Nigeria

Boko Haram

Boko Haram

• Fundamentalism group created in 2002.
• Means, "western education is a sin".
• Seeks for create an Islamic state.
• Creator: Mohammed Yusuf.
• Actual leader: Abubakar Shekau.
• Totally against western civilizations and activities.

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• They kill everyone who criticize them
• They have Troops in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
• Has allied with Al Qaeda group.
• United States: 7 million dollars.
• March 2015: lost all territories.

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WHAT HAS BOKO HARAM DONE?

• Massive rapes and kidnaps (the most important of 234 girls).
• Terrorist attacks.
• A war against the Nigerian government.
• Made a controversy about the effectivity of Nigerian system.
• They are against the christian-catholic-capitalist government of the zone.
• Public killing of civilians and soldiers.

EMIGRATION

About 900,000 Nigerian people have to get away from Nigeria per year.
Reasons:
People are threatened by Boko Haram and search a peaceful place to live.
Few opportunities to maintain a quality life.
The emigration destinies are Spain, US, Cameroon, Niger, Benin, Italy, Germany and Sudan.

BUT... THERE'S NOT ONLY BAD NEWS!

Soccket

Soccket

• Created by Uncharted Play coinciding with South Africa World Cup.
• The ball can power a led light.
• When it rolls, the ball have a mechanism that rotates inside (gyroscope) that charges a battery inside.
• 1 minute of play is 6 minutes of light.

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• It not only produces energy, it also encourages the fathers to send children to school for bring light to home.
• Uncharted Play gives a ball per five children.
• Soccket is used in poor communities of Nigeria.
• NGO's tacked used Socckety as a big help for the families that seems limited for electricity.

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