victums to contact family, access regrate away from a rwfugee camp, get | ||
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==3. Read what Ellen White has written about why we have the poor with us in Desire of Ages, Chapter 70, entitled “The Least of These My Brethren”. Summarize what you have learned from this chapter in 50 words or less.== | ==3. Read what Ellen White has written about why we have the poor with us in Desire of Ages, Chapter 70, entitled “The Least of These My Brethren”. Summarize what you have learned from this chapter in 50 words or less.== | ||
==4. View an ADRA video report (www.adra.org) on development activities in other countries than your own, and participate in a discussion about what you see following the video.== | ==4. View an ADRA video report (www.adra.org) on development activities in other countries than your own, and participate in a discussion about what you see following the video.== |
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1. Explain to your instructor why some countries in our world are called “developing” countries and why others are called “developed” countries.
2. Name ten developing countries and list two things that ADRA is doing in these countries that would fall under the description of “relief” and two things that would fall under the description of “development”.
Rather than provide a list of countries and projects (which changes over time), we direct you to do research on adra.org where you can explore projects by region and country.
Development projects are generally designed to make a long term impact in the developing area. Examples include infrastructure construction (roads, wells and water pipes, sewers, schools, hospitals etc), health programs, education (farming practices, healthy lifestyle, midwife training, basic eductaion and literacy), and microfinance (small loans to help people start businesses).
Relief work is a much smaller part of ADRAs focus but also very important. Relief efforts usually follow some natural or manmade disaster. Relief could mean providibg emergency equipment (tents, water purification), clothing and food, or get emwrgency medical trwarmentssitance for victums to contact family, access regrate away from a rwfugee camp, get