Question

Among the Maasai, a tribal culture in southwestern Kenya, an American doctor introduced a hand-washing program to help the incidence of childhood diarrhea, which can cause death if left untreated. The tribe's women began to sell homemade jewelry so they could afford to purchase soap.


Which of the following development needs is met by the NGO initiative above?
A.
the reduction of widespread disease
B.
the encouragement of economic growth by international investment into a society
C.
an increase in the literacy rate
D.
a reduction in the population growth rate

Answer 1

A. the reduction of widespread disease

The hand-washing program directly targets and lowers incidence of childhood diarrhea (a public-health problem). The jewelry sales simply help women afford soap; it’s not international investment, literacy improvement, or a fertility/population program.