Friday, April 10, 2009

Textbook Donations

If you have recent college textbooks in good condition and would consider donating them to the PACODES library in Sudan, please bring them to the campus library during the month of April. Unused college workbooks are also welcome. (Recent = 5 years old or newer)

Monday, April 6, 2009

Learn about Sudan

According to the CIA World Factbook,
  • The second Sudanese cival war (starting in 1983) led to more than four million people being displaced from their homes and more than two million deaths
  • Sudan is the largest county in Africa, yet the land area of Sudan is about 1/4 that of the United States
  • Less that 7% of the land is arable (US = 18%)
  • The median age in Sudan is 19 years old (US = 36.7 years)
  • Life expectancy of 51.42 years (US = 78.11 years)