Do It for the Orphans: Poster Making with Abby and Deanna

Abby Mullis and I (Deanna) made a poster for church to collect items to take with us to Kombolcha, Ethiopia. Our sharing time with church is this coming Sunday!

Facts about Ethiopia

Total population: 77 million

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 4 million orphans, or 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.

Ethiopia's neonatal mortality rate is one of the highest in the world - 49/1000 births with tetanus infection being the second major cause of infant/neonatal death.

Statistics are from the CIA, Save the children, WHO and UNICEF websites.

Do It for the Orphans

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Poster Making with Abby and Deanna

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