Poverty Stops Here

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Location: Southwest. About 3 hours North East of Lagos - Nigeria's commercial capital.
Population: ~500 people
Average Family Size: 20
Main Trade/Industry & Source of Income: Farming and Palm Oil Extraction
Major Food source: Farming
Major Crops: Palm Fruit, Maize, Cassava, Yams, Potato, Tomatoes, Pepper
Average Meals per day: Two
Access to Electricity: No
Access to Sanitary Latrines: No
Closest Market: Ilie - 8km (5 miles)
Closest City: Oshogbo - 32km (20 miles)
Access to Roads: No
Nearest school: St. James Anglican Primary and Secondary School Ilie - 8km (5 miles)
Access to water: Borehole
Closest Clinic:
Most Prevalent Sicknesses: Malaria and Typhoid
Governance: Local Village Chief

Hand pump borehole: $8,000 - completed Jul 2008 [view photos]
Cassava Grinder, Cassava Jack (Press), and Housing: $3,840 - completed Dec 2009 [photos cominng soon]
Motorcycles: $1,500

Location: Central Nigeria, about 23 miles outside Abuja - Nigeria's capital.
Population: 700 to 1000
Average Family Size: 11
Main Trade/Industry & Source of Income: Farming and Firewood fetching
Major Food source: Farming
Major Crops: Yam, Cassava, Rice, Guinea Corn, Melon, Groundnuts
Average Meals per day per person: One
Access to Electricity: No
Access to Sanitary Latrines: No
Closest Market: Kabusa Market - 11km (~7 miles)
Closest City: Abuja - 37km (~23 miles)
Access to Roads: No
Closest school: Ketti Primary School - 4km (2.5 miles). UBE Secondary School - 11km (~7miles)
Access to water: Stream.
Closest Clinic: Ketti Primary Health Center (Not functional) - 4km (~2.5 miles)
Most Prevalent Sicknesses: Malaria, Skin diseases due to poor hygiene, Malnutrition associated diseases like Kwashiorkor and Marasmus.
Governance: Local Village Chief

Mosquito Bed Nets (Malaria Eradication): $1,000 - Completed Sep 2009 [view photos]
Hand Pump Borehole: $4,900
Corn Grinder: $1,500
Motorcycle: $1,500 - 1 of 2 completed Mar 2009
Poultry: $TBD

Location: Central Nigeria, about 20 miles outside Abuja - Nigeria's capital.
Population: ~500
Average Family Size: 8
Main Trade/Industry & Source of Income: Farming
Major Food source: Farming
Major Crops: Palm groundnut, Yam, Corn, Cassava
Average Meals per day per person: 1
Access to Electricity: No
Access to Sanitary Latrines: No
Closest Market: Ilie - 12km (7.5 miles)
Closest City: Abuja - 37km (~23 miles)
Access to Roads: No
Closest school: 10km
Access to water: Hand pump well
Closest Clinic: rural health clinic at Ketti - 3km
Most Prevalent Sicknesses: Malaria, Typhoid, High Blood Pressure, Dysentery, Hay Fever
Governance: Local village chief