The Borgen Project Grade 9

Why did Clint create The Borgen Project?

• to solve the refugee problem in Europe

• to raise awareness about an important issue

• to stop his government spending so much money abroad

Clint thinks that ...

• living on 1 dollar a day isn't difficult

• it's easy to improve the lives of people living in poverty

• poor people don't need the same things as rich people

Why does the writer call Kazakhstan a "shining example"?

• Because it helps out countries less wealthy than itself.

• Because it became a rich country very quickly.

• Because it has more charities than any of the neighbouring nations.

Without free ... , some sick people won't receive treatment.

• education

• healthcare

• medical

• vaccinate

We help out at the homeless ... by cooking food.

• shelter

• charity

• government

• wage

There are still a lot of children living in ... around the world.

• poverty

• development

• charity

• education

In some places, people's monthly ... is less than 30 dollars.

• wage

• job

• work

• government

She's sending a letter to the ... to ask them to change the law.

• organisation

• government

• charity

• refugee camp

I often ... why we don't do more to help people in need.

• wonder

• volunteer

• struggle

• campaign

The government wants to ... poverty by 25% in the next five years.

• reduce

• campaign

• wonder

• struggle