Why Ethiopia? (part 1)

~ One in six children die before their fifth 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, and there are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia (this number varies, some say there is as many as 6 million orphans).
~ Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa
~ Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school. 88% will never attend secondary school.
~ Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000.