It takes the average Tanzanian eight years to consume as much electricity as an American uses in one month; a kettle boiled twice a day by a family in Britain uses five times as much electricity as a Malian uses in a year
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Joyce Kosolo is a grandmother raising four children while her daughter is looking for work in the city. Her daughter is HIV+, but her grandson Kwanele is negative. Women are more likely to live with HIV than die from it. (Photo/ PWRDF)
More Women Infected, More Men Die: HIV’s Unlikely Gender Story In Africa
Unequal power dynamics make women unable to negotiate for safe sex, or have access to sexual and reproductive health services. But gender norms also discourage men from seeking treatment and sticking to treatment schedules
Africa Population Without Electricity In 2007 – A Lot!
Decades after independence in the 1960s and 1970s, energy access remains severely constrained in Africa