Disease and famine in Kenya

Each country in the world has own people, own culture, own traditions and own problems its such as social problems, health problems, economic problems and educational problems as well. The Republic Of Kenya is one of the African countries which has its own characters. It is a country in East Africa. It’s located on the equator and it is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Sudan to the northwest, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border.Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya and it is the financial and services center of East Africa. The area is 580,000 sq km² and it is the world’s 47th largest country in area .Kenya has an estimated population of 34 million people and it has about 6 million people who are living in the urban areas. In addition, it has a diverse population including 42 ethnic groups. There are three main groups of tribes which are the Bantu who traveled from western Africa, the Nilotic people who originated from Sudan and the Cushite groups, who are mainly rural tribes from Ethiopia and Somalia. Firstly , Bantu is the largest tribal group which contains Kikuyu, Meru, Gusii, Embu, Akamba, Luyha and Mijikenda. The Bantu are industrious farmers who have become the most productive and wealthiest of the three tribal groups in Kenya. Secondly, The Nilotic tribal groups contain the Maasai, Luo, Turkana, Samburu and Kalenji. But the most famous of these Kenya peoples are the Maasai, who live in the south of the country, and the Samburu who live in the center of the country and the Turkana who live in the northwest of Kenya. Finally, The Cushites are a small part of the country’s population with a few tribes. Most Cushite tribes eke out a survival beside the border of the northern and coastal deserts.

First of all ,we can talk about the main problems relating to the health in Kenya and factors which affect the health of the people .Mostly African countries in general are poor countries, so African people suffer from many health problems such as the starvation and civil wars. Kenya is one of the countries that have many problems relating to health. Since it is located in the equatorial region, it is always faced with health problems. There are many  tropical diseases which are common in Kenya. Yellow Fever is one of these diseases which spread out through mosquito bites. There are also liver infection diseases Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis E, which are transmitted through person to person contact. Malaria is also one of the major reasons that have health problems in Kenya. People in Kenya suffer  from typhoid fever which is transmited through contaminated food and water. Also AIDS  infection is a major cause of worry in Kenya. At the end of 2001 in Kenya, the total number of people living with AIDS infection was approximately 15% of the total population so there are worries about transmitting to healthy people.
 In conclusion, Kenya is one of the African countries which have more than 30 ethnic groups and several kinds of tribes. It is a beautiful country because its people still use their traditional way of living. It also includes many habitats of wild animals like lions, tigers, giraffes, so it can be a beautiful place for tourism. But  it faces many problems such as health problems, spreading of diseases and insecurity of food because of the poverty and wars, so it will not be good  place for tourists. Also it has a wonderful culture and a lot of beautiful views  that make this country different from the other countries.

                                  http://www.mapsofworld.com/kenya/health/

                                        http://www.fsdinternational.org/?q=ntlopps/country/kenya/healthissues

                                             http://www.africaguide.com/country/kenya/culture.htm

                                                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya

                                                          

Importance Of Trees

TREES

A tree is a woody plant. Trees grow on land and need varying amounts of water. There are natural factors which help to plant trees such as wet air and fresh water and soil quality, and climate change .Most people in the world like trees and they are planted in gardens because they  produce the fruit afterwards. But at the moment, most people like to plant trees instead of ornamental fruit trees

In the Arabian Gulf most people love the palm trees to be productive in the Gulf. And this is characterized by trees of the Levant in general, such as olive and pine trees, two of which do not need a large amount of water. In the UAE date palm cultivation is recommended in general, and there are some farmers making cold greenhouses for the cultivation of trees which grow in the cold. At present, there are some dealers selling precious trees because prices are unmatched in the world; in New York tree farmers sold a rare tree for $ 100,000 to a timber merchant.

Cutting down and burning trees causes climate change and the sudden rise in the high temperature. And Russia is one of the first countries in the burning of forests and trees, and in Australia many people have been killed by forest fires.

Sometime ,became scarlet spider are killing trees ,farmers will burn the trees to kill the spiders and prevent disease from spreading. Trees in general give a shiny look to life and everyone must plant trees to see the sweetness of this world

                                                                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree

Emirates Palace Hotel

Sunday 23rd October, Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi

Me and my elite class, CE1, visited the GCC Economic & Financial Integration Forum (Opportunities & Challenges) on the morning of Sunday 23rd October. We registered and listened to the opening and welcoming speeches.

First of all, there was a speech by H.E Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial affairs in the UAE.

After that, from 9.20 to 09:30 a.m. a speech of  H.E. Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashed Alzyani, secretary general of the GCC. He started talking about the new economic & financial situation in the Middle East.      

From 09:30 to 11:00 the first session started to cousider economic and financial integration and international experiences, chaired by Dr Jassim Al Mannai, Director General of the Arab Monetary Fund.

The first speaker was Dr Abdul Aziz Aluwaisheg, Director General International Economic Relations GCC Secretariat. He spoke in English,  and he talked mainly about the historical developments and agreements made in recent years by GCC countries in their pursuit of freeing up trade and reducing tariffs in the GCC zone. At the end of the topic he said the Gulf citizens should enjoy this joint action.

The second speaker was Lukas Stemitsiotis, Head of Unit in the European Commission, EU, and he addressed the problems and challenges facing the Eurozone. These problems at the moment centre on Greece and the possibility of a Greek default on its debt, and are particularly acute and the Eurozone countries are still struggling to find a solution. He also noted that the eurozone countries are seeking to promote conferences and forums to combat the global financial proplems facing the countries of the world.

The third speaker was Dr Aladdin Rillo, Director and Chief Economist ASEAN Integration Monitoring Office. He spoke of the experiences of the Association of South East Asian Nations. He mentioned ASEAN’s Mutual Recognition Arrangements, already implemented for engineers and architects. He pointed out that ASEAN was different from the EU and the GCC in that 50% of ASEAN GDP is provided by the service sector. He said that the goal in his region was integration of capital markets, rather than a single currency. He pointed out that it was difficult for developed countries like Brunei and Singapore to share a currency with undeveloped countries like Laos and Cambodia. Perhaps this remark applies equally to the Eurozone. He said that in ASEAN the emphasis is on a single market and integration with the global economy. He stressed the importance of connectivity and equable economic development. He suggested that ASEAN was concentrating on integration of trade, while the GCC was leaning towards integration of finances. He was the briefest of the speakers and perhaps the one who dealt most with practicality rather than ideas and ideals.

Before the end of the forum speakers asked for some questions about new projects in the region and some suggestions.

The session closed at 11:00 with a general discussion which proved to be more of a number of isolated statements rather than a genuine debate.

FOOTBALL

There are a lot of sports in the world, but the most popular is football. Football is the international sport for all of the countries in the world.

Commonly  known as football or soccer, it is a sport  played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. At the turn of the 21st century, the game was played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field of grass or green artificial turf, with a goal in the middle of each of the short ends. The object of the game is to score by driving the ball into the opposing goal. In general play, the goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is tied at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time and/or a penalty shootout, depending on the format of the competition. The Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by the Football Association in 1863 and have evolved since then. Association football is governed internationally by FIFA (Federation International de Football Association)  which  organises  the FIFA World Cup every four years.

                                                                                                 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football    

WORDS & MEANINGS

WORD	SYNONYM	ANTONYM
Happy	Joyful, glad, pleased	Sad, unhappy, depressed, down, heartbroken ,miserable, blue
shout	Scream, yell, shriek	Whisper
Clever	Smart, intelligent, brilliant, bright	Dull, stupid, idiotic dumb, dim, thick, cloddish
exciting	Interesting, thrilling	Boring, dull, uninteresting,
furious	Angry, mad, irate, enraged	Calm, mild, pleased,

THE TRIP TO THE NIAH CAVES

Thirty  years  ago ,Hedley, accompanied by his wife and his  elder daughter Kate, travelled from Brunei to the Niah caves in Sarawak, Malaysia. On that journey he faced a lot of problems; he travelled by car, ferry, boat and on foot. He reached the Niah caves when the sun set, at dusk. After that he stayed with his family in a government rest house. He enjoyed a lot with his wife and elder daughter and they saw the Niah caves, birds, bamboo poles, men climbing to scrape birds’ nests off the roof of the cave, in order to sell them to Chinese. After that long day they decided to return the next day. He said it was exiciting, different, an adventure and they were lucky to see the guys climbing the poles. Unluckily he grounded the car and lost reverse gear.