Section 1: Sudanese Living

This is my first section explaining current life in Sudan. I haven't created the bibliography but I have a document with all of my sources saved & I will insert them later.

1. Sudanese Living

Sudan is one of the most poverty stricken countries on the planet. The population of Sudan as of 2013 is thirty eight million people. In some areas, the rate of malnutrition is over thirty precent, equaling out to almost twelve million undernourished starving Sudanese citizens (UNICEFSOURCE). Over half of all housing units in Sudan are single rooms with round mud walls and a conical straw roof (NATIONSENCYCLOPEDIASOURCE). The average family size in an urban setting is a set of parents with three to four children. When it comes to rural areas, the average number of children to accompany the parents is  six or seven (CIASOURCE). While the large number of children will eventually contribute to family agricultural practices, they also require nourishment and more resources. Nearly every family is engaged in agriculture, education is uncommon making it increasingly difficult for families to further themselves economically. Health care is poor to non existent in areas outside of the capital Khartoum. The father is typically who generates the income, along with every child as soon as they are of age. The mother is in charge of cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children that are not able to work yet. 

The average farm size in Sudan ranges from one to four acres. The average farm size in America is four hundred and forty one acres. Sudanese people almost wholly participate in subsistence farming, farming their average two acre farm for only themselves and their family. The main crops that they produce are sorghum, millet, and maize. These ingredients are what their most average meals consist of. In areas lucky enough to have a little more rainfall, mangoes, peanut butter, and potatoes are common (CIASOURCE).When participating in subsistence agriculture (because they are given no other option) they eat the majority of their food, leaving very little to generate profit from. Families are often left with little to no money to use for health needs. As previously mentioned in the preceding paragraph, health care is poor to non existent. Urban facilities lack medicine and utilities. In rural areas there are no health care facilities that exist. Those who seek health care and are able to afford it must travel to the capital city of Khartoum. High quality care is expensive and rare. There is some international assistance to war torn areas, but that can not be relied upon (CIASOURCE). Because of this, the life expectancy for a male is only 60 years, while for females it’s 63 (COUNTRYECONOMYSOURCE). That is nearly a 20 year shorter life than expected of an American citizen (COUNTRYECONOMYSOURCE).