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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
After-School Snack
Yoni and Chris came home from school today and needed a little pick-me-up cup of hot chocolate. Yoni and Chris love hot chocolate in all weather. Chris' last day with students is tomorrow and then it is the summer off! I can't wait!!!!!
i'm jealous, not the hot chocolate, but if I give Noah a real cup, after drinking what he wants he still has the very strong desire to throw it...why why why :)
• 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.
3 comments:
I miss Chris's hot chocolate...he makes the best batches in the world!
i'm jealous, not the hot chocolate, but if I give Noah a real cup, after drinking what he wants he still has the very strong desire to throw it...why why why :)
we enjoy the same beverage out of the awesomely similar mugs (from ireland?) you gave us for our wedding. enjoy!
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