More Local Stats.
Over 90 (The failure rate of Gambian students on the 9th grade West Africa examination)
4 (Number of wives legally allowed here.)
"About three quarters" (Percentage of teachers, according to a group of upper basic students I met on the road, who beat them.)
8 (My estimate for how many people can fit around a food bowl before it starts getting uncomfortable)
80 (Percent of The Gambia's total exports of which peanuts comprise. Also the percentage of females reportedly circumsized in the Senegambia region)
100-200 (Death rate per thousand for children in TG)
60 Cents, US (Cost of filling a jar with local peanut butter at the market.)
78 or more (Percentage, estimated by local health worker, of all hospital and health clinic visits reported to be malaria. Actual percentage unknown since clinics do not test for Malaria in most cases.)
4 (Number of wives legally allowed here.)
"About three quarters" (Percentage of teachers, according to a group of upper basic students I met on the road, who beat them.)
8 (My estimate for how many people can fit around a food bowl before it starts getting uncomfortable)
80 (Percent of The Gambia's total exports of which peanuts comprise. Also the percentage of females reportedly circumsized in the Senegambia region)
100-200 (Death rate per thousand for children in TG)
60 Cents, US (Cost of filling a jar with local peanut butter at the market.)
78 or more (Percentage, estimated by local health worker, of all hospital and health clinic visits reported to be malaria. Actual percentage unknown since clinics do not test for Malaria in most cases.)
posted by mchughtie at 3:51 AM
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Sunday. Christmas. Thinking of you and appreciating every entry in your blog. Still thinking about this one. I like the blue, by the way...Love, S
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