 |
 |
|
|
"I'd shoot bandits!"
|
| Erdo belongs to the Turkana tribe, cattle-rearing nomads who have roamed Kenya for as long as anyone can remember. One of 16 children, Erdo is caught between two worlds. His father wants the children of his three wives to live the traditional life. Erdo's mother, however, wants a modern life, one safe from armed cattle rustlers who have continually attacked their village. She wants to limit her pregnancies and to educate her children so that they will enjoy greater opportunities. Today, she eeks out an uncertain life, growing crops on a small piece of land. Recently, she lost what money she had saved on a corrupt politician's investment scam. |
|
|
|
|
|
| GNI, Rank (out of 207, 1999) |
172nd |
|
| GNI per Capita (USD, 1999) |
$360 |
|
| Percentage of Pop. Under 14 (2000, est.) |
43% |
|
| Life Expectancy at Birth (in years, 1999) |
48 |
|
| Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births, 1999) |
76 |
|
| Child Malnutrition (% underweight, 1999) |
22% |
|
| Access to Improved Water (% pop., 1999) |
49% |
|
| Health Spending (% of GDP, 1997) |
4.6% |
|
| Ratio, Doctors to People (1996) |
1:6,430 |
|
Primary School Enrollment
(average for region, 1998) |
60% |
|
| Female Net School Enrollment (1997) |
No data |
|
| Education Spending (% of GDP, 1996) |
6.6% |
|
| Compulsory Education |
8 yrs (not compulsory, but free) |
|
| Literacy Rate (2000, est.) |
Men, 89% Women, 76% |
|
|
|
Data Sources: World Bank Atlas 2001, Facts on File
|
|
|
