Ethiopia



Why Ethiopia?

Ethiopian Orphans from Simon Scionka on Vimeo.



Some Statistics for Ethiopian Children:

One in ten children die before their first birthday

One in six children die before their fifth birthday

44% of the population is under 15 years old

60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted due to malnutrition

The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years old

1.5 Million Ethiopians are infected with AIDS

There are approximately 4.6 Million orphans in Ethiopia

Per capita Ethiopia receives less aid then any other country in Africa

Half the children in Ethiopia will never go to school

88% will never go to secondary school

Ethiopia's doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000

http://www.unicef.org/ethiopia/children_393.html