Guinea: PovertyGuinea is one of the poorest regions in the world. It ranks 178th out of 187 countries ranked by the UNDP, despite its great mineral wealth. About twenty percent live in poverty; food insecurity and malnutrition are widespread among children. 40% of Guinean children under 10 years of age are malnourished. Development "depends on prioritizing investments in social services such as health and education and strengthening the agricultural sector to ensure food security", underlined the UN Special Rapporteur, Magalena Sepulveda; the situation caused serious consequences. Growing food insecurity and poverty fueled social tensions in the country from 2006 to 2008. There is still a huge discrepancy between the availability of basic services such as healthcare, education and safe drinking water. The number of rural poor (approximately 2010) is four million, while the poverty line ratio (percentage of population) (2007) is sixty-three. The national poverty line (2007) is fifty-three. Education is affected by the country's poverty; primary school enrollment in 2010 was 94% and is now and the total adult literacy rate (proportion of people aged fifteen and over in 2009) was forty. Health is also affected; there are very few doctors in Guinea who can help people. Corruption also causes poverty in the country. The many problems faced by Guinea have led it to become an underdeveloped nation, even though it has an abundance of natural resources. When the French withdrew their expertise and assistance, ensuring that the road ahead for Guinea was steep, this meant that Guinea would have difficulty climbing back up. In 2008, Guineans celebrated fifty years of poverty. About sixty-seven……half of paper……n the capacity has more than tripled, going from thirty-five to one hundred and ten meters per hour. Running water is now open every other day." The country's water utility has completed several projects aimed at improving the supply of clean drinking water. Kadiatou Aboubacar Camara says the absence of clean water has caused us a lot of suffering. There takes about an hour The children and adults who drank the water often suffered from diarrhea and cholera. A housewife named Amanita Bangoura lives in a village of Mochon Amanita Bangoura has a new pump her village and hopes to save others same fate and still needs more pumps The number of people with access to drinking water in the region will rise from 59% to 85% by 2011 and the main goal is to reduce waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea..