Agricultural Reform Day
September 30
Agricultural Reform Day is a Public Holiday in Sao Tome.
Sao Tome and Principe are the 2 Islands.
It is the smallest country in the world.
http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/en/countries/west-africa/sao-tome-principe/
The provinces are further divided into seven districts, six on São Tomé and one on Príncipe.
In 19th century, Sao Tome was the world’s largest producer of cocoa.
“This group was fishing in the bay near Omali Lodge (Marlin Beach Hotel), and like Dr. Iwamoto did during GG I, John and Dave dealt directly with the seiners for unique specimens. Detirmining the identity of all of this material takes a great deal of time, but for now it looks as though the Marines of GG III (B) did quite well.
I received some great news while the group was gone. Recall that I mentioned the marine group was going to collect some freshwater prawns for DNA work in a project by high school student Alex Kim in Virginia. Well, the group got the prawns and by now they are back east being investigated by Alex and his mentor from George Mason University, Prof. Patrick Gillevet. But the great news is that Alex is one of 40 finalists in the INTEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH; his project and scholarship are obviously gaining recognition, and we at the Academy are proud to be able to help out.
Alex has his own website: http://amphidrome.wordpress.com/ “
Except from Island Biodiversity Race, an amazingly informative site.
The main economic activities are fishing and small scale industries.
WOMEN of Sao Tome & Principe
- SAo Tome Women
“What do you think?”
Photographed by: Ms. Tina Pruna, global health and maternal child health student at Loma Linda University School of Public Health.
Women from the community of Mulundu, Sao Tome and Principe discuss pregnancy risk factors during and activity in a series of maternal and child health classes taught by the NGO, ADRA-Sao Tome and Principe. The classes covered topics such as breastfeeding, pregnancy risk factors, nutrition, sanitation and disease prevention, family planning and HIV/AIDS education, as well as a community clean-up day. The classes were designed to be interactive and women were encouraged to share their knowledge while learning new information from the health educator. On this day, women were given slips of paper with a word that represented a pregnancy risk factor and what could be done to prevent it. They were later asked why they thought it could lead to pregnancy complications. Located in the Atlantic Ocean off of central Africa, Sao Tome and Principe is home to approximately 150,000 people.
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FUN FACTS ON SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
- São Tomé and Príncipe is the second smallest (in terms of population) African country (larger only than Seychelles).
- Of São Tomé and Príncipe’s total population, about 137,500 live on São Tomé and 6,000 on Príncipe. All are descended from various ethnic groups that have migrated to the islands since 1485.
- The majority of the population lives on São Tomé.
- 46 % of the entire population are less than 16 years old.
- The official language is Portuguese.
- Life expectancy Male/66 years, Females/68 years
- Annual average temperature 25 C
- The country has no international disputes whatsoever.
FUN FACTS: http://saharanvibe.blogspot.com/2007/04/chocolate-island.html
- AGRICULTURAL REFORM DAY OF SAO TOME & PRINCIPE
Sao Tome and Principe celebrate Agricultural Reform Day on September 30 every year.
A Celebration of Women
sends our blessings and love to the Women of our World in
Sao Tome & Principe.
Celebrate Agricultural Reform!
