Grade 8 Passion Quest: Goal 9: Resilient Infrastructure

From the site: Our vision is of an urban Africa free from poverty, where people have equal rights and opportunities to support themselves and their families."

"USADF is on the frontier of development, working directly with Africans on the ground to combat some of Africa’s most difficult development and foreign policy challenges with programs to increase the U.S. diplomatic and development presence in the hardest to reach areas of extreme poverty."

Hello Tractor aims to connect African farmers with smart tractors with GPS antenna. "So when the tractor has been used enough to need maintenance, Hello Tractor will alert the owner." It hopes to bridge an equipment gap that keeps farmers from farming.

Article from NPR describing the difference between the development and sustainability goals and assessing the reachability of each.

Includes statistics and focus reports on the region.

Featured story from the United Nations and The World Bank

From FRANCESCA LUNZER KRITZ at NPR's Goats and Soda