Bronx Leadership Academy Summer School



Bronx Leadership Academy Summer School Date:

English/ Ms. Harris Student:

New York Times Video: Eradicating Trachoma

|Directions |

|Listen as former President Jimmy Carter discusses The Carter Center's work to combat trachoma in Ethiopia and answer the following questions. |

A) According to Mr. Carter:

1. While traveling through Sudanese villages, you may observe many children who seem to be wearing sunglasses. What is really the case?

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2. Trachoma and _________________ are among the top causes of blindness in the world.

3. True or False? The very simple operation to treat trachoma requires a medical doctor. __________

4. The most effective long-term prevention is _____________________________________.

5. In Ethiopia, there is a taboo or prohibition against __________________________________

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6. As a result of this taboo, women are forced to _____________________________________.

7. The Carter Center taught people how to _________________________________________.

8. To the women, building latrines became a _______________________________________

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9. In the first year, Carter had expected the building of ___________ latrines. Instead, women led the

construction of _____________ latrines in the first year and in 2005, ________ were built.

10. Building latrines has ______________________________________________________.

B) What do the answers to questions five, six and eight suggest about women in Ethiopian society? Why do these answers suggest this?

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