Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Why Ethiopia?

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

-1 in 10 children die before their 1st birthday

-1 in 6 children die before their 6th birthday

-There are 4.5 million orphans in Ethiopia

-720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone

-1.5 million people in Ethiopia are infected with HIV

-60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition

-1/2 of the kids in Ethiopia will never attend school

-88% will never attend secondary school

These make me realize that I am called to help more than I thought I was. What I'm doing may not be enough but I am doing something. Thank you God for giving me the chance to do!
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1 comment:

Eastiopians said...

Yes! thank you for posting those stats.