Enst 201 Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture I Watched a film To Our Credit Outline of Current Lecture I Poverty in poor country II The film III Other ideas base of off Yunus s idea IV Fertility V Population pyramids Current Lecture I Poverty in poor country a Young girls are in charge of collecting fuel wood and water therefore they don t have time to be educated II The film a Mohammed Yunus i Elevate poverty of the world ii Traditional thinking development was a top down thing 1 Rich are the ones supporting the economic development iii Yunus had a bottom up model which contrast the traditional way of thinking 1 He focused on women a Giving women more control of their life leads to lower fertility b Mother would give daughter equal education opportunity These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute c Women without any resources puts them in a vulnerable situation iv Grameen Bank 1 Changing power balance in family 2 Get women to work in groups a Each woman motivates one another III Other ideas base of off Yunus idea a For profit microcredit i Cons Men might start to lose land and kill themselves IV Fertility a Desired How many children women want to have b Reality How many children they actually have c When desired fertility is lower than reality i Family planning 1 Obstacles a Traditional religious viewpoints b Poverty i UN population found provides contraception c Lack of mobility d Education i Need to educate women on how to use contraception d When desired fertility is higher than reality i Empowering women ii Women in these situation believe that more children specifically son means higher status e Why families want a lot of children i To ensure the survival of a boy to provide economic security ii Children are social security in developing countries V Population Pyramids a Usually have units of 5
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