Thursday, June 18, 2009

Food For Thought...

Why Choose Ethiopia?
• One in six children die before their fifth birthday• One in ten children die before their first birthday• 44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old• 60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition• The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years• 1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest in the world)• 720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone•There are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia and the country is twice the size of Texas• Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa• Drought struck the country from 2000-2002 (first year no crops, second year no seeds, third year no animals)• Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school. 88% will never attend secondary school• Coffee prices (Ethiopia’s only major export) fell 40-60% from 1998-2002• Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000

3 comments:

Shelly said...

Yeah, so good to see you were accepted into the program. Now the roller coaster begins!

Teresa said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! We are sooooo thrilled to see you have been accepted into the program that will unite you with your son ~ the one God has already chosen for your family:) We can't wait to follow your exciting journey and PLEASE let us know if we can help in anyway:) We have a WONDERFUL lady who can do your homestudy when you are ready:)

Traci said...

Reading these stats made me sad, but also so very happy that God has called you to adopt a child from Ethiopia!! You are awesome!