Know Your Destination: Tanzania

Tanzania is located along the Indian Ocean on the eastern coast of Africa. It is bordered by Kenya to the north and Mozambique to the south, and it also shares a western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Contained within its borders is Mt. Kilimanjaro, which is the highest point on the African continent. The country is home to over 38 million people, nearly half of whom are undernourished, and is about twice the size of the state of California.The HIV/AIDS pandemic has led to significant increases in infant mortality and death rates, lower life expectancies and lower population growth. The country is one of the poorest in the world and depends heavily on agriculture (which accounts for over 40% of its GDP). Tanzania also hosts the most refuges of any African nation, with over a half-million.

The People

Population : 41,892,895

Population Undernourished: 44%

Population w/o Improved Water Source: 38%

Population Living Below US$1/day: 57.8%

Population Living Below US$2/day: 89.9%

Population Below Nat’l Poverty Line: 35.7%

Life Expectancy at Birth

Male: 50.9 years

Female: 54.03 years (2010 est.)

Probability of Not Surviving to 40: 36.2% of cohort

HIV/AIDS

Adult Prevalence: 6.2%

People Living with HIV: 1.4 million

Labor Force: 80% Agriculture

The Land

Land Use:

Arable land: 4.23%

Permanent crops: 1.16%

Other: 94.61%

Irrigated Land: 1,840 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Sources: 91 cu km (2001)

Natural Hazards: flooding during the rainy season; drought

Home to Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa

(Sources: 2007-08 Human Development Report (HDR); 2007 World Development Indicators (WDI); UN World Population Prospects; FAOSTAT, CIA World Factbook)

Know your destination: Kenya

Located on the east coast of Africa, Kenya is located between Somalia and Tanzania, with a coastline along the Indian Ocean. It is slightly larger than twice the size of the state of Nevada, and home to more than 40 million people. Drastic decreases in life expectancy have been caused by drought, internal violence, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Additionally, Kenya faces profound environmental challenges brought on by numerous factors and significant portions of the population will continue to require emergency food assistance in the coming years. Kenya provides shelter to almost a quarter of a million refugees, including Ugandans who flee across the border periodically to seek protection from Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels.

World Neighbors has had programs in Kenya from 1961 through the present and is currently operating in the Nyanza and Western Provinces of Kenya in the areas within the Lake Victoria Basin.

The People
Population: 40,046,566

Population Undernourished: 31%
Population w/o Improved Water Source: 39%
Population Living Below US $1/day: 22.8%
Population Living Below US $2/day: 58.3%
Population Below Nat'l Poverty Line: 52%

Life Expectancy at Birth
Male: 58.33 years
Female: 59.32 years (2010 est.)
Probability of Not Surviving to Age 40: 35.1% of cohort

HIV/AIDS
Adult prevalence rate: 6.7% (2003 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 1.2 million (2003 est.)
Deaths:150,000 (2003 est.)

Labor Force - by occupation
Agriculture: 75%

Unemployment Rate: 40% (2008 est.)

The Land
Land Use:
Arable land: 8.01%
Permanent crops: 0.97%
Other: 91.02% (2005 est.)

Irrigated land: 1,030 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources: 30.2 cu km (1990)

Natural Hazards: drought and flood during rainy season

Natural resources: limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower

(Sources: 2007-08 Human Development Report (HDR); 2007 World Development Indicators (WDI); UN World Population Prospects; FAOSTAT,CIA World Factbook)