Today I was walking with Yonas into the middle school where Chris teaches and a student said to me, "Lady, your kid's hoodie is the bomb!" I must admit, it is my favorite as well. (The picture is of Yonas in Ethiopia with THE hoodie.
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Chichi and Chili deep in conversation.
One of THE most exciting days of my life...AFC Championship Game. Steelers V. Broncos and yes the Steelers won!!
Follow us from Colorado to Ethiopia to China and back again!
Our Sweet Little Ethiopians
About Us
- Our family
- An American, an Englishman and two little Ethiopians...this is our story.
Why Ethiopia?
• One in ten children die before their first birthday
• 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.
• Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa
• In the 90s the population (3%) grew faster than food production (2.2%)
• 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.
• In 1993, after 30 long years of war, Eritrea broke from Ethiopia and became an independent nation leaving Ethiopia landlocked without any major seafaring ports.
• 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.
• Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa
• In the 90s the population (3%) grew faster than food production (2.2%)
• 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.
• In 1993, after 30 long years of war, Eritrea broke from Ethiopia and became an independent nation leaving Ethiopia landlocked without any major seafaring ports.
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Chichi and Chili deep in conversation.
Here we go Steelers!
One of THE most exciting days of my life...AFC Championship Game. Steelers V. Broncos and yes the Steelers won!!
1 comment:
Yonas is just too cute. And yes, that hoodie is totally the bomb.
Any chance you guys can make it to the Art for Ethiopia event tomorrow? It would be great to finally meet you (and Yonas)!
Shawn
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