Thursday, November 18, 2010

Why Not Ethiopia?

A lot of people ask me why we picked Ethiopia over other countries.
And my response is:

WHY NOT ETHIOPIA?

Here are a few stats: they will break your heart

There are 5 MILLION orphans in Ethiopia

1 in 10 children die before their 1st birthday

1 in 6 children die before their 5th birthday

Median age is 17.8 years

The doctor patient ratio is 1 to every 24,000 people

24% have access to safe drinking water

Half of all kids do not attend school

82% of population live on LESS than $1.00 a day

How could we not pick Ethiopia?



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