... sufficient rainfall, more people are settled farmers. Each year, large numbers of men leave their families to work as laborers in cities, on commercial farms, or overseas, leaving many women at home, looking after their families and farms alone. Hundreds of thousands of people have had to leave their homes because of war or drought, and many are living in camps around ... on the size of the herd. In settled villages, certain families hold the rights to own land. In the past, colonial governments sometimes gave powerful positions to certain families. These family groups have gradually be...

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... Though known for centuries as the Dinka, they actually call themselves Moinjaang, "People of the people."" (1) They have traveled in family groups living in temporary homesteads with their cattle for hundreds of years. These homes were constructed out of mud walls and grass ... more unity across the broader Dinka group. A "bride wealth- is paid by the groom's family to finalize the marriage alliance between the two-clan families. The daughter is seen as bringing her family wealth upon her marriage (wealth is traditionally measured in terms of cattle). (2) They have no ... resources in t...

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... no birth control and lots of children to be cared for. It is in these countries couples see more children as a blessing, as this means they have workers for their farms and people to care for them in older years. You are culturally seen as a "success" if you parent numerous babies, and due to infant mortality rates being so high, it ... 5 or 6 children, in hope that two of them will live to adulthood.Because these developing places seem to always be suffering parliament unrest, there are not many set laws on family planning. Civilians have never been educated about it, so they do not kn...

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... and Agriculture 2010-11 report shows that if female farmers had the same access as male farmers to agricultural inputs and services, they could substantially increase the yields on their farms. A World Bank report concluded that reducing gender inequality leads to falling infant and child mortality, improved nutrition, higher economic productivity and faster growth. For the global community, gender equality is ... to realise about the role they take. Woman is carrying two duties: as a housewife, taking care of her husband and children and she also had to work to support her family's fin...

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... commerce; and, Agriculture products include bananas, coffee, tea, beans, peas, potatoes, corn, sorghum and peanuts. L ifestyle, Food and Pastimes Most Rwandans live in round grass huts in farms scattered over the country's hills. Family life is central to society. Traditionally, the principal goal in life was parenthood. Marriage in Rwanda is usually done in religious ceremonies and can be different between religions ... ...

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... was based mainly on agriculture. Huge plantations produced much of the crops that fed the nation. Blacks brought over from Africa worked these plantations. Whites less well off settled smaller farms and had fewer slaves. The crops that were grown were sold in markets close by because transportation was difficult. The one major change in the economy of the south after ... the freedmens" lives. The women were no longer forced to work long days in the fields. This role reversal was a major step because now blacks could make strides to form a family instead of being property to the owners. ...

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