Children at Grace Baptist Church in Kombolcha Ethiopia has an estimated population of 80 million people.* The average income in Ethiopia is US $100 a year. Almost 82% of the population lives on less than $1 a day. Malnutrition levels are among the highest in the world. The average life expectancy is 43 years. Ethiopia is home to approximately 4-5 million orphans, or approximately 12% of all children. More than half a million of these were orphaned as a result of AIDS. Literacy rate: 42.7% age 15 and over can read and write. Only 18 percent of children reach grade five.
-According to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, Kombolcha is dealing with moderate to high food insecurities .Many of the children in Komobolcha are double orphans—meaning they have lost both parents. They live with a relative but many of these families can only provide a roof over the child's head. These families are so impoverished that they cannot provide food for the child they take in
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