4 Fountain Green Square, London SE 16 4TX, Tel: 020 72498500, Registered Charity No. 1097302
NAC(UK) Christmas Gala on 10th Dec 2005 at Daniel Lounge Bar, 78 Blackheath Road, London SE10 8DA ... Nnewi Advancement Charity UK - Donates to Nnewi Motherless Babies Home, See activities page for more details. NAC Holds Fundraising Dinner Dance See activities page for more details.
 

2002 NNEWI/ UK FACT FILE (Figures from CIA Factfile and Nationmaster.com)

MEASURE NNEWI FACT FILE UK FACT FILE
Population density 2800/square kilometres 248/square kilometres
GDP per capital $875 $25,300
Population living under $1/day 70% 0%
Population below poverty line 60% 17%
Population median age 18 years 38.4 years
Population growth rate 2.53% 0.3%
Birth rate 38.75/1000 10.99/1000
Death rate 13.76/1000 10.21/1000
Sex ratio 1.02 males/female 0.98 male/female
Total fertility rate 5.4 children/woman 1.66 children/woman
Age Structure 0-14years - 43.6%
15-64years - 53.6%
more than 65years -2.8%

18.3%
66.1%
15.6%
Unemployment 28% 5.2%
Education spending by gov. 0.5% of GDP 4.7% of GDP
Literacy female
male
total		 47.3%
67.3%
57.1%		 99%
99%
99%
Public health spending 0.8% of GDP 5.8% of GDP
Birth with health staff 42% 99%
Children under weight rate 11% Less than 1%
Health spending per person/yr. $30 $1,675
Infant mortality rate 72.49 deaths/1000 live births 5.26 deaths/1000 live births
Maternal mortality rate (est.) (es 600/100,000 7/100,000
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate 5.8% (2001) 0.1%
Life Expectancy (female) (male) 50.60years
50.58years		 80.7years75.74years


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2. Nigerian news papers read them on line
3. www.charity-commission.gov.uk
4. Sponsored sites/commercials

Picture Gallery

Photographs of a recent tour of Nnewi hospital, primary school and motherless babies home.

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Photos showing the typical state of a government primary school at Nnewi


Access road to the school
Panoramic view of the school
showing rusty roof 		 
School structure in a state of
near collapse
Effects of erosion
Falling window
Collapsing traditional ceiling
ceiling, showing the effect of
leaking roof
Typical class.  

Motherless baby’s Home at Nnewi
Entrance to the home.  
Open ward accommodating
more than twelve children

Only toilet in the home,
unserviceable due to water
unavailability.
Begging Board, soliciting for
the most basic of needs for
the children.
Room for older children

Teaching Hospital at Nnewi covering a population of about five Million

Inside the main operating
theatre

Main Theatre showing some
very old equipment
Very rusty Operating table.
Panoramic view of the children’s
ward

Typical bed and Locker
Rusty beds and worn mattresses.
Poorly maintained and untarred
Nnewi road showing effects of
erosion